Israeli legal scholar Amnon Rubinstein passed away Thursday at the age of 92.
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I met him in the summer of 2007, when I was working for a left-wing Israeli civil rights organization and questioning just about everything I believed.
I traveled from Jerusalem to Herzliya to meet him at the Interdisciplinary Center, where he had an office inside a prefab building on the campus, which was once a kibbutz.
Rubinstein was a peacenik and civil rights activist who became aware, early on, that the radical left was using civil rights to push crazy things that would ultimately undermine everyone's freedom, starting with Israel and the Jews.
He wrote several articles at the time in which he sounded the warning -- and while not everyone may have heard it, I was listening.
I'm sad that he has passed away, but more than that, I'm glad he lived and did what he did.
I continue to fall in love with the people of Israel -- so beautiful, so resilient, so maddeningly complex and yet so simple.
Today's episode is devoted to the second anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. It was produced before the announcement of a ceasefire deal, yet remains current & relevant.
Please listen, and #bringthemhome.
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This week's portion is a beautiful poem, containing the Covenant between God and the people of Israel. But given the breaking news that Hamas may actually have agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages, I will devote my remarks to that.
One hopes it is true; if so, it makes this week's additional reading, from II Samuel 22, even more relevant: David's song of praise to the Lord for delivering him from the hand of his enemies.
"18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support."
So much to focus on this week -- and much breaking news. A peace deal in the Middle East, perhaps? Eric Adams dropping out of the mayor's race? And a looming shutdown as Democrats push their demands beyond absurdity.
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on the shutdown
- John Carney - Breitbart News financial editor, on the upcoming jobs report
- Jerome Hudson - Breitbart News entertainment editor, on the Kimmel fallout
- Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on the UN and Gaza talks
- Matisyahu - award-winning reggae artist, on his new album, "Ancient Child"
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