I am going to Israel on Sunday for a week -- my fourth trip in less than 6 months, and my third since the start of the war October 7.
I knew I would be back soon; the question was what I would focus on when I planned my trip. I soon found the answer: Argentinian President Javier Milei is going to Israel next week. So I am going to go as well, and cover his visit -- his first major foreign trip as president.
The trip is significant because Milei is one of the most pro-Israel leaders in the world at a time when Israel is worried about losing international support. For me, this is also a significant event because Milei brings together libertarian conservative thought on the one hand, with religious thought (and particularly Jewish thought, in which he is steeped, though Catholic himself) on the other.
I feel as though there is tremendous positive potential in the visible intersection of all of these strands. I want to be there to witness the trip -- as I have been there at other moments -- and write about it.
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.
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