In thinking about Israel's strike on the Houthis, I've been considering why it is that the Palestinian cause has been the reason for so much misery in the world -- including onerous airport security requirements, made necessary by the spectacular and destructive Palestinian practice of hijacking airplanes (which was perfected by Palestinian terrorists before it was taken up by Al Qaeda).
Presumably, a Palestinian advocate would retort that it was Israel that had caused so much misery -- that the reactions from Israel's enemies was only natural and to be expected, and that with Israel's disappearance, the death and destruction would disappear as well. This is a point of view that abdicates all responsibility or agency for Palestinians and the broader Arab/Muslim world.
I believed as recently as last September that there might be a resolution to all of this -- that the Arab and Muslim world were slowly reconciling with Israel, and that the Palestinians had despaired of destroying it. How wrong I was to indulge that hope or expectation. We may yet have peace, but it will only be with a crushing defeat of the evil powers that motivate and fund the hatred.
I have been thinking about a story from the Talmud, which explains the fading of the prophets from the world as a parallel movement with the disappearance of idolatry. Once the evil of idolatry was gone, there was no need for prophecy, only instruction. Perhaps Israel, as good as it is, has entered the world in parallel with the evil of Palestinian terror? Perhaps there is a balance, somewhere?
This week, we are tackling two major areas of contention between the Trump administration and Democrat governors: fighting crime, and redistricting. The president is sending the National Guard to blue cities -- and blue states are trying to stamp out Republican representation. Is this a civil war situation?
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This week's portion is the last of the month of Av -- also known as Menachem (Comforter) Av -- which begins in mourning and ends in celebration and anticipation of the New Year and the process of repentance and renewal.
In a similar vein, the portion features Moses offering the Israelites a choice between a blessing and a curse. They are masters of their own fates: if they obey God's commandments, they receive the blessings -- and vice versa.
The key commandment is to reject idol worship. There is said to be something magnetic about the practice of worshiping idols in the new land, such that it would be constant moral battle, both individually and collectively, in the land.
Nowadays, according to Jewish tradition, humanity has lost the urge for idol worship (and the antidote, which is divine prophecy) -- but there are several near substitutes, such as lust or excessive appetites for worldly pleasures.
We are wired for compulsive behaviors, bad habits, and even addictions. These ...
We have so much to talk about this week -- Trump's efforts to negotiate peace through negotiation, and Gavin Newsom's efforts to divide Americans through gerrymandering. We'll also talk about Playboy leaving LA and California.
Special guests:
Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on Russia & Ukraine
Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on Newsom
Harmeet Dhillon - DOJ Civil Rights Division chief, on the fight against DEI
Jessica Vaugn - Playboy model on political commentator, on California
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