The Department of Interior Inspector General issued a report Wednesday exonerating Trump from "fake news" claims that he ordered "peaceful protesters" cleared from Lafayette Square last June so he could walk across the park for a "photo-op" (where, Joe Biden claimed, he held a Bible upside-down).
In a crowded field of contenders, this narrative was one of the worst examples of media malpractice in recent American history. It joins the Russia collusion hoax, the very fine people hoax, the "drinking bleach" hoax, and so many more debunked fake news stories foisted upon us by the left and the media. It was also used to emphasize Trump's supposed culpability in the Capitol riot.
The media ought to hold themselves accountable. They won't. But we won't forget.
It’s Purim time… time to get the sweet stuff baking.
This is for an apricot hamantaschen filling…
I'm coming to you LIVE from northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, where I witnessed the Iranian attack on Israel and the incredible Israeli response. I've been here for nearly a week, covering the war and writing about Israeli water policy, and it's important for me to bring the reality of Israel to you. Israel is strong, resilient, and fighting for the values in which you and I believe.
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This week’s reading deals with the laws of purity and impurity, beginning with the impurity of a woman’s body after childbirth (meaning her husband, sensibly, has to give her several weeks of leeway before returning to intimate contact). It moves on to the laws of tzara’at, often mistranslated as “leprosy,” but really a kind of spiritual affliction manifested on the skin.
I’m actually writing this at the Dead Sea, the one body of water in Israel that’s completely unsuitable for immersion for purposes of purification. As I wrote in my October 6th book, “Four Seas of Israel,” it’s important to acknowledge death as part of life. Even naturally-occurring water has its limits.
Have a blessed and peaceful Sabbath, everyone.
I came here to cover the war and water issues, but I also came here to answer my own questions about whether Israel will survive. Even after so many visits, when you read about the threats Israel is facing, and the pressure it is under… you wonder.
I attended a gathering of survivors of the October 7 attacks; dropped in on a group of visiting legislators who are facing tough opposition to Israel from their young constituents; returned to the communities of Kibbutz Be’eri and Kibbutz Nir Oz; covered a Passover seder in honor of the remaining hostages in Gaza; met mourners at the Supernova memorial site; took in the broad vista at Kibbutz Har’el; and found joy again at an Idan Raichel Project concert.
I think the answer to my questions is that Israel’s survival remains a miracle, one that spreads love and light to the world, to those who wish to see.
