Opinion

The enduring rule of Jewish life is to act, even at times of war, with compassion and moral restraint toward all human beings.

Today, as we await a preemptive strike by America on Iran, many people are asking, “Why provoke a sleeping lion?” The Megillah gives us the answer.

Zionophobia ought to be on the lips of every individual who is thrust into the Israel debate, and the term should be broadcast far and wide on social media and beyond.

The context Israel too often overlooks is the cultural gap separating it from its Western partners. Acknowledging this gap does not mean accepting every European position, but it is a necessary step.

It has been dubbed the Bored of Peace because of Trump’s well-known short attention span (except for revenge and self-enrichment) and tendency to flit from one project to the next.

In legitimizing high-brow and low-brow antisemitism, he strengthened the ideological foundation triggering today’s multi-dimensional Jew-hating storm, uniting anti-Zionism with antisemitism.

The fix will only come when we move to measuring outputs, cancel the revolving door of the courts, and return deterrence to center stage.

Falsely accusing the President of the State of Israel is not merely a personal attack. It is part of a broader and deeply troubling pattern of obsessive misinformation directed against Israel.

A ban on non-mechanically stunned slaughter would profoundly harm the lives of observant Jews.

Anger against the regime will doubtless persist, but what has happened may well be perceived by the people of Iran as a form of betrayal by Trump and the US.