Israel has put its existence on the line

As bombs devastated Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement that Israel’s strike was “unilateral.” We, sitting thousands of miles away, are apt to pontificate on whether or not Israel’s action was justified.

Witnessing the escalation of anti-Semitism around the world

Witnessing the escalation of anti-Semitism around the world, even in our supposedly equal rights-minded America (and here I speak as a Christian of Jewish heritage), it’s worth considering how Israel must assess their imminent danger. Surrounded and consistently battered by missile attacks from multiple fronts over time – Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran (launching 300 ballistic missiles at Israel last year alone) and its funded proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, etc. – all express their intent to eradicate Israel.

No one wants war, but it’s about time to realize that Jews in Israel (and now elsewhere around the world) are recognizing that serious threats against them have intensified beyond being able to sit tight and wait for the next bombardment.

Consider that Iran has consistently lied about its nuclear development. The UN watchdog, IAEA, stated some five hours before Israel launched the attack that Iran had NOT complied with “obligations” for the first time in 20 years, elevating the threat in the eyes of Israel’s leadership. It’s been less than a century since the horrors of the Holocaust, and less than two years since the heinous acts of October 7 by Hamas, supported by the average Gazan.

Jews are raised on remembrance. That’s what Passover is all about, recalling the Exodus, the miracles of God’s deliverance from slavery, a shadow of the coming Messiah. And Jews worldwide learned that they cannot twiddle their thumbs while others broker peace, however passionately, when one of the main participants believes it is their duty to lie to infidels. There is then no basis for sincere parley.

We are the Great Satan to Iran

President Trump has been genuinely working hard to bring Iran to the table, but it will not comply unless it is brought to its knees economically. Steve Bannon has suggested pressure be applied to Iran by restricting its only avenue to revenue – blockading Iran’s oil shipments that mostly supply China.

Global connectedness is inextricable in the modern world, unlike even a hundred years ago when Axis powers were beginning to gain traction in their individual countries. Islamic nations that focus on destroying the West have no real interest in trading with the United States. We are the Great Satan to them. However much we and Israel prefer peaceful negotiations, Israel understands that it is targeted for annihilation by many of its neighbors, and it is assessing the situation differently than we in the USA, because we are half a world away.

Prime Minister Netanyahu put it this way in his address to his nation and the world:

“The hardest decision any leader has to make is to thwart a danger before it is fully materialized. Nearly a century ago, facing the Nazis, a generation of leaders failed to act in time. They were paralyzed by the horrors of World War I. They were determined to avoid war at all costs.

… “Failure to act resulted in World War II, the deadliest war in history. It claimed the lives of 60 million, including 6 million Jews, a third of my people. After that war, the Jewish people and the Jewish state vowed, never again.

“Well, never again is now. Today, Israel has shown that we have learned the lessons of history. When enemies vow to destroy you, believe them.”

Israel has taken the initiative to neutralize enemy nuclear research facilities, as it has before, believing the need to survive outweighs the foot dragging of Iran, just as Hamas continues to do, using each hiatus in aggression to re-arm.

May it be a reminder that when Netanyahu warned of regional states’ nuclear advancement over the last couple of decades, that’s when Israel took preemptive action to remove a nuclear reactor in Syria (2007), and launch a major cyber attack in 2010, forcing Iran to retool. More than once, and after the JCPOA was in effect, Iran denied its capacity to enrich uranium, and impeded UN inspectors to garner the truth.

Trump, in his diligent efforts to establish peace, is correct that keeping the United States in a position of power is how other nations are muscled into conformance. Convincing some Islamic nations and terror groups to constrain their martyr complex is not simple to accomplish without inflicting pain. And the only way some believe that can happen is if they are deprived of the means to build their weapons of war – cut off their cash.

And what did Obama and Biden do? Illicitly and deceitfully fill Iran’s coffers in order to bring the Middle East to the brink of war. Israel, looking out for itself, will not stand by and allow the terror regimes to wipe it off the face of the earth. Global mayhem has been sown by previous puppet administrations that purposely flooded this country with invaders, doing the war machine’s bidding by supplying arms and cash to rogue, corrupt nations that hate us and Israel.

Israel took the measures it deemed necessary to save itself amid a table set by another evil Axis

For those who doubt Trump should celebrate the Army’s 250^th anniversary: He’s doing what’s necessary in a volatile atmosphere, demonstrating America’s resolve and readiness to stand as a bulwark against our enemies, putting America First. He must not be underestimated for having foresight amid negotiations with mendacious participants. Keeping his focus wide, Trump knows that finances are core to being able to wage war.

Israel took the measures it deemed necessary to save itself amid a table set by another evil Axis, including sympathizers and traitors here in the United States. As Israel is boxed-in by Islamic enemies and terrorist proxies, we are surrounded and infiltrated by CCP and its proxies on the world’s macro-scale. Israel has acted to keep itself safe, and we must act immediately at home to remove the threat by deporting illegals, rounding up and incarcerating enemy operatives and combatants within our borders.

Putting this in a way that everyday Americans might appreciate… how many are priming their weapons to defend their families and homes if the “No Kings” anti-ICE rioters, planning to tear-up the streets of dozens, possibly hundreds of cities this weekend, land on their front lawn? Would they believe they are in imminent danger and, if the rioters threaten them with bodily harm, would they shoot first?

Jews have learned their, our, lesson the hard way.

Former newspaper publisher, A. Dru Kristenev, grew up in the publishing industry working every angle of a paper, from ad composition and sales, to personnel management, copy writing, and overseeing all editorial content. During her tenure as a news professional, Kristenev traveled internationally as a representative of the paper and, on separate occasions, non-profit organizations. Since 2007, Kristenev has authored five fact-filled political suspense novels, the Baron Series, and two non-fiction books, all available on Amazon. Carrying an M.S. degree and having taught at premier northwest universities, she is the trustee of Scribes’ College of Journalism, which mission is to train a new generation of journalists in biblical standards of reporting. More information about the college and how to support it can be obtained by contacting Kristenev at cw.o@earthlink.net.

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