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SHABBAT READING
Meat or Murder?: Dr. Yitzhag Feder, The Torah.com, July 28, 2013 — Is eating meat murder, or is it a mitzvah? While current Jewish practice might support the latter possibility – at least in the context of Shabbat and holiday meals, an examination of the laws in the Torah might lead in the opposite direction. As a matter of act, the Torah’s treatment of meat consumption – stretching from Genesis chapters 1–9 – contains significant tensions, enough to cause indigestion to the earliest Jewish commentators. Before we can properly address these difficulties, we must begin our story from the beginning (of the universe).
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SACRED OBLIGATION
War With Iran: Israel’s Legal Obligation to Prevent Iranian Nuclear Weapons: Louis René Beres, BESA, Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 206, June 2024 — For the most part, Israel’s no-choice Gaza War has been fought against sub-state terrorist adversary Hamas. But on April 13, 2024, Iran launched a first-ever direct missile and drone attack upon Israel.
Blocking the Breakout: Red Lines and the Iranian Nuclear Program: Gabriel Noronha, JINSA, Aug. 29, 2024 — Iran’s nuclear weapons program has crept closer and closer toward breakout. The U.S. Director of National Intelligence reported in July 2024 that Iran has “undertaken activities that better position [Iran] to produce a nuclear device if it chooses to do so.”
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Israel Has a Legal Option to Prevent Iranian Nuclear Weapons: The Use of Force: Prof. Louis René Beres, Algemeiner, Apr. 16, 2024
Madness, Sanity, Nuclear War and EMP in the Middle East: Prof. Louis René Beres, Israel National News, July 29, 2024
Iran is Playing for Time in Its Nuclear Endgame Against Washington: Mark Toth and Jonathan Sweet, The Hill, Aug. 29, 2024
Obama Suppressed Iran Nuclear Intel to Get Deal, U.S. Counterspy Says: Bill Gertz, The Washington Times, August 28, 2024
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For Further Reference:
Iran Is Closing in on Nuclear Weaponization. America and Israel Need a Strategy: Eric R. Mandel, The Hill, Aug. 29, 2024 — America and Israel have no Iran strategy. This is my conclusion after meeting with members of Congress and their staff, State Department workers, and Israeli political, intelligence, defense and think tank leaders this month.
U.N. Agency Issues Fresh Warning Over Iranian Nuclear Activities: Lawrence Norman, WSJ, Aug. 29, 2024 — Iran has continued to expand its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium in recent months, a confidential report from the United Nations atomic agency said Thursday, amid warnings in Washington that Tehran is better placed to produce the bomb in the future.
U.S. Officials Cold-Shoulder Iranian Offer of Nuclear Talks: FDD, Aug. 28, 2024 — Citing Iran’s “nuclear escalations,” the White House signaled on August 27 that it was unlikely to revive the defunct 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic, despite its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, indicating on Tuesday that he was willing to pursue nuclear talks.
We Need a New Discussion About Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Work: David Albright and Sarah Burkhard, Institute for Science and International Security, Aug. 6, 2024 — U.S. intelligence is shielding the Biden-Harris administration from having to take serious action on Iran’s nuclear program.