SHABBAT READING
God’s Absence: Rabbi David Wolpe, TheTorah.com, Sept. 25, 2024 — A rabbi once came upon a child who was crying. He asked the child what was wrong, and the child answered: “I was hiding, and no one came to look for me.” The Rabbi ruefully responded, “God makes the same complaint.” — A Chasidic parable[1] …
Everything Short of War: Hizbollah’s Strategy Lies in Ruins: John Raine, Engelsberg Ideas, Sept. 20, 2024
Hezbollah Must Be Fought Like a State Army, Not Like a Terrorist Organization: Brig. Gen. (res.) Eran Ortal, BESA, Sept. 26, 2024
Israel is Pounding Hezbollah, But in War the Iran-Backed Force Will Be a Lethal Foe: Lazar Berman, Times of Israel, Sept. 26, 2024
Hezbollah Is Everyone’s Problem: Bret Stephens, NY Times, Sept 24, 2024
For Further Reference:
Israel Kills Hezbollah Drone Chief In Beirut, Rockets Fly At North As Truce Rebuffed: Emanuel Fabian, Times of Israel, Sept. 26, 2024 — An airstrike killed a senior Hezbollah leader in a strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday afternoon, the military said, with fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group showing little sign of slowing as an international bid to secure a ceasefire appeared to fall apart.
Why Beeper Attacks Won’t Suffice: Israel Must Fully Defeat Its Enemies: James Sinkinson, JNS, Sept. 26, 2024 — For the last 30 years, Israel has compromised with its enemies, given up territory, accepted ceasefires and contented itself with limited military operations following countless enemy attacks. This strategy has clearly failed, as Israel’s neighbors have continued their ceaseless violence against its citizens for decades.
Israel’s War in Lebanon Is Legal Under International Law: Elisabeth Samson, Middle East Forum, Sept. 26, 2024 — Israel’s simultaneous detonation of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah was, in hindsight, the opening salvo rather than an isolated operation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
House Panel Asks IRS To Revoke Tax-Exempt Status of Nine Nonprofits, Some With Terror Ties, It Says: JNS, Sept. 26, 2024 — Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee wrote to Daniel Werfel, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, on Tuesday calling for an investigation of nine nonprofits that he said are “fueling chaos, illegal conduct and antisemitic activity.”
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