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If Israel succeeded Saturday in taking out Hamas' No. 2 in Gaza, Mohammed Deif, it would mark a huge victory; Clarence Jones, a top figure from the '60s civil-rights movement, is offering welcome words of support for Jews; and Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) could be the next anti-Israel Squad member to fall after the defeat of Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York's June 25 Democratic primary. Adam Brodsky
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Pray they got him. Israel has yet to confirm whether it succeeded Saturday in killing the head of Hamas' military, Mohammed Deif, but he was a key architect of the Oct. 7 massacre and his death would be a big victory in the Jewish state's war against Hamas, as military experts Mark Toth and Jonathan Sweet explain. There's good reason to believe he's dead. The IDF hoped he'd show up at a villa where his lieutenant Rafa Salameh was staying. When intelligence sources reported Deif was there, Israeli jets dropped five precision-guided bombs on the site. Officials say it's unlikely anyone present survived the attack, and Israel did declare that Salameh, who helped plan Oct. 7, was indeed dead. Yet it could be weeks before it's known with any certainty whether Deif also perished. A key Israeli goal is to destroy Hamas' military and governing power, and taking out Deif, the terror group's second-highest official in Gaza, would mark major progress toward that goal. Yet the strike itself is a powerful argument that the Jewish state can get the job done if given the time and resources. Hope that it makes an impression on President Biden, who has instead sought to end the war with Hamas intact. Read more |
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Jews have faced an upsurge in antisemitism and hostility toward Israel since Hamas' Oct. 7 slaughterfest. But they got some welcome support from a top figure in the '60s civil-rights movement: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s personal attorney Clarence Jones. Jews "really believe, 'Never Again,'" Jones explained, referring to Israel's military response to Hamas' attack. "They're not going to take that risk." Jones praised the role of Jews in the fight for black rights. He recalled telling King they are "very special" people. King, too, backed Israel and deplored antisemitism: "We must stand with all of our might to protect [Israel's] right to exist," he said, calling the Jewish state "one of the great outposts of democracy." King also reportedly argued that "when people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews. You're talking antisemitism." Israel and Jews today could use more voices like those of King and Jones as they fight for Israel's survival and against the post-Oct. 7 flood of Jew-hatred. Read more |
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News from this year's campaigns is providing fresh reason to cheer. Antisemitic Squad member Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) is trailing her opponent Wesley Bell 56% to 33% in her state's Aug. 6 Democratic primary, per a recent poll. That whopping 23-point deficit comes just weeks after voters booted her fellow Squad member, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, in New York's June 25 Democratic primary. Bush has opposed US military aid for Israel and demanded the Jewish state stop pursuing Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Bell, by contrast, supports Israel's right to defend itself and target Hamas. Thanks in part to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which has spent $4.2 million to oust Bush and $14 million to push out Bowman, voters are becoming aware of the Squad's morally bereft, antisemitic hatred of Israel. Wouldn't it be great to see Bowman and Bush's fellow Jew-hating Squaddies follow them out the door? Read more |
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