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Israel is fighting a war on multiple fronts. It should be at this moment, where Jerusalem battles the same malignant forces hell-bent on destroying not just the Jewish state but upending the entire Western world, that democratically elected leaders would rally to Israel’s side. Sadly, many have failed that basic morality test and instead seek to restrain Israel as it fights for its freedom and our collective survival.

May His Name and Memory be Erased

Israeli forces eliminated Yahya Sinwar after more than a year of searching for the 10/7 Mastermind and Hamas chief. World leaders largely welcomed the news, ignoring the irony that many of them have been pressuring Israel to end its efforts in Gaza. In the wake of Sinwar’s demise, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered amnesty to any Gazan who releases a hostage into the safety of the Israeli military.

White Flags and Mixed Messages

While the current US administration has repeatedly stated it stands with Israel, the mixed messages continue.

On a positive note, the Pentagon deployed the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in Israel as an extra layer of defense against Iranian provocation as Israel mulls a response to the ballistic missile attack earlier this month.

This, however, was followed by the White House warning Israel it has one month to implement significant improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza or jeopardize the continued supply of US weapons.

While Israel has facilitated aid since the war against Hamas, it has faced significant logistical issues and Hamas terrorist hijacking trucks; however, once again, the burden of responsibility is placed squarely on Israel.

Meanwhile, French leader Emmanuel Macron last week insisted that stopping the export of weapons used by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon was the only way to stop the conflicts.

Macron is ignoring the October 7th massacres and the thousands of Hezbollah rockets while waving the white flag to terrorists.

UNFIL is more UN-effective

Resolution 1701, passed by the United Nations Security Council in 2006, sought to aid the Lebanese Armed Forces in assuming military between the Litani River and the southern border in Lebanon to remove Hezbollah from that border.

The goal of the 2006 United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) mandate was to prevent a third war between Israel and the terrorist organization Hezbollah.

Their mission has been an utter failure, as Hezbollah has been entrenched on the border and, on October 8th, 2023, began launching missiles at Israel while UNIFIL sat by.

Israel’s ground operation in Lebanon has revealed a military outpost about a mere 300 yards north of the border with the Jewish state that was loaded with explosives and mines.

Over the past month, Hezbollah has fired 25 rockets and missiles at Israeli communities and forces from terrorist compounds embedded near United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) posts; one of the attacks killed two Israeli soldiers.

Terror and Drones

On Sunday evening, a Hezbollah drone struck an IDF training base, killing four soldiers.

The drone strike on a military base near Binyamina in north-central Israel wounded 58 others.

Drones pose a challenging new dimension. Throughout the war, some 1,200 drones have been fired at Israel, and 221 have gotten through Israel’s defenses.

Days later, a policeman was killed and four people were wounded when a terrorist opened fire along the Route 4 highway north of the coastal city of Ashdod.

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While world leaders clamor to punish or condemn Israel as it fights to bring home those taken by the Hamas rampage on October 7th, and as it endeavors to bring peace to its Northern border, there persists an abhorrent refusal to acknowledge that the Jewish state is fighting genocidal terrorists, backed by the world’s most nefarious regime: Iran.

In a moment where we should be drawing a red line against the evil designs of the regime in Tehran and standing unequivocally with Israel, we are seeing lines blurred or erased. Terrorist and genocidal maniacs are being given the kid gloves while our democratic ally is being restrained from winning its war to bring peace to its borders and people.