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The Statesman Among Us


by Nils A. Haug  •  March 9, 2025 at 5:00 am

  • The concept of  Zionism has received adverse publicity in the press of late, especially thanks to slogans by supposedly pro-Palestinian activists in the West vilifying Jews. These supposedly pro-Palestinian activists are actually just antisemites; they have never proposed a thing that would make Palestinian lives better. Anyhow these activists call Jews “Zionists” to avoid having themselves labelled as Jew-haters.
  • Due to a fundamental clash of irreconcilable ethical religious principles – that of Torah versus Islamic Sharia – it appears that only Israel’s overwhelming military strength, command of technology and will to protect its country from tyranny can deter the nation’s Islamist enemies.
  • While combating a hostile local media that support what Netanyahu terms the “deep state”, health issues, personal slights, legal charges — many seemingly politically fabricated in the midst of an existential war by antagonistic state jurists determined to assert their control over elected politicians — Netanyahu presses on, not only on a mission to save Israel from fundamentalist terrorism, but ultimately, by extension, the West itself.
  • There does not appear to be anyone else in Israel who could have done a better job against the almost inestimable odds than those Netanyahu has been forced to overcome since October 7, 2023.
  • The words describing the crucial role of Queen Esther of ancient Persia apply equally to Israel’s statesman, Netanyahu: “Who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

There does not appear to be anyone else in Israel who could have done a better job against the almost inestimable odds than those Netanyahu has been forced to overcome since October 7, 2023.

Great statesmen are generally recognized as such only after dire events faced by the nation have settled, and his strategy is seen to have succeeded. Once the threat to the nation has passed and fresh democratic elections eventually arrive, the statesman is often replaced as leader and a new prime minister or president is appointed to lead the nation into a better future – a future created through the efforts, wisdom and courage of his predecessor. This is what transpired with that great British leader, Winston Churchill.

Nils A. Haug is an author and columnist. A Lawyer by profession, he is member of the International Bar Association, the National Association of Scholars, the Academy of Philosophy and Letters. Dr. Haug holds a Ph.D. in Apologetical Theology and is author of ‘Politics, Law, and Disorder in the Garden of Eden – the Quest for Identity’; and ‘Enemies of the Innocent – Life, Truth, and Meaning in a Dark Age.’ His work has been published by First Things Journal, The American Mind, Quadrant, Minding the Campus, Gatestone Institute, National Association of Scholars, Jewish Journal, James Wilson Institute (Anchoring Truths), Jewish News Syndicate, Document Danmark, and others

Why America’s rejection of woke ideology is good for Israel

Taken from an article written by Cookie Schwaeber-Issan, a granddaughter of European Jews who arrived in the US before the Holocaust.
Cookie Schwaeber-Issan left the USA and moved to Israel in 1993. She became a member of Kibbutz Reim but later moved to the center of Israel with her husband.

The American people have decided. 

After the last 5-7 years of Woke ideology, which sought to take the country in a decidedly progressive direction, the majority has, instead, chosen to return to the familiar and time-tested path of tradition, common sense, and reason.

Donald Trump has won both the electoral college and the popular vote, displaying the rejection of policies that threatened to change American life in ways that were not acceptable to the majority. 

Their votes affirmed that boys should not be able to participate in girls’ sports, undress with them in the locker rooms, that abortion is not the number one issue on the minds of all, that open borders are not the way people should come into a country, that DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusivity) does not top meritocracy and, perhaps, most important of all, that Israel should be supported and protected.

The results of this crucial election have also sent a loud message to the Woke students throughout America’s college campuses that terrorism can be properly distinguished and that Israel’s right to defend her homeland and her citizens is still a value held by those who understand right from wrong.

The ability to call Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists, rather than freedom fighters, was also on the ballot because the Squad and their ilk did not win their bid to isolate Israel as a pariah while attempting to convince everyone that October 7th was a justified payback for establishing the Jewish homeland 76 years ago.

This victory is one which will impact Israel as she fights a battle, fully equipped from a military standpoint, because she will not be lacking the necessary weapons needed to win decisively against a bitter enemy that is set on her destruction. It means that true and lasting peace is within reach because the new Secretary of State will not be hopping on flights every couple of months to try to strongarm us into an ill-timed ceasefire at a time when our hostages remain languishing in the depths of Hamas tunnels.

While progress is important for every nation, it must be done in reasonable increments, with logic, common sense, and the ability to defend why new ideas are superior to those which are seeking to be replaced. 

In the case of the Woke progressives, no one, with a minimum of sound thinking, could make a reasonable case for such absurd ideas as promoting gender fluidity, hiding the thoughts and emotions of children from their parents, teaching new rules of gender, including explicit language and behavior, to children from K-6th grade or why libraries should have drag queen sponsored story hours.

This election proved that the majority does not view these changes as progress but rather as perversion. They are not seen as welcomed enhancements, but rather as a forced imposition of a viewpoint which rejects family, faith and the freedom to pass on one’s personally held values and principles to the next generation. 

The overreach of government, which was being fueled by individuals who despise the American way of life and all it brings, was apparently so onerous to most of the public, that voter turnout was greater than ever. Clearly, people understood the stakes, so they did what they had to do.

Here, in Israel, we can also breathe a great sigh of relief, knowing that, even with all its flaws, the Republicans, who have had a sweeping victory, both in the Office of President, Congress and the Senate, represent the party which is more favorable to Israel, more embracing of traditional family values and more likely to stand by our side in a war that they recognize is not reserved just for the Jewish people.

With much support from the evangelical community, the same people who are committed to pray for and bless Israel, through their repeated visits, we are assured of a faithful and loyal ally who will not be the fickle friends, weighing their support of us, based on polls or what they believe to be politically expedient for them.

The Abraham Accords now has a second shot at building a new era of cooperation and mutual respect between countries who otherwise would remain antagonistic towards us. For governments, brave enough to extend their hand of friendship, the possibility of a calm and peaceful future is within reach, for the first time in a long time.

It is this type of good will which can only serve to strengthen mankind and ensure a better tomorrow, a stark difference from the tearing down of revered statues and monuments, in an attempt to erase history and rewrite one which bears no resemblance to the true events that took place.

Israel’s War on Terror

Israel’s War on Terror.

By: Eli Etsion 2024-02-04.
I live in Israel, in a serene valley, an agricultural region. I have no idea of what goes on in the USA, aside from what I see on the news. I don’t see myself as qualified to march and demonstrate – demanding certain actions be taken by the United States…

In the meantime, in the USA, thousands of people who know nothing about what is really happening in Israel or Gaza, who are spoon-fed loads of fake news by useless social media which they foolishly consider as reliable sources, have the nerve to chant “from the river to the sea..” and “free Palestine,” under the pretense of being “pro-Palestinian, “ demanding of Israel to do things differently…

Some of these people are just hypocrites. Most are mainly misinformed and driven by propaganda they swallow eagerly.

Here are some short facts and numbers that should help you get your knowledge aligned:

1.         Israel is a sovereign country that was invaded by several thousand militants on October 7th, 2023. They were led by activists of the “Hamas,” which is recognized worldwide as A TERROR ORGANIZATION.

2.         In the aforementioned attack, over 1200 Israeli civilians were brutally butchered, some raped first. These were innocent civilians, men, women, children, elders, and babies. Another 240 or so were kidnapped into Gaza, taken out of their beds in PJs, on the morning of a holy day.
Do you want a sense of what it means in American terms? Multiply these numbers by at least 35, and imagine it happened on Christmas morning when you’re getting ready to open your presents.

3.         Hamas claims they have no food, water, medicine, etc., for their population – but they still seem to have plenty of missiles and rockets, and they never run out of weapons or materials for their tunnels.
Those tunnels are stocked with all the food, water, and fuel necessary for the leaders of Hamas hiding in them to survive.
The civilians of Gaza are pawns used by Hamas, yet still, 80% of them support Hamas. Hardly a case of innocent and uninvolved.

4.         In 5 months of bombardments, aerial strikes, armed forces with tanks and guns being used in urban surroundings – the average death toll in Gaza every day is roughly one-sixth or less than the death toll inflicted in a few hours on Israel on October 7th.
Most casualties in Gaza are not innocent civilians; they are Hamas militants – many wearing civilian clothes while firing RPGs and shooting at the IDF.

5.         The UN agency for refugees in Gaza, UNRWA, employs mostly local people. Many of them are also members of Hamas. UN vehicles were used by these “humanitarians” to transport kidnapped bodies from Israel into Gaza. The UN was used as a cover for terror activity. Shocking? Not to anyone who lives in Israel.

6.         While you pity the population of Gaza and demand that they receive aid – have you also demanded the immediate release of the remaining 130+ Israeli citizens held hostage – against all international laws – for FIVE MONTHS?
Have you voiced any concern regarding the civilians on the Israeli side of the border, who have been living under constant fire from Gaza for over 15 years?
Does it even slightly matter to you that tens of thousands of Israelis have been displaced since October 7th?

There is more, so much more.. but I would like to leave you with one more thought: It is claimed that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The narrative of the Palestinians for many years has been one in which they are a poor victim of constant genocide and massacres – but in reality, the population in Gaza and the West Bank has been constantly growing in numbers.

Most of the killings in our little area are a result of assaults against Israeli civilians carried out by suicide bombers, knives, running over civilians with a car, and any other means that they see fit. Their chant – which so many Americans are repeating – “from the river to the sea…” basically says that from the river Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea, they will kill all Jews and take over “Palestine.” THAT IS A CALL FOR GENOCIDE.

I call on all of you to be responsible when choosing your sources. Make educated decisions based on actual data and facts – not on PR and propaganda.

Be honest and true; be balanced. Know that if you want to support Hamas, you are supporting a radical terror organization. If you choose to support Gaza in this conflict, if you demand that they receive humanitarian aid – don’t forget to fight for the release of the hostages held there too.

If you choose to be humanitarian only when it concerns the people of Gaza, you’re not a humanitarian; you’re a fraud.

If you chant “from the river…” and blame Israel for committing genocide – you’re a hypocrite.

It’s okay to take sides; just be honest about it, and don’t hide the motive behind your actions.