Michael Bauer has the best story about the looming Iran-Israel-America war. It’s about his two sons.

The weekend is coming, and the Israeli author’s sons are arguing about who should get to use the family car.

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“I need the car on Friday,” says Bauer’s eldest son.

“No, I’ll need the car on Friday,” says his younger son, “unless there’ll be a war, and then I won’t need the car.” The older brother agrees: If there’s a war with Iran, he won’t really need the car, either.

The sold-out crowd at Beth Sholom Synagogue laugh. They’ve gathered on a cold Tuesday night to listen to Bauer, an engaging bestselling author, who teaches visiting Parliamentarians, politicians and others about the history of the Middle East during well-attended hikes through the wilderness.

Bauer continues, laughing himself. “The whole conversation was about who is gonna get the car,” he says, shaking his neatly-barbered head.........

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