Vice President JD Vance’s recent remarks about Israel were not merely misguided—they were a striking display of moral weakness, strategic ignorance, and political arrogance. At a moment when Israel is fighting for its very survival against an Iranian regime dedicated to its destruction, Vance chose to lecture an ally instead of standing with it.

To tell Israel that it “cannot kill its way out” of its security problems is the kind of shallow advice only someone safely removed from the battlefield could afford to give. Israel is not participating in an abstract policy seminar. It is confronting Iran—a radical Islamic regime that finances and directs terror proxies across the region while aggressively pursuing nuclear weapons and ballistic missile capabilities. When American leaders speak as if Israel’s core dilemma is simply a matter of poor messaging or excessive force, they reveal a profound misunderstanding of the Middle East and the existential threats Israel and the West faces.

The Modern Echo of Korach

This is why the biblical comparison to Korach in this week’s Torah portion is so fitting. In the Book of Numbers, Korach did not simply disagree with Moses; he mounted a rebellion cloaked in the language of principle. He exploited resentment, presented........

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