Israel and the United States are joined together in a sizable military operation – a.k.a. a war – with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Israel has been warning for decades that Iran is a threat not just to Israel, but to the West as a civilization. Iran has boldly declared its desire and intention to destroy Israel and the West. We have until now faced the proxies in Lebanon, Gaza, and since October, 2023, the Houthis in Yemen. Last summer we and the U.S. took the fight to the source. It is reasonable to say that there is but one man responsible for Israel’s ability to take down Iran’s threat.

For as long as the State of Israel has been, the United States policy toward Israel has been pretty consistent. There have been hills and dales along the way (more of the latter), but basically, the concept of an expression of Jewish national........

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