Many people have asked me for my perspective on this latest war between  American/Israel and Iran under the “leadership” of Trumpenyahu  (the name for the two “leaders” who have been cooking up plans for this war craftily for a long time). So here it is:

The Israeli media and large segments of the Israeli population are absolutely salivating with excitement and messianic fervor. Haman and Amalek will be defeated again! The forces of good will triumph over the forces of evil, as in the book of Esther on Purim, once again! Yipee. Let’s go. Regime change! Let’s kill the leaders. Yaalah!  Let’s finish them off, like we did the Hezbollah in Lebanon (who by now have already entered the war) and Hamas in Gaza.

Everything appears to be black and white, very neat and simple. This war will end the threat of Iran to our very existence and it will also put an end to terrorism from Hezbollah and Hamas! Wow. A major solution for our survival. Hooray!

Yet, we all know that war is not so simple. There are often complications and things don’t always go our way. In addition, there needs to be a diplomatic horizon as part of the plan. What do Israel and the US have in mind after they succeed in toppling the leadership of Iran? Who will rule this country of 90 million people? Will it be Trumpian or Bibi-ist version of “democracy”? Or will........

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