To stand with Israel, for some, is controversial. For others, it’s political. For me—it’s personal. It’s moral. It’s spiritual. It’s historical.

I stand with Israel not because I was raised to, but because I dared to ask questions I was never supposed to ask. And I found truth that demanded a response.

The modern state of Israel is not a colonial project. It is a homecoming. A people exiled for centuries returning to their ancestral homeland. A nation prophesied, scattered, persecuted—and now restored.

Jews did not steal this land. They inherited it. It is the only place on earth where they have ever been truly safe to be fully themselves. And even now, that safety is fragile.........

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