Vice President Vance’s claim that Israel is merely “killing its way out of problems” while Iran needs ballistic missiles for defense is not simply wrong; it is a staggering inversion of reality.

Israel is not fighting a war of choice. It is fighting a war of survival.

Since its birth in 1948, Israel has endured invasions, terrorism, suicide bombings, rocket attacks, kidnappings, and repeated attempts by its enemies to erase it from the map. No nation on earth has been subjected to such relentless hostility while simultaneously being lectured about its right to defend itself. Israel does not use force because it prefers military solutions. It uses force because its enemies leave it with no alternative.

Iran, meanwhile, is not some innocent nation seeking defensive capabilities. It is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. For decades, Tehran has armed, funded, and directed Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist organizations whose stated........

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