This Is a Justified War
Israel has every legal and moral right to ensure the defeat of the terrorist organisation and the return of the hostages.
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Purim and the Ongoing Fight
Am Yisrael Chai – not just as a slogan, but as a truth. The people of Israel live, and they will continue to live, no matter how many Hamans rise to challenge them.
Trump’s Vision for Gaza: What About Peace?
‘America First’” is a negotiating strategy that tells the rest of the world the United States is ready and willing to take the lead in getting things done. But, really, wouldn’t everyone be better off with homegrown solutions to regional problems?
Thoughts After the Bibas Funeral
There are moments in human history so vile, so utterly dehumanising, that they lodge in your soul like shrapnel never to be extracted.
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A letter to our leaders calling for leadership and moral clarity on Israel.
Where Were You?
This is a fight between civilization and barbarism. This is not the work of a ‘resistance movement’ – it is the work of monsters. And Prime Minister Luxon has still not designated the PFLP as a terror entity, allowing New Zealand dollars to flow to them.
‘Someone Filmed This Moment’ – Author Unknown
A hand over of dead hostages and the world looks on.
The Miracles in Israel
If you don’t see this event as a miracle, there is only one explanation: you don’t want to see it as a miracle. Open your eyes. Clean your lenses.
Face of the Day
The revelation that Shiri Bibas’s body had not been returned, as promised by Hamas, and that the body was not that of any other hostage either, left the future of the ongoing hostage-ceasefire deal looking more uncertain than ever.
In Honour of the Bibas Family
Here in NZ today, where summer’s easygoing pace continues on a million miles away from this unfolding tragedy, I’ve felt like screaming into the void, being so far away yet connected to this dark, horrible news.
Lessons From the Lausanne Agreement
By far, a worse option would be to allow the Palestinians to remain in Gaza, as it would inevitably lead to Hamas being re-formed and re-built in readiness for more attacks. Donald Trump’s plan should be pursued.
Why Isn’t Gaza a Sparkling Jewel?
A sane population would have built Gaza into a modern marvel.