About itself the AP states “For over 175 years, The Associated Press has been a trusted, independent source for fast, accurate and unbiased reporting.” That accuracy seems to not apply to Israel.
Extremism offers the comfort of simplicity; wisdom demands the courage to embrace complexity.
You don’t need to step foot in Israel to know it’s home. But since my visit, a large part of my heart is even more deeply rooted there.
Not only have some Jews not embraced Zionism, but they have been vocal and active opponents of the State of Israel.
With Judaism, with God, my life is completely different now.
It was a place of dark temptation for me, a place I hadn’t dared visit for years.
The question arises whether America’s involvement in other parts of the world will be affected by the growing rupture between our country and our age-old Atlantic allies.
I often wonder if we have squandered what Esther and Mordechai begged and fought for, and Jews around the world died to preserve.
This war against Ukraine is also America’s war and its frontline.
Propagandists flood our brains with horror, humiliation and moral inversion to foment discord and spread hate.
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