Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber spent the early part of their summer visiting Israel with their two children, Alexander Peter (Sasha), 2, and Samuel, 5 mos. They enjoyed the usual tourist treats like visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem, where Liev wrapped himself in Tefillin and Naomi prayed with her youngest son. And then they headed North to the Galilee, where the family planted trees with Jewish National Fund.
Americans must understand that, sometimes, especially when facing maniacal Jihadi dictators, a little bit of short-term war is the best way to get a whole lot of long-term peace.
It is not a change in their belief that Iran must be stopped from acquiring a nuclear weapon. It is a change in their belief about Israel’s ability to achieve that goal. That belief is the genuine shift.
While it may feel noble to push for gun reforms and other so-called peaceful measures to strengthen our society, there will inevitably be moments where this society cannot keep us safe.
We, the entire country, were awakened by air raid sirens and a few minutes later by an ear-splitting continuous shriek on our phones. EXTREME ALERT!
His one-man show, “Marcus is Alive,” now playing at The Hobgoblin Playhouse is part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
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