It is right to stop today and remember the lives lost a year ago on October 7th, 2023 in Israel.
More than 1,100 Israelis were murdered that day. Unarmed men, women, and children.
Why? Because they are Jews. And because they are citizens of a free, democratic, and stunningly successful Israel.
Shockingly almost a hundred innocent October 7th victims are still being held hostage by the forces of Hamas, a self-avowed branch of the Muslim Brotherhood committed to the destruction of the Jewish state.
How did it happen? Why did it happen? These questions remind me of the naïve Americans whose “Why do they hate us so much?” refrain infected by postmodern relativism after the 9/11 attacks, who were incapable of understanding why the 19 Al Qaeda operatives could fly jumbos in the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. If you don’t believe in God, if you deride any concept of the transcendental or even just the concept of object truth, you cannot understand those motivated by religious beliefs, or the power of religious fundamentalism.
The fact is, Israel’s enemies are America’s enemies.
Ideologically, they have made it all so clear, with their Jihadi creed: “First we come for the Saturday people, then we come for the Sunday people.”
Functionally it is just as clear. It is no accident the nation behind Hamas and Hezbollah is the theocratic dictatorship of Iran, a regime that labels Israel, as the “small Satan” and America as the “great Satan.”
How can they deny the fact that this is a civilizational war between Judeo-Christian civilization and the dark forces of barbarism? There is no other way to understand what Hamas did that day – the slaughter of children, the rape and subsequent murder of young women. These victims weren’t “collateral damage,” killed as a side-effect of an attack on military targets. They were the target.
So what now?
After a delayed start and constant interference from the Biden-Harris administration, Israel has prosecuted a series of bold, counter-terrorism maneuvers, culminating in the recent and incredible pager operation against Hezbollah. This greatly degrades the capacity of Israel’s enemies to hurt her citizens. However, the real long-term “solution” is for Iran’s murderous regime to fall. Not due to some intervention by America or another force, but by the people of Persia.
Under President Trump’s tenure, with peace breaking out under the historic Abraham Accords, the White House initiated the most powerful sanctions regime against Teheran the world had ever seen. By the end of 2020, it had brought the mullahs to the brink of economic collapse. If we had been given another 4 years, there is no question that the theocratic government would have fallen and Persia could have rid herself of their fundamentalist overlords. Instead, an Anti-semitic, Democratic administration was installed and billions began to flow back into Tehran. If Biden is replaced by Harris it will be even worse. Just ask Governor Josh Shapiro.
Want to save Israel? Want to prevent World War III? Then let’s get that man, who avoided war for the duration of his whole term as Commander-in-Chief, back into the White House.
Sebastian Gorka Ph.D. is host of SALEM Radio’s AMERICA First and The Gorka Reality Check on NEWSMAX TV. A former Strategist to President Donald Trump, he is a member of the National Security Education Board of the Pentagon. His latest book is The War for America’s Soul. Follow him on his SubStack page and website. He is a regular contributor for the Association for Mature American Citizens (AMAC).
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This is a very important article , right to the point, the kind of straight talk that is needed when describing what is taking place in the Middle East. “The fact is , Israel ‘s enemies are America ‘s enemies .” That is so true and should be understood by people here in the United States as well as the fact that there are many people here in the U.S.A. who are enemies of everything that America stands for, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution. So civilization needs to to defended against barbarism and that involves knowing the facts and having the intelligence, the courage and respect for truth and Liberty – just what is being presented in this article. ” October 7th and World War 3 “. Anyone who identifies with the principles of Reagan Conservatism and understands history should appreciate the importance of what happened in Israel a year ago and understand the importance of having Israel as an ally. The attack on Jewish people one year ago was a crime and. Israel is doing what it has a right to do — defend itself . Well done , Sebastian In the spirit of the 1941 song “We Did Before and We Can Do it Again ” .
Amen