Thank you for this comprehensive review. It is pretty clear there will be no outcome from this that anyone could call “winning.”
It is also clear that Robert Gates’ assessment of Biden was prescient: wrong on every foreign policy issue.
I wish more Americans could understand that the political squabbles in this country over abortion rights and climate change are mere distractions from existential threats to our way of life. We are at risk of subjugation, and yes, extermination, from a nuclear-powered, irrational, medieval warlord country. Gleaming centrifuges mask the primitive, uncivilized insanity of these abominable brutes.
This war in Israel is only an avatar for their larger ambitions of world domination and destruction of Western lives and values.
Thank you for your work it is so important and absolutely brilliant in a time where journalism is in crisis. There is so much unintelligent , irresponsible and inciting narratives used to divide the US. Your work brings reason, truth and logic to counteract.
When you can write about the recent Iran and US deal. Also about its history. Thank you. Ana
Ok Bari, this can and should be the Free Press’s Finest Hour. While others, as you rightly claim, are “equivocating and conceptualizing and minimizing”, the Free Press can report and then investigate and report on this awful weekend. You do that and your startup will no longer be just that. Good luck. I truly believe the American people are counting on you.
My Sicilian is showing. So many aspects of this, geography, history and religion lead us to the present mess. There will be no positives to come of this, I would give Gazans fair warning then just burn it down. Catch the terrorists as they flee and hunt the rest down. 30 years ago NPR featured an attempt by Israeli and Palestinian lawyers to find a solution. The only thing they could agree on is that they had to throw out EVERYTHING that had taken place to that point. Riiight. Also- the media are showing they asses. BBC coverage has been 90% focused on Gaza. At this hour Fox is showing programming from 8 hours ago. Only CNN is showing what is happening in Israel and talking to people in Israel. Shame on the BBC!!! I have watched hours and hours of climate hysteria to get international news and now I WILL NEVER WATCH ANOTHER MINUTE OF BBC- EVER. Just embarrassing.
Thank you for this helpful summary. Praying for the souls of the innocents murdered, their grieving loved ones, and all of us who grieve with them their losses and the loss of the world we thought we knew. Fervent prayers for those still held captive, that they should be safe from further harm. And, because this sinner’s dark Scots/Viking heart cannot help it, I pray that all those who carried out this evil will reap unfathomable sorrow and pain, that their souls will be flung to the deepest hell imaginable, for eternity. O lord hear my prayer…
This is not the end of Biden's destructive handiwork. It is not even the beginning of the end. It is only the end of the beginning of the destruction that America has endured since January 20,2020. Unless this entire serpent's nest on the Potomac is cleaned out, America will soon share Israel's sorrow. As this article cogently lays out, all of this is properly laid at the doorstep of the Senile Imbecile who is destroying America. Remove Joe Biden and his cabal of saboteurs NOW.
Two weeks ago I listened to your Honestly episode about Leonard Cohen in Israel during the Yom Kippur war while staining my deck in the warm late summer sun. Shocking that this is where we are. Thank you, Bari Weiss and The Free Press team for this coverage. I will share widely. And I echo Ana’s request below for some context for the Iran deal since all I heard was from the mainstream and we all know how truthful they are. Israel is in my prayers.
The Obama-Clinton-Biden corruption of our system is complete. They got here by calling their domestic political opponents Nazis. It is now clear who are the Nazis and their supporters in the West. It's not the people who objected to the removal of historical statues.
What we've seen is a pogrom in the style of the Nazis, and our elites are lining up to celebrate or make some excuses to continue enabling it.
The dupes throughout our system are far too self-regarding to ever admit to themselves or anyone else how profoundly wrong they are.
Our universities support Hamas. The Democratic Socialists support Hamas. The State Dept. supports Iran and will give Hamas a scolding as they thwart Israel. There will be an easy scapegoat in Netanyahu and then the business of encircling civilization with barbarism will continue.
Re: "Over the past two decades, Iran started positioning the Axis of Resistance as a way to dominate the region. It found a receptive ear in Barack Obama, who was looking to pave the road for a quick American exit from Iraq—and from other regional entanglements that might lead America into another deadly and pointless Middle Eastern war. Obama believed the Iranians to be the only power strong enough to run the region without American help. We see now how well that turned out."
Hey Barak. The Nobel Committee called. They want their Peace Prize back.
There are times when barbarism should be met with barbarism. The article lists a series of prior incursions and terrorist attempts by Hamas into Israel. That seems remarkably similar to the typical urban predator rap sheet here in the US, allowed to continue their crimes, including murder, in the name of progressive kindness.
I hope I am wrong but the rescue of the hostages seems like a movie fiction in this situation. They now deserve vengeance.
And let's add something, Israel needs to understand many American and elites view their country as a white supremacist bastion colony. That sounds insane but its true. They have massive influence in academia and are in control of many city councils and other elected positions. They hate your country with a passion and vie the killings as a needed step in decolonizing the region. They are that evil.
I have grown tired of the elite media response to this as if Israel has some role in what began over the weekend. As a younger man, I can remember learning during this peace process that Arafat always had a map behind his desk of the Middle East without Israel on it. The Palestinians don't want peace, just victory.
What happens to Gaza now is total war. In this coming war, there are no civilians. Everyone in Gaza is complicit in this. Success must be made not only in eliminating Hamas but also in breaking the will of those who live there. They must either be open to peace or face total war until they submit. Total war is a nasty business. The progressive left will begin to howl soon with the just measures Israel will take. It will be interesting to see how it gets covered. We are in for an interesting ride.
Thank you so much for your clarity. I hope the American people wake up to the evil regimes of Obama and Biden. With sending billions to Iran we do have blood on our hands! In my opinion Israel has no choice but to reclaim Gaza and wipe out Hamas once and for all. That would send a clear message to Hezbollah and other terrorist factions. The idea of giving land for peace was one of Israel’s biggest mistakes.
Have no knowledge of cyber attack (or lack thereof), but I believe the entire sophisticated electronic fence system was based on towers with sophisticated equipment at the top, 'seeing' and overseeing all function. Hamas seems to have dropped simple explosives onto them, neutralizing the entire operation, and then making at least 25 holes in the fence with explosives and pouring through. Disaster. Having no back-up system once this went down is incomprehensible. We are hurting.
Thank you for this comprehensive review. It is pretty clear there will be no outcome from this that anyone could call “winning.”
It is also clear that Robert Gates’ assessment of Biden was prescient: wrong on every foreign policy issue.
I wish more Americans could understand that the political squabbles in this country over abortion rights and climate change are mere distractions from existential threats to our way of life. We are at risk of subjugation, and yes, extermination, from a nuclear-powered, irrational, medieval warlord country. Gleaming centrifuges mask the primitive, uncivilized insanity of these abominable brutes.
This war in Israel is only an avatar for their larger ambitions of world domination and destruction of Western lives and values.
Thank you for your work it is so important and absolutely brilliant in a time where journalism is in crisis. There is so much unintelligent , irresponsible and inciting narratives used to divide the US. Your work brings reason, truth and logic to counteract.
When you can write about the recent Iran and US deal. Also about its history. Thank you. Ana
Ok Bari, this can and should be the Free Press’s Finest Hour. While others, as you rightly claim, are “equivocating and conceptualizing and minimizing”, the Free Press can report and then investigate and report on this awful weekend. You do that and your startup will no longer be just that. Good luck. I truly believe the American people are counting on you.
My Sicilian is showing. So many aspects of this, geography, history and religion lead us to the present mess. There will be no positives to come of this, I would give Gazans fair warning then just burn it down. Catch the terrorists as they flee and hunt the rest down. 30 years ago NPR featured an attempt by Israeli and Palestinian lawyers to find a solution. The only thing they could agree on is that they had to throw out EVERYTHING that had taken place to that point. Riiight. Also- the media are showing they asses. BBC coverage has been 90% focused on Gaza. At this hour Fox is showing programming from 8 hours ago. Only CNN is showing what is happening in Israel and talking to people in Israel. Shame on the BBC!!! I have watched hours and hours of climate hysteria to get international news and now I WILL NEVER WATCH ANOTHER MINUTE OF BBC- EVER. Just embarrassing.
Thank you for this helpful summary. Praying for the souls of the innocents murdered, their grieving loved ones, and all of us who grieve with them their losses and the loss of the world we thought we knew. Fervent prayers for those still held captive, that they should be safe from further harm. And, because this sinner’s dark Scots/Viking heart cannot help it, I pray that all those who carried out this evil will reap unfathomable sorrow and pain, that their souls will be flung to the deepest hell imaginable, for eternity. O lord hear my prayer…
Two more days until we start reading the "d" word (disproportionate) in the mainstream media. When we do, please remember this article.
This is not the end of Biden's destructive handiwork. It is not even the beginning of the end. It is only the end of the beginning of the destruction that America has endured since January 20,2020. Unless this entire serpent's nest on the Potomac is cleaned out, America will soon share Israel's sorrow. As this article cogently lays out, all of this is properly laid at the doorstep of the Senile Imbecile who is destroying America. Remove Joe Biden and his cabal of saboteurs NOW.
Two weeks ago I listened to your Honestly episode about Leonard Cohen in Israel during the Yom Kippur war while staining my deck in the warm late summer sun. Shocking that this is where we are. Thank you, Bari Weiss and The Free Press team for this coverage. I will share widely. And I echo Ana’s request below for some context for the Iran deal since all I heard was from the mainstream and we all know how truthful they are. Israel is in my prayers.
The Obama-Clinton-Biden corruption of our system is complete. They got here by calling their domestic political opponents Nazis. It is now clear who are the Nazis and their supporters in the West. It's not the people who objected to the removal of historical statues.
What we've seen is a pogrom in the style of the Nazis, and our elites are lining up to celebrate or make some excuses to continue enabling it.
The dupes throughout our system are far too self-regarding to ever admit to themselves or anyone else how profoundly wrong they are.
Our universities support Hamas. The Democratic Socialists support Hamas. The State Dept. supports Iran and will give Hamas a scolding as they thwart Israel. There will be an easy scapegoat in Netanyahu and then the business of encircling civilization with barbarism will continue.
So, the Iranian government which routinely massacres its own people can't be trusted as a partner in peace? Lord, Obama really was a bad president.
Re: "Over the past two decades, Iran started positioning the Axis of Resistance as a way to dominate the region. It found a receptive ear in Barack Obama, who was looking to pave the road for a quick American exit from Iraq—and from other regional entanglements that might lead America into another deadly and pointless Middle Eastern war. Obama believed the Iranians to be the only power strong enough to run the region without American help. We see now how well that turned out."
Hey Barak. The Nobel Committee called. They want their Peace Prize back.
There are times when barbarism should be met with barbarism. The article lists a series of prior incursions and terrorist attempts by Hamas into Israel. That seems remarkably similar to the typical urban predator rap sheet here in the US, allowed to continue their crimes, including murder, in the name of progressive kindness.
I hope I am wrong but the rescue of the hostages seems like a movie fiction in this situation. They now deserve vengeance.
And let's add something, Israel needs to understand many American and elites view their country as a white supremacist bastion colony. That sounds insane but its true. They have massive influence in academia and are in control of many city councils and other elected positions. They hate your country with a passion and vie the killings as a needed step in decolonizing the region. They are that evil.
I have grown tired of the elite media response to this as if Israel has some role in what began over the weekend. As a younger man, I can remember learning during this peace process that Arafat always had a map behind his desk of the Middle East without Israel on it. The Palestinians don't want peace, just victory.
What happens to Gaza now is total war. In this coming war, there are no civilians. Everyone in Gaza is complicit in this. Success must be made not only in eliminating Hamas but also in breaking the will of those who live there. They must either be open to peace or face total war until they submit. Total war is a nasty business. The progressive left will begin to howl soon with the just measures Israel will take. It will be interesting to see how it gets covered. We are in for an interesting ride.
Thank you so much for your clarity. I hope the American people wake up to the evil regimes of Obama and Biden. With sending billions to Iran we do have blood on our hands! In my opinion Israel has no choice but to reclaim Gaza and wipe out Hamas once and for all. That would send a clear message to Hezbollah and other terrorist factions. The idea of giving land for peace was one of Israel’s biggest mistakes.
Have no knowledge of cyber attack (or lack thereof), but I believe the entire sophisticated electronic fence system was based on towers with sophisticated equipment at the top, 'seeing' and overseeing all function. Hamas seems to have dropped simple explosives onto them, neutralizing the entire operation, and then making at least 25 holes in the fence with explosives and pouring through. Disaster. Having no back-up system once this went down is incomprehensible. We are hurting.