In many ways, Israel’s confrontation with Iran, along with the war that began on October 7, marks a tectonic shift in Middle Eastern dynamics.

Pope Leo XIV, like his predecessor, hesitates to take a demonstrative stand alongside Israel.  By contrast, Evangelical Christianity has not shied away from adopting a clear and unequivocal moral stance in support of Israel in its war with Iran.

Precisely at a time when their country is being bombarded, tens of thousands of Israelis are seeking to return to it. They want to take part in the moments in which their identity is being written.”

Under International Law, a broadcast outlet that is used for military purposes in addition to its “civilian” capacity is a legitimate military target.

Headlines call the attack ‘pre-emptive.’ It was anything but.

Three key factors made an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities a viable option today, but what happens after the strike?

The catastrophic October 7 assault, launched unilaterally by Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar before the Iranian noose had fully tightened, may have spared Israel from a far greater calamity.

Israel was reborn to ensure that Jews would never again be passive victims of history’s storms. The lesson of Jewish sovereignty is not that power corrupts, but that powerless virtue is not enough.

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.