All right, so how can we get some kind of ethical meaning out of the Iran conflict.
One point I really think speaks to us as Jews are the 7 Noahide laws. You must respect one g-d, you are not allowed to kill and steal.
Yet war is killing.
So, there is a dilemma there. The seven Noahide laws are LAWS, we are supposed to follow them.
However we didn’t manage to survive for so long by sitting in a circle and singing Kumbaya. We Jews are vicious fighters. Me myself, I can fight like an angel, if I have to.
However, I think, at least to my experience, G-d has often chosen me, to fight in battles that are of the protection of those MOST in harms way. Right now, I am investing a lot of my energy in fighting for mothers and families in general, who have been viciously and wrongly treated by the system. A Brazilian mother who the system litterally put in jail with her newborn. It’s evil.
In this situation, fighting is all ok. Off cause as a journalist it is about shedding light on the issues. But I mean, it’s up against the secret police that is viciously fighting me. It’s tough. But to me, this is a just fight. Children, vulnerable mothers. It’s a fight for good.
My point is, the ethical choices we make have to be dependent on the specific situation.
Now, in Iran, the liberal/royal part is fighting the clerics. Especially the IRGC, the hardliners are NOT giving up. This has been going on for many years, so the trenches are dug deeper than any dialogue can bridge them.
So the liberal side sacrifices to pull in Trump. Because they know that the US is build on democratic revolution. The US HAS to support the Iranian democratic revolution.
But the thing is, the US is NOT a tool to wield. It’s a culture of beautiful, warmhearted people, a benign republic. But the US is ALSO suffering.
After the 7’th October, Trump litterally lost his new media base. All he essentially has left is me and Victor David Hanson.
That is very difficult.
He needs OUR support as well. I mean, having the ability to see the suffering of our friends is a pretty important skill.
The Americans are in THEIR existential fight. Things are actually working, but the Americans need their resources THEMSELVES.
I know the liberal side of the Iranian conflict needs the Americans, but there is more to the picture than just the Iranian fight.
G-d bless the will to find the right way.