MAY 17, 2025 JLM 83°F 08:35 AM 01:35 AM EST
Editorial: Israel’s "Churchill" moment

In 1940, Britain stood alone. Nazi Germany had overrun Europe, and America was still on the sidelines. Winston Churchill rallied a desperate nation with a clear message: evil must be resisted, even if it meant standing alone. Today, Israel finds itself in a similar position.

Since October 7, Israel has been fighting a multi-front war against Iran-backed terror groups: Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and their jihadist allies in Syria and Iraq. These are not isolated threats—they form a coordinated axis, driven by a radical Islamist ideology and supported by regional powers determined to erase the Jewish state.

Like Churchill’s Britain, Israel is now the front line in a wider battle between civilization and barbarism. And like Britain then, Israel faces this moment largely alone. The Biden administration offered partial military aid but increasingly distanced itself diplomatically. 

What Netanyahu understands—perhaps more clearly than some of Israel’s critics—is that this is not just a tactical war. It is a moral one. Just as Churchill defended Western civilization, Israel today defends the basic values of life, freedom, and national self-determination against enemies who glorify death and tyranny.

Yet there is a crucial difference between now and the 1940s. After Pearl Harbor, America awoke and threw its full weight behind the fight. Today, no such awakening seems imminent, and we should thank God for that! 

Even so, the West is distracted, fragmented, and too often unsure of who the villains truly are. Israel cannot wait for a "Pearl Harbor moment" that may never come.

That leaves Israel with a difficult path forward — fighting not just its enemies, but the indifference of its friends. Still, as Churchill taught the world, moral clarity and national resolve can overcome even the darkest odds.

Israel must continue to fight. Not because it is easy. Not because it is popular. But because, like Britain in 1940, it must.

 

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G Green 11:11 08.05.2025
Trying to support you without starting WWIII is my guess. Knowing how capable you are, and taking a sit back and see approach. Not a fact just IMP. I sincerely hope he would jump in when needed.
Iris Longtime 04:01 08.05.2025
🙏👑🌎✅️🇮🇱✡️👪🥰♥️💐
[Anonymous] 20:36 07.05.2025
Breaking down Muslims brotherhood will crush the backbone of their ideology among the Muslims world.Israel must convince Trump that this will end the metastasis of the cancer
[Anonymous] 20:30 07.05.2025
Declaring Muslims brotherhood organization by Donald Trump as a global terrorist organization will be the greatest win for Israel and US.it’s more effective than the US weapons supply to Israel
[Anonymous] 20:25 07.05.2025
Israel’s biggest and most dangerous enemy is the ideology of sharia law adopted by Muslim brotherhood and its sphere of influence among all Muslims in the world.
Paul Fice, 20:09 07.05.2025
Drive Iran into the Poorhouse.
John Langager 20:05 07.05.2025
Indeed!
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