Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: First and foremost, we need more and better capability to think outside the box and see things not only as they appear, but what's behind the curtain as well. War gaming, planning, modeling and simulation, and using artificial intelligence are just some of the tools at our disposal for breaking the paradigm and thinking about what's possible and even what's probable. Most importantly, we need a diversity of thinking to end the groupthink and mind-numbing stasis of seeing things only as we think they are and not as they really are or could be. Whether we employ think tanks and advisory boards; military and intelligence assets; strategic planners, futurists, and statisticians; technologists, scientists, and engineers; psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists to get into the heads of our adversaries or the realm of the unthinkable, we must break down the barriers to novel thinking and creative solutions. Along with faith in the Almighty and a strong, technologically advanced, and well-trained IDF, this deep planning must become the bedrock of our security preparedness.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Whether it is our inability to imagine what can happen, our disbelief in it actually occurring, or our ineffectiveness or corruption to really prepare, we may be in serious peril from future threats that invariably await us. When that earthquake that we know is overdue hits the west coast hard, or a nuclear ICBM from North Korea or Iran hits somewhere in our mainland, or the next bio-weapon from China strikes our masses, or Russia cripples our satellites and Internet with one of their hidden Trojans or a zero-day cyber-attack, we can all shake our heads in utter disbelief again at how unprepared we are for the “next one.”
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal Like it or not, every rocket, every suicide bomber, every attacker will be met and defeated—from north to south and east to west—because the Jewish people will not be driven out; this is our last stand and we will survive.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: It’s not enough to just put up a show of some limited and hollow resistance; rather, when we do fight, it must be with our full determination to win. Unfortunately, too often we have gone in militarily with “shock and awe,” but turned abruptly tail in a politically wishy-washy “shame and retreat.” It’s high time to make U.S. deterrence mean something inescapably formidable once again.
America Is the Target; Israel Is the Front Line _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs...Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This is not about free speech but about a takeover of America. These vile terrorist supporters are using our very Constitution against us as they falsely cry Islamophobia and free speech, all the while impeding, threatening, and committing acts of violence against students, citizens, and an orderly democracy. It is time for Americans to stop being complacent or fooled by their terrorist talking points and rhetoric of hate, racism, and Communist ideology. In the face of this evil, we are finally seeing Patriots emerge, proudly carrying and defending the American flag, singing the Star-Spangled Banner, and boldly chanting USA!
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: It is time to finally and fully acknowledge the growing threat especially from Iran and take the necessary preemptive action to stop them before they follow Russia’s dangerous playbook to even greater global malice and consequence.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: he Israeli-Palestinian conflict is really about fear vs. humiliation. The Jews are fearful of the Palestinians and the Palestinians feel humiliated by the Jews. The Jewish people collectively suffer post-traumatic stress and anxiety disorders after millennia of persecution culminating in the Holocaust and multiple Wars in Israel against far greater Arab forces. Further, this has been perpetuated by decades of terrorism and Intifadas that have left the Jews feeling vulnerable in their own land of Israel. The net effect of this Jewish history and of being surrounded by hundreds of millions of Arabs, many resentful and angry, is that Jews are naturally afraid. At the same time, the Palestinians, as part of the greater Arabs, feel humiliated after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the carving up of their lands by the West and the colonialism and occupation that followed by Britain and France. More recently, the Palestinians feel humiliated by the founding of the State of Israel amidst the multitude of Arab lands of the Middle of East, as well as by the barrier wall and regular checkpoints that protects Israel from terrorist intruders, by the West Bank settlements (and actually by Jews anywhere in Israel), and by general Israeli military control over the territories.
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INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND
Certain events in US history seldom come along that have such an impact that they fundamentally change the way society functions. If the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor could be counted as one such event, it launching the US into WWII circa 1941-1945, then the attacks of 9/11 would also fit this criterion, it ushering in the US-led, Global War on Terror. A difference between the two, however, and subsequently a characterization of the latter that makes it arguably even more impactful, is the fact it has been going on for more than 13 years. And while some would like the world to believe that the US has turned that ‘terrorist’ page in its history, highlighted by the successful assassination of Osama Bin Laden, it is becoming all too clear that the US, and the world, are smackdab in the middle of the story, with no clear conclusion in sight. The truth has unwelcomingly shone through with a clear consensus that “…Al Qaeda [is] stronger than ever.” 1 Adding to the terrorism problem is the emergence of another, more extreme group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Despite ISIS’s extra-ordinary level of cruelty, its ideology has still managed to resonate with many around the world, evidenced by its increasing membership; it having garnered an estimated “20,000” new recruits from “90 different countries.” 2 Finally, while on the topic of past and recent, history-shaping events, it is the goal of the US and its Intelligence Community (IC) to prevent such events from happening in the future. One possible scenario that is becoming easier to visualize and closer to actualization, is Iran’s attainment and subsequent use of nuclear weapons. On the topic of a nuclear Iran, legal expert and Harvard Law School Professor, Alan Dershowitz, has said, “ISIS is nothing compared to [Iran]…[it] is a passing blip…If [Iran] become[s] a nuclear weapons power, they will become the most dangerous country in the world today.” 3 What, then, is to be done? In the face of the growing and current threat of terrorism, to the possible, future threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, what can be done? Is there a strategy that the IC can implement to eliminate and prevent these threats? The answers to these questions can be found by looking to an intelligence gathering discipline that is nearly as old as mankind itself, and one in which history provides
1 Ali Soufan, “The Sad Legacy of 9/11: ISIS and Al Qaeda are Stronger than Ever,” The Guardian, 2014, accessed March 1, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/11/-sp-9-11-isis-al-qaida-13-years
2 Joshua Berlinger, “The Names: Who has been recruited to ISIS from the West,” CNN, 2015, accessed March 1, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/25/world/isis-western-recruits/
3 Courtney Coren, “Alan Dershowitz: ISIS is a ‘Passing Blip’ Compared to Iran,” News Max, 2015, accessed March 1, 2015, http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/Alan-Dershowitz-Iran- ISIS/2015/02/26/id/627101/
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Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Whether it is our inability to imagine what can happen, our disbelief in it actually occurring, or our ineffectiveness or corruption to really prepare, we may be in serious peril from future threats that invariably await us. When that earthquake that we know is overdue hits the west coast hard, or a nuclear ICBM from North Korea or Iran hits somewhere in our mainland, or the next bio-weapon from China strikes our masses, or Russia cripples our satellites and Internet with one of their hidden Trojans or a zero-day cyber-attack, we can all shake our heads in utter disbelief again at how unprepared we are for the “next one.”
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal Like it or not, every rocket, every suicide bomber, every attacker will be met and defeated—from north to south and east to west—because the Jewish people will not be driven out; this is our last stand and we will survive.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: It’s not enough to just put up a show of some limited and hollow resistance; rather, when we do fight, it must be with our full determination to win. Unfortunately, too often we have gone in militarily with “shock and awe,” but turned abruptly tail in a politically wishy-washy “shame and retreat.” It’s high time to make U.S. deterrence mean something inescapably formidable once again.
America Is the Target; Israel Is the Front Line _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs...Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This is not about free speech but about a takeover of America. These vile terrorist supporters are using our very Constitution against us as they falsely cry Islamophobia and free speech, all the while impeding, threatening, and committing acts of violence against students, citizens, and an orderly democracy. It is time for Americans to stop being complacent or fooled by their terrorist talking points and rhetoric of hate, racism, and Communist ideology. In the face of this evil, we are finally seeing Patriots emerge, proudly carrying and defending the American flag, singing the Star-Spangled Banner, and boldly chanting USA!
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: It is time to finally and fully acknowledge the growing threat especially from Iran and take the necessary preemptive action to stop them before they follow Russia’s dangerous playbook to even greater global malice and consequence.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: he Israeli-Palestinian conflict is really about fear vs. humiliation. The Jews are fearful of the Palestinians and the Palestinians feel humiliated by the Jews. The Jewish people collectively suffer post-traumatic stress and anxiety disorders after millennia of persecution culminating in the Holocaust and multiple Wars in Israel against far greater Arab forces. Further, this has been perpetuated by decades of terrorism and Intifadas that have left the Jews feeling vulnerable in their own land of Israel. The net effect of this Jewish history and of being surrounded by hundreds of millions of Arabs, many resentful and angry, is that Jews are naturally afraid. At the same time, the Palestinians, as part of the greater Arabs, feel humiliated after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the carving up of their lands by the West and the colonialism and occupation that followed by Britain and France. More recently, the Palestinians feel humiliated by the founding of the State of Israel amidst the multitude of Arab lands of the Middle of East, as well as by the barrier wall and regular checkpoints that protects Israel from terrorist intruders, by the West Bank settlements (and actually by Jews anywhere in Israel), and by general Israeli military control over the territories.
INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND Certain events in US history seldom c.docxaryan532920
INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND
Certain events in US history seldom come along that have such an impact that they fundamentally change the way society functions. If the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor could be counted as one such event, it launching the US into WWII circa 1941-1945, then the attacks of 9/11 would also fit this criterion, it ushering in the US-led, Global War on Terror. A difference between the two, however, and subsequently a characterization of the latter that makes it arguably even more impactful, is the fact it has been going on for more than 13 years. And while some would like the world to believe that the US has turned that ‘terrorist’ page in its history, highlighted by the successful assassination of Osama Bin Laden, it is becoming all too clear that the US, and the world, are smackdab in the middle of the story, with no clear conclusion in sight. The truth has unwelcomingly shone through with a clear consensus that “…Al Qaeda [is] stronger than ever.” 1 Adding to the terrorism problem is the emergence of another, more extreme group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Despite ISIS’s extra-ordinary level of cruelty, its ideology has still managed to resonate with many around the world, evidenced by its increasing membership; it having garnered an estimated “20,000” new recruits from “90 different countries.” 2 Finally, while on the topic of past and recent, history-shaping events, it is the goal of the US and its Intelligence Community (IC) to prevent such events from happening in the future. One possible scenario that is becoming easier to visualize and closer to actualization, is Iran’s attainment and subsequent use of nuclear weapons. On the topic of a nuclear Iran, legal expert and Harvard Law School Professor, Alan Dershowitz, has said, “ISIS is nothing compared to [Iran]…[it] is a passing blip…If [Iran] become[s] a nuclear weapons power, they will become the most dangerous country in the world today.” 3 What, then, is to be done? In the face of the growing and current threat of terrorism, to the possible, future threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, what can be done? Is there a strategy that the IC can implement to eliminate and prevent these threats? The answers to these questions can be found by looking to an intelligence gathering discipline that is nearly as old as mankind itself, and one in which history provides
1 Ali Soufan, “The Sad Legacy of 9/11: ISIS and Al Qaeda are Stronger than Ever,” The Guardian, 2014, accessed March 1, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/11/-sp-9-11-isis-al-qaida-13-years
2 Joshua Berlinger, “The Names: Who has been recruited to ISIS from the West,” CNN, 2015, accessed March 1, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/25/world/isis-western-recruits/
3 Courtney Coren, “Alan Dershowitz: ISIS is a ‘Passing Blip’ Compared to Iran,” News Max, 2015, accessed March 1, 2015, http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/Alan-Dershowitz-Iran- ISIS/2015/02/26/id/627101/
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Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: In the end, we're dealing with a serious and determined Iranian adversary, along with their network of regional terrorist groups. Let's hope and pray that we have the strategic foresight to fully comprehend the multifaceted threat posed by Iran, both internally and externally, and that we take decisive action to implement the educational, political, and military solutions to neutralize the most dangerous global threat we face.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: The left protests that they have the moral high ground, but while they vie for power, they ostensibly don't seem to care whether, in the process, Tel Aviv is reduced to radioactive ash. Instead of being overly focused on power politics, let's listen to each other with respect and work together to constructively solve problems in a good way
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: While Russia continues to try and put the squeeze on Ukraine, the U.S. and NATO have committed to making them pay an enormous price in blood and treasure. While most of the world’s attention appears to be focused on Ukraine, Iran is quietly stockpiling nuclear weapons and preparing terrorist agents to attack—you know who. But thankfully, Israel and the U.S. can “walk and chew gum at the same time,” and Iran is not going unnoticed and, I would venture to say, will not go unpunished.
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Many condemn the actions of the Israeli government in their tactics to defend themselves but few have anything to say about Palestinian, Hezbollah, and Hamas rocket attacks on populated areas and suicide bombings against unarmed civilians (White 2017). The 2009 incursion of the Israeli Defense Force into Gaza was aimed at destroying weapon caches and capturing or killing terrorist group leaders seeking to kill innocent Israelis (White 2017). Destroying the rockets and their launch sites as well as the leaders directing these attacks obviously would have a positive effect on dissuading further attacks.
The bulldozing the Israeli government mandated against the family homes of suicide bombers would help to discourage bombings (White 2017). If a bomber chose to carry out a suicide bombing because for one reason, terrorist organizations would compensate their families; if the bomber knew ahead of time that his or her family home would be demolished that would negate any financial reward their family would receive and hopefully end the act of suicide bombing (White 2017). White (2017) notes that the Israelis also chose to bulldoze some homes around Jerusalem and the West Bank in order to build a wall, and studies have shown that the wall has greatly reduced the number of suicide bombings in Israel (Klukowski 2015).
Another controversial Israeli policy are the assassinations the Israelis have carried out, not just in Gaza and the West Bank, but one recent notable assassination in Dubai (White, 2017). Mahmud al Mabbuh, a Palestinian military leader, was killed in his hotel in Dubai in 2010 by operatives of Mossad (White 2017). Similarly, the Obama administration authorized the killing of an American citizen in Yemen because he was part of a terrorist group (Ingram and Whiteside 2017). Anwar al-Awlaki and his American daughter were killed in a operation in Yemen with only the President’s approval, albeit al-Awlaki’s daughter was killed accidentally but his son was killed in a separate drone strike two weeks later (Ingram and Whiteside 2017). White (2017) writes that the Israeli policy has reduced terrorist attacks in Israel but the groups in the West Bank and Gaza have centralized leadership whereas other terrorist groups have a much more decentralized leadership, such as the Islamic State’s overseas operations. It is possible that Palestinian leadership thinks twice before directing attacks if they suspect they will be assassinated for authorizing the attacks. The action against al-Awlaki by President Obama may not have had the far reaching deterrent effect the Israeli assassinations did and there is no legal justification for issuing a kill order against an American citizen. It is possible the President had information that an attack was imminent or the raid may have not presented any safe option t ...
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Right now, hate-filled anarchists, Marxists, and radicals are foaming and frothing at the mouth, very sure of themselves, and giving phony press conferences, posting “legal observers,” and surrounding and terrorizing innocent people, while the authorities and law enforcement seem to do little to nothing.
Every one of these bad actors has had their fun and lived out their fantasy of independence and “saving the world” (not!) and now it is time when they will pay the piper for their knowing misdeeds. The parents, institutions, “professors,” and our politicians need to wake up now, restore truth and order, and salvage what is left of the shattered credibility and lives of these unfortunate and misguided souls.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We can no longer go back to business as usual! The usual must be upended, and Gaza must be militarily conquered, period. All the Israeli hostages need to be found and brought home, even if it means excruciating house-to-house searches and street-by-street battles; it is better to fight it out once and for all in Gaza than endlessly in the cities of Israel. Finally, Gaza's military and terrorist apparatus must be completely eradicated. The strip must be divided, secured, and demilitarized permanently.
This attack by Hamas is just a small prelude to what is to come with Iran and its terrorist proxies. If we don't want to see mushroom clouds rising over the Middle East and Europe, Israel and the United States must once and for all deal definitively with Iran's nuclear and terrorist capability—no more ifs, ands, or buts.
None of us wants to see any more bloodshed pouring forth on Israeli streets and fields, children abducted, women brutally raped, men held captive and tortured, and the Holy Land scorched by missiles and flames. There should never any more be the illusion of "land for peace" or of a two-state solution when what they want is to drive the Jews into the sea! Astute political engagement has its place in dealmaking and genuine peace-making, but now is the time for skilled military strategy, engagement, and the resounding defeat of our enemies.
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Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Judaism teaches that our mission in life is to connect to G-d, the source of all. In connecting to the source, we are supposed to empty ourselves of vanity and materialism so that we can be filled with the Divine holiness.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: On college campuses across America, why do we hear "free Palestine" but not "free Ukraine" when the Ukrainian issue is so much larger and more deadly?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This year at Passover seder, I had the privilege to sit next to an elderly Jewish lady, whom I’ll call Esther. We sat together at a Chabad seder, and on the wall next to us was a beautiful painting of the Rebbe.
My wife and I were spellbound by his lifelike holy image, especially his knowing, piercing blue eyes. In fact, we joked that it would be funny if the eyes started to move back and forth in the painting. Esther, who was sitting directly next to me, overheard us and proceeded to tell me some amazing stories about the Rebbe, which I am pleased to be able to share with all of you.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We have all been following the horrific news and video clips coming out of our American universities of blatant antisemitism coupled with intimidation, harassment, barring of access, and violence from Hamas terrorist protesters against Jewish students and faculty under the false guise of blaring calls for Palestinian freedom “from the river to the sea.”
As our enemies gleefully chant, “There is only one solution, intifada revolution” and “by any (violent, abhorrent) means necessary,” we must answer with our “one solution” and that is to hold accountable the corrupt and even criminal institutions and leadership that are openly permitting this to occur.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Modern-day anti-Semitism has taken the form of pro-Hamas supporters on our campuses and in our cities who pretend that they are fighting against colonialism and an occupation of Palestine. They strategically disguise their Jew-hatred by falsely portraying themselves as the victims of oppression. Instead of showing themselves as the vile racists that they are, they attempt to hide as wolves in sheep's clothing. They do this to try and get the world's sympathy and take the mantle of morality and legitimacy through lies and distortion. In so doing, they can call for resistance, intifada, and jihad, and "by any (murderous and abhorrent) means necessary," all the while pretending to be virtuous.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: One of the great issues in dealing with life is what happens when we die. Is it “game over” and we are gone for good, or as Jews we believe that while our bodies die, our souls live on in eternity with Hashem. However, another scenario to deal with is if we still have imperfections that we need to work on, does G-d bring us back again through the reincarnation of our souls (“Gilgul Neshamot”) to continue the process of learning, growth, and perfecting ourselves?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Day after day, week after week now, we see the vile Hamas terrorist supporters acting out in public, screaming, cursing, threatening, blocking, harassing, burning flags, pushing, prodding, and violently attacking others (i.e., Zionists and Jews). In any normal situation, the police would be there protecting the innocent, stopping the harassment, and arresting the violent agitators. But these days, what do we see? The police seem to be doing virtually nothing to stop them.
Without any serious consequences from our law enforcement, courts, or politicians, we can expect things to continue to escalate and get more dangerous.
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Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: While Russia continues to try and put the squeeze on Ukraine, the U.S. and NATO have committed to making them pay an enormous price in blood and treasure. While most of the world’s attention appears to be focused on Ukraine, Iran is quietly stockpiling nuclear weapons and preparing terrorist agents to attack—you know who. But thankfully, Israel and the U.S. can “walk and chew gum at the same time,” and Iran is not going unnoticed and, I would venture to say, will not go unpunished.
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Many condemn the actions of the Israeli government in their tactics to defend themselves but few have anything to say about Palestinian, Hezbollah, and Hamas rocket attacks on populated areas and suicide bombings against unarmed civilians (White 2017). The 2009 incursion of the Israeli Defense Force into Gaza was aimed at destroying weapon caches and capturing or killing terrorist group leaders seeking to kill innocent Israelis (White 2017). Destroying the rockets and their launch sites as well as the leaders directing these attacks obviously would have a positive effect on dissuading further attacks.
The bulldozing the Israeli government mandated against the family homes of suicide bombers would help to discourage bombings (White 2017). If a bomber chose to carry out a suicide bombing because for one reason, terrorist organizations would compensate their families; if the bomber knew ahead of time that his or her family home would be demolished that would negate any financial reward their family would receive and hopefully end the act of suicide bombing (White 2017). White (2017) notes that the Israelis also chose to bulldoze some homes around Jerusalem and the West Bank in order to build a wall, and studies have shown that the wall has greatly reduced the number of suicide bombings in Israel (Klukowski 2015).
Another controversial Israeli policy are the assassinations the Israelis have carried out, not just in Gaza and the West Bank, but one recent notable assassination in Dubai (White, 2017). Mahmud al Mabbuh, a Palestinian military leader, was killed in his hotel in Dubai in 2010 by operatives of Mossad (White 2017). Similarly, the Obama administration authorized the killing of an American citizen in Yemen because he was part of a terrorist group (Ingram and Whiteside 2017). Anwar al-Awlaki and his American daughter were killed in a operation in Yemen with only the President’s approval, albeit al-Awlaki’s daughter was killed accidentally but his son was killed in a separate drone strike two weeks later (Ingram and Whiteside 2017). White (2017) writes that the Israeli policy has reduced terrorist attacks in Israel but the groups in the West Bank and Gaza have centralized leadership whereas other terrorist groups have a much more decentralized leadership, such as the Islamic State’s overseas operations. It is possible that Palestinian leadership thinks twice before directing attacks if they suspect they will be assassinated for authorizing the attacks. The action against al-Awlaki by President Obama may not have had the far reaching deterrent effect the Israeli assassinations did and there is no legal justification for issuing a kill order against an American citizen. It is possible the President had information that an attack was imminent or the raid may have not presented any safe option t ...
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Right now, hate-filled anarchists, Marxists, and radicals are foaming and frothing at the mouth, very sure of themselves, and giving phony press conferences, posting “legal observers,” and surrounding and terrorizing innocent people, while the authorities and law enforcement seem to do little to nothing.
Every one of these bad actors has had their fun and lived out their fantasy of independence and “saving the world” (not!) and now it is time when they will pay the piper for their knowing misdeeds. The parents, institutions, “professors,” and our politicians need to wake up now, restore truth and order, and salvage what is left of the shattered credibility and lives of these unfortunate and misguided souls.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We can no longer go back to business as usual! The usual must be upended, and Gaza must be militarily conquered, period. All the Israeli hostages need to be found and brought home, even if it means excruciating house-to-house searches and street-by-street battles; it is better to fight it out once and for all in Gaza than endlessly in the cities of Israel. Finally, Gaza's military and terrorist apparatus must be completely eradicated. The strip must be divided, secured, and demilitarized permanently.
This attack by Hamas is just a small prelude to what is to come with Iran and its terrorist proxies. If we don't want to see mushroom clouds rising over the Middle East and Europe, Israel and the United States must once and for all deal definitively with Iran's nuclear and terrorist capability—no more ifs, ands, or buts.
None of us wants to see any more bloodshed pouring forth on Israeli streets and fields, children abducted, women brutally raped, men held captive and tortured, and the Holy Land scorched by missiles and flames. There should never any more be the illusion of "land for peace" or of a two-state solution when what they want is to drive the Jews into the sea! Astute political engagement has its place in dealmaking and genuine peace-making, but now is the time for skilled military strategy, engagement, and the resounding defeat of our enemies.
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Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Judaism teaches that our mission in life is to connect to G-d, the source of all. In connecting to the source, we are supposed to empty ourselves of vanity and materialism so that we can be filled with the Divine holiness.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: On college campuses across America, why do we hear "free Palestine" but not "free Ukraine" when the Ukrainian issue is so much larger and more deadly?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This year at Passover seder, I had the privilege to sit next to an elderly Jewish lady, whom I’ll call Esther. We sat together at a Chabad seder, and on the wall next to us was a beautiful painting of the Rebbe.
My wife and I were spellbound by his lifelike holy image, especially his knowing, piercing blue eyes. In fact, we joked that it would be funny if the eyes started to move back and forth in the painting. Esther, who was sitting directly next to me, overheard us and proceeded to tell me some amazing stories about the Rebbe, which I am pleased to be able to share with all of you.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We have all been following the horrific news and video clips coming out of our American universities of blatant antisemitism coupled with intimidation, harassment, barring of access, and violence from Hamas terrorist protesters against Jewish students and faculty under the false guise of blaring calls for Palestinian freedom “from the river to the sea.”
As our enemies gleefully chant, “There is only one solution, intifada revolution” and “by any (violent, abhorrent) means necessary,” we must answer with our “one solution” and that is to hold accountable the corrupt and even criminal institutions and leadership that are openly permitting this to occur.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Modern-day anti-Semitism has taken the form of pro-Hamas supporters on our campuses and in our cities who pretend that they are fighting against colonialism and an occupation of Palestine. They strategically disguise their Jew-hatred by falsely portraying themselves as the victims of oppression. Instead of showing themselves as the vile racists that they are, they attempt to hide as wolves in sheep's clothing. They do this to try and get the world's sympathy and take the mantle of morality and legitimacy through lies and distortion. In so doing, they can call for resistance, intifada, and jihad, and "by any (murderous and abhorrent) means necessary," all the while pretending to be virtuous.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: One of the great issues in dealing with life is what happens when we die. Is it “game over” and we are gone for good, or as Jews we believe that while our bodies die, our souls live on in eternity with Hashem. However, another scenario to deal with is if we still have imperfections that we need to work on, does G-d bring us back again through the reincarnation of our souls (“Gilgul Neshamot”) to continue the process of learning, growth, and perfecting ourselves?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Day after day, week after week now, we see the vile Hamas terrorist supporters acting out in public, screaming, cursing, threatening, blocking, harassing, burning flags, pushing, prodding, and violently attacking others (i.e., Zionists and Jews). In any normal situation, the police would be there protecting the innocent, stopping the harassment, and arresting the violent agitators. But these days, what do we see? The police seem to be doing virtually nothing to stop them.
Without any serious consequences from our law enforcement, courts, or politicians, we can expect things to continue to escalate and get more dangerous.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Since October 7, it has become almost a daily chorus by Hamas and their supporters around the world condemning Israel for “occupation.” However, if you really examine the facts, it becomes clear that the word occupation is nothing more than propaganda and a tool of radical Islam for hate, intifada, jihad, and terrorism.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: There are countless shakeups and wake-up calls of life that span from small to large crises that test our faith and ability to cope. In whatever circumstances we find ourselves, it's not about escaping from the difficulties, but finding G-d even when he seems absent or hidden from us. G-d is there, and so is a path toward overcoming the challenges, sanctifying our lives, and finding our meaning and significance.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Tick-tock.
The days are, oh, so long.
The years of the past now seem so short.
I am waiting for salvation.
In my heart, I pray over and over:
“Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d,
King of the Universe,
Who sets free those in bonds.”
I know you are coming to rescue me.
I am waiting for you.
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Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: One of the toughest things to bear is when our enemies hypocritically use psychological projection and try to turn the tables, calling us "Baby Killers," "Rapists," and "Nazis," when this is exactly the criminal behavior that the Hamas terrorists perpetrated at the October 7 massacre in Southern Israel.
For Israel, it's as if being barbarically attacked and victimized with the rape and mutilation of women, beheadings and burnings of babies, and murders and abductions of young and old aren't enough. But then to suffer the grotesque turning of reality on its head by having the perpetrators of these crimes call you out as the aggressor is beyond imagination.
As we approach the Jewish holiday of Purim, we have to maintain our ultimate faith in the Almighty that those corrupt evildoers who seek our destruction "by any means necessary" will ultimately themselves face justice like the evil Haman (perhaps the forefather of Hamas).
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: What blind love and hate do have in common is an irrational mob mentality that destroys one's ability to think rationally and morally. When you either deprive people of real information and outside perspectives, brainwash them, or create a sense of baseless fear and anger, you can bring out a real destructive side of humanity that borders on the psychotic and sociopathic. Thus, when people get back to their family, friends, and "real life," similar to when Hitler was killed and the Nazis and their propaganda machine were defeated, then perspective and normalcy could return. This is why it's so important to fight the fake news and brainwashing that are so prevalent right now.
In the end, love is not actually blind, but hate most certainly is completely blind, deaf, and utterly dumb.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Foes are turned into friends.
Families grow rather than attend early funerals.
Communities bustle and prosper rather than lie as dying evacuated ghost towns.
We all become part of a community of nations working to solve life's biggest problems, instead of planning how to maim and kill each other with greater pinpoint accuracy and effect.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We know that Israel wants more than anything to live in peace and that they have tried virtually everything to make peace with their neighbors, including multiple offerings of a state for the Palestinians (and even giving in to practically their every demand, often to the Israelis own detriment), only to meet with one repeated rejection after another reiterating the Arab League's Khartoum Resolution: "no peace with Israel, no negotiation with Israel, and no recognition of Israel."
After October 7, the deadly abuse absolutely could not continue any longer.
There is a time to walk away and a time for necessary action.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: While there are many factors that contribute to our national success, certainly if we are going to be able to confront the challenges we face both at home and abroad, we must have strong and courageous leadership. Not only to unite us but also to evoke our very best, we need leadership that commands respect from both left and right, with a mighty and passionate vision that moves us not only to farseeing human progress but equally to moral righteousness. With this, we can instill pride in both who we are and where we are going and not be in fear of what’s threatening our streets or our shores anymore.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: In my opinion, the only tactical way to rescue the hostages is to locate and map the tunnel they are hiding in and then gas them all to sleep. The gas would need to be carefully regulated so as not to alert the terrorists that it is being used and not to harm the hostages. The gas needs to be odorless and colorless (like nitrous oxide) to camouflage its use, and the Israeli commandos will need to be hairpin-ready to blow the blast doors and get in to rescue the hostages.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Everything that happens in this world has not only a physical dimension but a spiritual one as well. Our very existence is a combination of body and soul, so naturally they work together in tandem. And our physical well-being must be matched by our spiritual alignment with God.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: With the October 7 invasion, Hamas was after something much bigger and more important to them than the one-day massacre of Israelis; they wanted a massive blood libel against Israel to turn the world against them.
Just like Hamas used a barrage of missiles on the day of their attack to divert from their invasion, so too was the invasion and massacre itself a manipulative provocation, for any forceful response whatsoever automatically turns the perception of Israel into the “genocidal” aggressors.
To our great detriment, Hamas’s strategy was largely successful. They inflicted significant damage on Israel and the Jewish people not only through sheer terrorism but also through the insidious setup for Israel to be perceived as the perpetrator rather than the victim. However, now it is Israel's turn not only to destroy Hamas and rescue the hostages but also to set the record straight.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: On October 7, of the almost 1,200 people massacred that day, 364 were at the music festival. No one can say why anyone lost their lives, were brutally tortured and raped, or were abducted by these radical Islamic terrorists that day—it was pure evil—but like me missing Rosh Hashanah years ago, people at Supernova were also misplaced from the holy Shabbat services and the singing and dancing with the Torahs for the holiday. This is a kind of Jewish tragedy.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: While we should continually strive to promote mutual understanding and empowerment, we must also call out the false messiah of wokeism for what it is: a hateful, corrupt, and self-righteous ideology of entitlement and dictatorship. Instead of wokeism endlessly talking about victimhood, trying to turn one against another, and taking "all you can get," we should instead take a more positive and unifying approach that includes strong individual and family values, hard work, constructive reform, and of course, faith in the One above.
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The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
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Preventing a Future October 7 _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs.pdf
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Preventing a Future
October 7
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After the October 7 massacre by Hamas in southern Israel, there will be deep
and penetrating investigations into such a massive security lapse.
How Could This Have Happened to Israel?
We’ve heard everything, from that no one believed that Hamas was capable of
such a large and sophisticated attack in 2023 and that the “IDF doesn’t prepare
itself for things it thinks impossible” to others who have blamed the Shabbat
and Simchat Torah holidays (like the unpreparedness for the 1973 Yom Kippur
War fifty years earlier) for the reduced military and police presence to safeguard
the border and protect the communities and people.
However, considering that Israel is well aware of the deep and violent hatred of
designated terrorist organizations like Hamas (which was founded back in 1987
with a charter to destroy Israel), Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah, all supported by
state terror sponsor Iran (which has been in a “war between wars” with Israel
almost as far back as the 1979 radical Islamic revolution), and has been fighting
for its existence in an almost endless series of wars of independence since 1948,
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it is self-evident that Israel has enemies with the motive and determination to
wage a brutal and relentless war against it.
Further, with the capacity of these terror organizations to dig hundreds of miles
of terror tunnels, send endless barrages of rockets and missiles into Israeli
civilian centers, and conduct cross-border raids attacking and abducting Israelis
(such as in 2006, across both the Lebanese border and from Gaza, snatching
Gilad Shalit and keeping him hostage for five years), there was really every
precedent in the book for Israel security mavens to have foreseen the events of
October 7.
Perhaps we can cough up the security lapses of October 7 due to over-reliance
on new and advanced technology (cyber, sensors, drones, artificial intelligence,
and more), as well as a good dose of hubris in Israel’s rise as an economic and
military power in addition to its newly founded and growing acceptance and
peace with Arab neighbors (such as the Abraham Accords of 2020). Yet none of
this should be an excuse for the successful Hamas attack that killed 1,200
unsuspecting Israelis and resulted in the abduction of 240 more, and that led to
Israel’s largest war in Gaza ever.
Have We Seen This Happen Elsewhere?
There have been many notorious surprise attacks in history, including, of
course, on the United States, whether in Pearl Harbor in 1941 or at the World
Trade Center and Pentagon in 2001.
Additionally, we don’t have to look too far to see another major war going on
between Ukraine and Russia. While the Ukraine war with superpower Russia is
not the same as Israel’s war with the terrorist organization Hamas hiding
behind human shields and in a vast tunnel network, we can still see a similar
inability to perceive the threat that was at their door.
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Even after the surprise attack in 2014 that took Crimea and other large sections
of Ukraine’s east, and despite eight years of trench warfare leading up to the
February 2022 massive attack by Russia with hundreds of thousands of troops
from the north, east, and south, we still saw Ukrainians shopping, dancing, and
eating in cafes, apparently oblivious or disbelieving of the devastating war that
was about to hit them and has been going on for almost two years now with
perhaps half a million dead and millions more displaced or as refugees.
Why Do We Get Lulled Into a Sense of Complacency?
Aside from over-dependence on technology and our perceived abilities to solve
problems and a sense of misplaced infallibility once we have become “sated and
fat,” there are certainly other reasons that we miss the mark in terms of
recognizing the terrible threats out there.
As human beings, for example, while we have wonderful imaginations that help
us innovate and build towards a better future, we also have challenges that limit
our ability to perceive threats, whether it’s being overly optimistic, not wanting
to “cry wolf,” or shying away from anxiety-producing and depressing topics like
people that want to attack and kill us. It could be said that every day people
already have enough on their plates just trying to earn a living, take care of their
families, deal with health and other issues, and get through the day without
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having to worry about the next nightmare scenario, even when it is staring them
in the face.
Additionally, considering that there are so many possible threats out there from
environmental catastrophes (e.g., global warming or an asteroid hitting our
planet), economic turbulence (e.g., the next big downturn or market crash),
political and social instability (e.g., the dysfunction of government and various
social disorders including communism and even anarchy), let alone military and
cyber threats from Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, as well as terrorists
with the potential use, one day, of weapons of mass destruction that our minds
and psyches simply can’t deal with confronting and coping with all of these.
Further, it cannot be ignored that there was almost a full year of deep
polarization in Israel (e.g., judicial reform), endless weekly protests, and
political disaffection and disorder leading up to the Hamas attack and this
cannot be ruled out as an incubator for letting down of the guard with our
enemies.
Finally, it must be said that often the most pernicious threat is that of the
“insider threat,” who has the access and ability to tamper with and/or bring
down our defenses before our adversaries. What role this may have played in the
October 7 attack by Hamas, who was able to not only cross the border en masse
but literally rampage for hours, if not days, virtually unimpeded, remains a
question that deserves to be fully explored.
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What Can We Do to Improve Our Ability to Prepare for Crisis?
Listen, as we’ve seen, there are limits to our abilities and desire to face the
abyss. Nevertheless, we owe it to ourselves and our loved ones to try our best to
prepare for a crisis or catastrophe. We have scarce resources and lots of national
debt, so we need to apply our resources strategically.
First and foremost, we need more and better capability to think outside the box
and see things not only as they appear, but what’s behind the curtain as well.
War gaming, planning, modeling and simulation, and using artificial
intelligence are just some of the tools at our disposal for breaking the paradigm
and thinking about what’s possible and even what’s probable. Most importantly,
we need a diversity of thinking to end the groupthink and mind-numbing stasis
of seeing things only as we think they are and not as they really are or could be.
Whether we employ think tanks and advisory boards; military and intelligence
assets; strategic planners, futurists, and statisticians; technologists, scientists,
and engineers; psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists to get into the
heads of our adversaries or the realm of the unthinkable, we must break down
the barriers to novel thinking and creative solutions. Along with faith in the
Almighty and a strong, technologically advanced, and well-trained IDF, this
deep planning must become the bedrock of our security preparedness.
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Just a simplified example: when I look at October 7 and see the Hamas terrorists
rampaging over the Israeli border, I can’t help but look at Ukraine and Russia’s
war, where they have been building fortified “borders” with trenches, razor wire
fences, anti-tank obstacles (e.g., concrete dragon teeth), minefields, troops,
drones, and more to stop the advancing enemy. Whether it is a mechanized
armor force attacking in Ukraine or hordes of terrorists at the Israeli border, we
must be open to applying new and layered defenses and prepared to stop them
in their tracks and not even get near, and certainly not over, the border to hurt
and kill innocent civilians.
Recently, I overheard a conversation with someone being discharged from the
hospital, and the nurse said to the patient something that took me aback. She
goes rather bluntly: “I hope I never see you again.” In response, the patient,
gleeful to be getting out of the hospital, responded in kind, “And I hope I never
see you again!” This is sort of the way I feel about the threats at our doorstep.
We need to be brave, eyes wide open, and dutifully prepared so that we can say
to Hamas or whatever threats are awaiting us, “I want to never see you again,
and I mean it!”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Andy Blumenthal is a dynamic, award-winning leader who writes frequently about Jewish life,
culture, and security. All opinions are his own.
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