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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-859641
Israel Under Fire
(Jerusalem Post) Gil Troy - Even before America joined and bombarded Iran, we in Israel - and the world - were much safer than on June 12. And we are far safer than we were on Oct. 7, 2023. Threats remain, but Israel restored deterrence, crushed Iran's proxies, and exposed Iran's dictatorship as weaker and more evil than most Westerners acknowledged. The mullahs have targeted Israeli civilians with over 800 ballistic missiles since April 2024. We and our loved ones are within millimeters or milliseconds of a hell that our enemies gleefully impose and much of the world justifies. But there's no place I'd rather be. Menace imperils Jerusalem during terrorist bursts, then the Gaza corridor on Oct. 7, then the Lebanese border for months, then, thanks to Iran, it reaches Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Beer Sheba, Haifa. Fortunately, the IDF blows the evil back onto our enemies. We're a resilient bunch. In Israel-under-fire, we laugh a little harder, hug and bless our kids more intensely, dance at weddings and other celebrations more furiously, and started rebuilding even as missiles kept detonating. Israelis live the eternal Jewish lesson not to ask God for lighter burdens, just broader shoulders and wider smiles. The writer, a Distinguished Scholar of North American History at McGill University, is a Senior Fellow in Zionist Thought at the Jewish People Policy Institute.