Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and President Donald Trump have both secured their place in history
In the tense weeks leading up to the war, tens of thousands of graves were dug in Tel Aviv to prepare for the expected war dead. And the dread only increased in the days immediately before the war, when Prime Minister Levi Eshkol’s attempt to calm the nation in a radio address did precisely the opposite, as his voice cracked and he was barely comprehensible.
Then came the preemptive strike, in which Israel destroyed the air forces of Egypt and Syria on the ground, in the opening moments of the war, and thus secured total air control.
Sunday morning, the Jews of Israel experienced the same awakening from a nightmare, one that has lasted 46 years, from the outset of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. For more than two decades, Israel has lived under the specter of a nuclear Iran, which has vowed to wipe it off the map. And for more than a decade, Israel has been surrounded by a “ring of fire” on seven fronts of groups pledged to the cause, at least one of which, Hezbollah, was armed with over 130,000 missiles, many of them precision guided, capable of reaching every part of Israel.
The offensive capabilities of that seven-front “ring of fire” have been almost totally degraded since Simchas Torah 5784. And as of this morning, the three principal nuclear facilities belonging to Iran have been reduced to rubble.
Create a free account to keep reading.
