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Each Terrorist Death Closes a Door to More Terrorism

Written July 20, 2026 Dear Mr. Zoosman, Regarding your latest article in the Jerusalem Post against the death penalty for convicted terrorists with blood on their hands (“ Israel's new death penalty law will only unlock more doors for terror ”, July 10, 2026), I must disagree with you. You say, “the death penalty is vengeance disguised as deterrence.” Sorry, there is no “disguise” here; it is unapologetically vengeance. And it is important to note that the Israeli death penalty would not be applicable to criminal activity or military actions conducted under international law. This death penalty law would only be for tried and convicted terrorists who target and murder innocents. Period. You state that the death penalty law has a simple lesson: “calls for death” will “fuel more killings.” I ask you, what do you base this conclusion on? There were no Israeli lawfare “calls for death” penalties before October 7. Israel has outstretched its hand in peace only to get it blown up. In yo...
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Who ya gonna to believe, me or your own eyes?

[edited version appeared in JNS.org . Full version below and on my Times of Israel blog .] In the classic Marx Brother’s 1933 movie “Duck Soup” the following exchange occurred between the actress Margaret Dumont playing Mrs. Gloria Teasdale and Chico Marx (dressed as Groucho). [Emphasis added.]:   Teasdale: Your Excellency, I thought you left. Chico: Oh no. I no leave. Teasdale:  But I saw you with my own eyes . Chico:  Well, who ya gonna believe me or your own eyes ? It seems this pattern is repeated today and with long-lasting dangerous results. All the noise being shouted by pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel advocates is being totally believed by you [if not you, still please read on] and their followers. You are believing it so deeply that some of you are committing crimes of violence, even murder, in support of these claims. Many, if not all, of you are also committing crimes of civil disobedience and harassment. As many of these criminal acts are comm...
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Know Thy Enemy, Which Could Be Thy Neighbor! - The Tamar Yonah Show [audio]

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 I was on a Podcast!   Thank you Tamar Yona and Israel News Talk Radio for hosting me on your recent podcast to discuss the release of the second book in my “In Their Own Words” series titled “What Do They Pray For?” Please listen to it here: The Tamar Yonah Show . Please visit the ‘ My Books ’ page. Thank you.
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Compare and Contrast Religions and Revolutions

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[https://jewishlink.news/compare-and-contrast-religions-revolutions-in-their-own-words-so-you-can-think-independently/] Compare and Contrast Religions and Revolutions In Their Own Words, So You Can Decide. [August 25, 2026] Whether we are religious, agnostic, or atheistic, what we pray for tells us a lot about who we are. By comparison, what they (Islam, Christianity, Judaism) pray for reveals who they really are, as well as what are their goals and aspirations. At least, according to the author of the newly released book “ What Do They Pray For? ” In the second of his “In Their Own Words” series, “ What Do They Pray For? ”, David S. Levine allows the reader to compare and contrast the three Abrahamic religions (Islam, Christianity, Judaism). The book explores and presents this question by comparing three themes: 1. How a religion deals with and relates to Disbelievers; 2. What is the religion’s position on Domination, Supremacy, and Conversion; and 3. What is its vision for Pe...
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