The problem is, Trump is NOT keeping Israel safe.....yet. The only thing that has kept Israel safe are the Iron Domes. I hope to Gd something does safeguard Israel and her future. But there is absolutely no proof yet that Trump is keeping Israel safe. Do you feel safe? Does Israel feel safe for your grandchildren? Putting faith in this stupid self-serving Bully may feel like a necessity and if we are lucky sometimes good things happen from bad leaders. It's happened in Jewish history before, but it has taken a huge amount of luck and Jewish ingenuity, and did I say luck??? but to view this Demon as some kind of savior who deserves a nobel prize for stepping up for the Jews while destroying everything in his path including democracy in his own country is more than this Jew in America can take.
I know I say this from my "privileged" far away place but I am still a proud Jew who believes in the absolute necessity of Zionism and Israel with deep regard for and deep worry for all of you on the front lines.
It is hard to know if any of this will make us safer or not. And I don’t believe Trump cares that much about Israel, or anything or anymore. I’m putting faith in the IDF to do the work they feel is necessary to limit the dangers to Israelis when this is all over. And I hope that that is all true.
HI Beth, you may want to read this interview that appeared in Haaretz on Friday with Mehrangiz Kar, a pioneering feminist in Iran and a leading voice among the country's exiles.
'I Fear Trump and Netanyahu Will Hand Ruins Over to the Iranian People and Say: We're Done Here'
"We have great doubts about whether Trump and Netanyahu are interested in the happiness and wellbeing of the Iranians. We are very apprehensive and concerned that they will hand ruins over to the Iranian people and say: 'We're done here.'"
I read this interview and it echoes what I wrote in my post earlier this week - https://bethsteinberg.substack.com/p/war-what-is-it-good-for?r=ym5ag - that is to say, they're not in this for us, for the Iranians, and for anything else than themselves. In the case of the US, they like "creating regime change," that doesn't lead to much of what anyone hoped, and if we consider Lebanon, is Israel doing enough to help the gov't deal with Hezbollah? Is that a better plan perhaps. Only time will tell.
The problem is, Trump is NOT keeping Israel safe.....yet. The only thing that has kept Israel safe are the Iron Domes. I hope to Gd something does safeguard Israel and her future. But there is absolutely no proof yet that Trump is keeping Israel safe. Do you feel safe? Does Israel feel safe for your grandchildren? Putting faith in this stupid self-serving Bully may feel like a necessity and if we are lucky sometimes good things happen from bad leaders. It's happened in Jewish history before, but it has taken a huge amount of luck and Jewish ingenuity, and did I say luck??? but to view this Demon as some kind of savior who deserves a nobel prize for stepping up for the Jews while destroying everything in his path including democracy in his own country is more than this Jew in America can take.
I know I say this from my "privileged" far away place but I am still a proud Jew who believes in the absolute necessity of Zionism and Israel with deep regard for and deep worry for all of you on the front lines.
And I know he is no savior. The world is not a world of saviors, more of despots and those whom we cannot trust even if we have to work together.
May you and yours stay safe Beth. May Israel emerge stronger in security and spirit...
It is hard to know if any of this will make us safer or not. And I don’t believe Trump cares that much about Israel, or anything or anymore. I’m putting faith in the IDF to do the work they feel is necessary to limit the dangers to Israelis when this is all over. And I hope that that is all true.
HI Beth, you may want to read this interview that appeared in Haaretz on Friday with Mehrangiz Kar, a pioneering feminist in Iran and a leading voice among the country's exiles.
'I Fear Trump and Netanyahu Will Hand Ruins Over to the Iranian People and Say: We're Done Here'
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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-03-05/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/i-fear-trump-and-netanyahu-will-hand-ruins-over-to-the-iranians-and-walk-away/0000019c-be4c-d7e7-a19c-bf5ffab50000?gift=c3ca0648caad4f29ab14fa2a479d83c3
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"We have great doubts about whether Trump and Netanyahu are interested in the happiness and wellbeing of the Iranians. We are very apprehensive and concerned that they will hand ruins over to the Iranian people and say: 'We're done here.'"
I read this interview and it echoes what I wrote in my post earlier this week - https://bethsteinberg.substack.com/p/war-what-is-it-good-for?r=ym5ag - that is to say, they're not in this for us, for the Iranians, and for anything else than themselves. In the case of the US, they like "creating regime change," that doesn't lead to much of what anyone hoped, and if we consider Lebanon, is Israel doing enough to help the gov't deal with Hezbollah? Is that a better plan perhaps. Only time will tell.