If you were to think that the current war against the Islamic Republic of Iran has been going on for just the past three weeks, you would be mistaken.  The war started in November 1979 when “students” attacked and hijacked the United States embassy in Tehran, taking 52 hostages for 444 days. This act of war has been reiterated daily for nearly 17,000 days, with Islamic Republic’s war cries against the United States, what they call “the Great Satan,” every day since with their chanting of “Death to America.” 

One might think they don’t really mean it, that maybe it just rhymes in Farsi like cheerleaders at a high school football game, encouraging their team. One would be wrong. Their launch this week of a missile that can reach 4000 kilometers is an indication of bigger aims than “just” to eradicate Israel (“the Little Satan”),or infiltrate radical Islam across the world. One would also be mistaken to think of the Iranian threat through the prism or how they want to see the world, rather than how the world – and the Islamic threat – really is. 

As I have been stranded in the United States for three weeks, unable to get home to Israel yet, I have used my time conducting dozens of media interviews and briefings to share a personal perspective and the truth of what’s actually happening and why this war is not only just, but necessary. 

One briefing and broad-based conversation was in response to a wide array of countless questions from people all over the world, looking for accurate information. 

For the past three weeks Israel and many Gulf Arab states have been under intense, nonstop bombardment from the Islamic Republic and its........

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