Israel Alone Refuses to Accept the Bloodstained Status Quo
The Jewish state vs. the do-nothing caucus.
June 19, 2025
An expedition of do-gooders receives jeers and projectiles from Arabs who know better.
Let’s turn now to one of the more minor—but most telling—stories of the past few days: a small group of Western activists who traveled to Egypt hoping to cross the border into Rafah to aid Palestinians there. In one of the many ironies of this mission, it may be the residents of Rafah who, despite the destruction of their city, are least in need of rescuing, as the IDF has largely driven out Hamas there. Brendan O’Neill comments:
The Jewish state vs. the do-nothing caucus.
The Jewish state in a microcosm—on a tugboat.
An expedition of do-gooders receives jeers and projectiles from Arabs who know better.
Judah Touro’s quiet philanthropy.
Eminent Jews.
Let’s turn now to one of the more minor—but most telling—stories of the past few days: a small group of Western activists who traveled to Egypt hoping to cross the border into Rafah to aid Palestinians there. In one of the many ironies of this mission, it may be the residents of Rafah who, despite the destruction of their city, are least in need of rescuing, as the IDF has largely driven out Hamas there. Brendan O’Neill comments:
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