In September of 1970, the Rolling Stones told the world to “Get Yer Ya-Yas Out.” Thrice Chai years later, the Israeli Defense Forces did exactly that. A precision strike rendered Yahya no more. The man whose surname comprised the words sin and war has now become a true environmentalist by involuntarily becoming one with Mother Earth.
The IDF welcomed Rosh Hashanah 5785 by liquidating Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The IDF’s 5785 Sukkos gun powder gift basket rid the world of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. One year and 10 days after masterminding the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Sinwar became a justifiable casualty of a war he unjustly started.
Sinwar was so evil that even the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN could not lament the death of an “austere religious scholar.” Even America’s State Department could not find a reason to criticize the Israeli strike. Even America’s Ivy League professors could not muster the most tepid of anti-Jewish criticisms. Even France and the rest of Old Europe failed to condemn Israel. Even United Nations diplomats took a break from meaningless non-binding anti-Israel resolutions. Sinwar was that bad.
The State Department did offer its typical ceasefire blather, but the United States presidential election has rendered them more impotent than usual. The Ceasefire Now crowd has been thoroughly discredited. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s total victory approach has been completely vindicated. The Jerusalem Post’s Caroline Glick, among the best in the business, is reporting that Netanyahu’s popularity is sky high.
Hamas could surrender and return every remaining Jewish hostage, but long-term tactical and strategic planning are not their strong suits. Expect Hamas to cry crocodile tears for their dearly departed terrorist leader. Expect Hamas to offer Israel a high-risk, zero reward prisoner exchange agreement that deserves immediate rejection. The horrendous 2011 Gilad Shalit deal is what freed Sinwar to begin with.
This leaves Bibi with an alternative high-risk, high-reward move left to make. After New Year’s with Nasrallah and Sukkos with Sinwar, the trilogy needs Simchas Torah with the Ayatollah. Jewish jolly requires removing Ali. International law prohibits the assassination of leaders of foreign nations, but that law can be repealed as easily as Iran’s Ali Khamenei himself. International law has not prevented Khamenei from trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Decades of terror render Khamenei the foulest of fair game.
So let us hold the Torah, dance the Horah, and reduce every single Iranian mullah to rubble to be deposited in some cave in Tora Bora.
Until then, raise that lulav sky high. Join it with an esrog and shake it all about. Do the Hokey Pokey and take all the mullahs out. To win this war, that’s what it’s all about.
As for the IDF, somebody with deep pockets needs to take every one of them out for sandwiches and cigars. Hoagies and stogies…they’ve earned it.
Eric Golub is a retired stockbrokerage and oil professional living in Los Angeles.
