Yes. If this is Jihad — a Holy War — we must fight it with holy weapons. If the Jewish People return to their own basic truths, to their Torah and to their Land; if they understand who they are, why they are here, the significance of the Land of Israel; if they unite, come home and fulfill their historic role and mission, a basic shift will take place in the cosmic configuration and on the international political scene. There is a G-d, and He too has something to say about men's affairs. But He waits for Man to start the ball rolling.
Meanwhile, it is incumbent upon us all, and upon the Jewish People in particular, to raise the standard of truth and justice in a world rife with falsehood, and to do battle with Evil. Hitler was not a fairytale. The horror he engendered existed and had to be defeated.
Someday, our swords will indeed turn into ploughshares. War will cease and true peace — not the unjust, forced capitulation of an innocent nation — will reign supreme. Until then, we will keep trying — and praying.
JWR contributor Yaffa Ganz is the award-winning author of more than forty Jewish juvenile titles including the two-volume teen history "Sand and Stars --- A Jewish Journey Through Time" and the popular Savta Simcha Series.
Probably not--short of killing them all. The best option (IMHO) is "Transfer"--the wholesale transportation of EVERY "Palestinian" to Jordan or other Arab states. The borders are then "sealed" and no Arab permitted (legally) to enter Israel. Any found inside Israel should be instantly executed.
The Palestinians know what they are doing. They are slowly forcing the Jews toward a Nazi-like "final solution." The Jews know it too (perhaps unconciously) and it is driving them nuts which is precisely the desired effect.
The idea of "Transfer" is--yes--put them all on cattle cars or their equivalent. But the terminus is not the abattoir--it is Jordan, or Syria, or Saudi Arabia...permanently.
--Boris