Ron Agam

On June 25, the Democratic voters of New York City—home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel—chose a mayoral candidate who has called for the dismantling of the Jewish state.

Let me be blunt: I feel sick. Watching Dominique de Villepin—the so-called “favorite politician of France”—still enjoy public esteem is nothing short of a national disgrace. 

Once the cradle of the enlightenment, of Diderot, Voltaire, and Simone Veil, it now tiptoes through a moral fog. 

Last night, history turned. In a joint triumph of intelligence and military precision, the United States struck and destroyed all three of Iran’s core nuclear sites—obliterating what remained of Tehran’s atomic ambitions. 

In a dramatic and unmistakable shift, Israeli leadership has drawn a new red line — not around nuclear sites or proxy militias, but around the very heart of the Iranian regime. 

In the annals of modern warfare, rarely has the world witnessed events of such intensity and unprecedented nature as those unfolding between Israel—a nation of merely 10 million people—and its arch-genocidal enemy, an empire encompassing 92 million inhabitants. 

In the dead of night, Israeli fighter jets did more than destroy missile sites — they shattered an illusion. The illusion that Iran remains a fearsome, untouchable regional power. That myth lies in ruins.

Let’s face it. Israel is fighting alone. This is not a war of choice—it’s a war of necessity.

Let us be absolutely clear about what happened today between Israel and Iran.

Another missile attack. Launched yesterday from Yemen, the Houthis once again targeted Israel—another move in a now-familiar pattern. 

In 1978, Prime Minister Menachem Begin made a fateful decision. He returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in exchange for peace—a sweeping territorial concession from a leader known for his uncompromising Zionism. 

On October 7, 2023, Israel endured the single deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. In a coordinated and barbaric assault, Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering over 1,200 people—babies, women, the elderly—many in their homes or at a music festival.