October 11, 2019 “Their wine is the bitterness of cobras”     Ha’Azinu  32:33

Anyone who digests alt-right and Republican messaging from Breitbart and the Fox network as if it were actual news affirms the peculiar psychological device these outlets pursue by which those with particular beliefs will trust even implausible statements that nevertheless affirm those beliefs. Similarly, Jews, flattered by Trump’s pro-Israel gestures, are ignoring his withdrawal of military support for the mostly Kurdish Free Syria fighters, a Trump act of obeisance to Russia that will bring about a Turkish military incursion to destroy them. Putting Israel’s security at risk by strengthening Assad and permitting Turkish occupation of Syria must not be concealed behind Trump’s political gestures and nationalistic rhetoric. Time to change the channel!