From Israel with Love

From Israel with Love: The High Price of Deceptive Peace

For decades, the sirens have dictated the rhythm of life in Southern Israel. For the families in Sderot, Ashkelon, and the kibbutzim dotting the Gaza envelope, the concept of a “peaceful weekend” has long been an oxymoron. We have lived under the shadow of a neighbor whose primary export is not goods or culture, but terror. This is the reality of “From Hamas with Love,” a twisted irony where the gift offered to the Jewish state is consistently one of fire, metal, and psychological warfare.

The Stolen Sabbath and the Iron Shield
Imagine the arrival of Shabbat. In any other part of the world, this is a time for reflection, family, and rest. In Southern Israel, it has too often been a time of frantic sprints to fortified rooms. Little children, their eyes wide with a fear no child should know, are robbed of the simple dignity of sleeping in their own beds. They look to their parents and ask, “Mom, Dad, why can’t I sleep in my room tonight?” What answer can a parent give? How do you explain that across a fence, there are those who view your very existence as a provocation? The parents swallow their own anxiety, masking the trembling of their hands as they usher their toddlers into bombshelters. They pray for the Iron Dome, that miracle of Israeli ingenuity, to intercept the evil shelling once again. But while the Iron Dome saves lives, it cannot save a childhood from the trauma of the Red Alert.

The cruelty of Hamas knows no bounds. It isn’t just the rockets; it is the insidious nature of their “gifts.” We have seen the kites and balloons, symbols of childhood joy, repurposed as delivery systems for fire and death. A father walks in a field with his children, enjoying the Mediterranean sun, only to see his child reach for a colorful book lying in the grass. “STOP!” he screams, realizing the book is a boobytrap packed with explosives. This is the “love” Hamas sends to Jewish children in their ancestral homeland.

The Trump Doctrine: A Naive Facade
In recent times, we were told a new era had dawned. We were told that the war was over and that the “great protector” Donald Trump had secured a peace that would earn him a Nobel Prize. There is no denying the relief felt when hostages returned home, a success we hold dear, yet we must look at the fine print of this “fantastic” deal. True peace is not merely the absence of immediate gunfire; it is the removal of the threat of annihilation. The strategic landscape shifted in a way that feels more like a betrayal than a blessing. By installing a “Board of Peace” comprised of nations like Qatar, Pakistan, and Turkey, the administration invited Israel’s most vocal detractors to sit at the bedside of her security. Qatar, the financier of Hamas leadership; Turkey, whose rhetoric grows more hostile by the day; and Pakistan, a nation with no diplomatic ties to Jerusalem.

To place the keys to Israel’s safety in the hands of those who fund or cheer her enemies is not diplomacy; it is a dangerous gamble with Jewish lives.
Furthermore, the restrictions placed upon the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are a chokehold on our right to self-defense. Israel has been specifically forbidden from acting against the remaining Hamas cells in Gaza. While we are forced to sit on our hands, the serpent is regrowing its head. Hamas members are multiplying, regrouping, and explicitly swearing to repeat the atrocities of October 7 ten times over. When a terrorist organization tells you they plan to commit a massacre, you should believe them. To prevent the sovereign state of Israel from neutralizing that threat is an act of “love” that Israel cannot afford.

The Necessity of Eternal Vigilance
The “tremendous naivety” of global leaders who believe that Hamas can be tamed through boardrooms and concessions is a threat to the survival of the Zionist dream. We are waiting for the inevitable moment when Israel is forced to pick up her weapons again. It will not take long, because the ideology of hate does not dissolve with a handshake in a foreign capital.
Israel must remain on guard. We cannot rely on the whims of old men in distant lands who view our survival as a secondary concern to their political legacies. The era of total dependence on a single superpower must evolve. Israel is a global leader in technology, agriculture, and security; it is time to solidify a new network of alliances that respect our sovereignty and our right to exist without apology.

We must look toward the East and the South. New partnerships with emerging and established powers like India, Japan, Argentina, and China must be forged on the basis of mutual interest and respect for national integrity. We need allies who understand that a strong Israel is the only bulwark against the radicalism that threatens to destabilize the entire region.

From Israel with Love
The world often asks why we are so stubborn, why we refuse to “compromise” on our security. The answer is simple: we have nowhere else to go. This is our home. We only want to live like all other people in the world, in harmony and in our own land.
If the world wants to send us “love,” let it be the love of truth. Let it be the recognition that Hamas is a genocidal cult that must be dismantled, not managed. Until then, Israel will stand tall. We will protect our children. We will guard our borders. And we will ensure that the light of Zion continues to shine, regardless of the shadows cast by those who claim to be our “protectors.”
From the heart of the Jewish people, we send a message of resilience. We are here, we are strong, and we will not be moved.

From Israel, with love.