The Holy Land is Burning: Israel at War

“When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the
Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to
forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons. Peace will
come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate
us.”


― Golda Meir, A Land of Our Own: An Oral Autobiography


Early this past Saturday morning in Israel, while most Americans
were turning in for the night or already in bed, a coordinated
offensive launched from the Palestinian territory of Gaza into
towns and communes near its border with Jewish-controlled Israeli
territory. Their targets? Sleeping families and hundreds of
revelers at a music & dance festival promoting peace.


The attack is being called by some “Israel’s 9/11.” The death
toll, as of this episode’s publishing, is over 1,200 Israelis,
with over 2,700 wounded. Now, Israel is mobilizing for what some
believe will be an overwhelming and decisive counteroffensive.


The first guest on today’s special episode of The Adult in the
Room Podcast is Wayne Black, a security consultant and expert who
previously managed the security detail for former Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Black explains why he worries an
attack like the one seen out of Gaza this weekend can’t be ruled
out here in the US, and what individuals can do to maximize their
own safety and security in the event of danger.


Then, Victoria is joined to close the show by Major General Paul
E. Vallely, who gives his own analysis of the situation in
Israel, and opines on the US government’s response to the crisis.