Defiant Ali Khamenei of Iran has so far fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at the state of Israel and hopes to acquire a nuclear bomb soon to complete his dream of doomsday for the Jews; he also wants to be seen as the ultimate messiah that delivered the “final solution”. This editorial examines the opaque reasoning behind his reckless gamble and what might be the endgame
Ali Khamenei sits atop the throne in Iran with his self-assigned pet project of exterminating the Jews sooner or later; the radical leader has no qualms about plunging the entire Middle East into a quagmire, just so that his sinister agenda is realized. The signs are ominous and to show how far he has gone, the stiff-necked Khamenei recently fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at the Jewish State! Khamenei sleeps and wakes up with this suicidal mission and brags about his country being a military powerhouse. Whether this is true remains to be seen, but what is clear is that his people are impoverished, and held hostage; some analysts say they long to be free from his cruel leadership that has elevated the art of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction, a trend that has only exacerbated hardship. Along the line, Khamenei‘s regime has elevated the art of ineptitude and sunk deeper into helping themselves to Iranian funds. But, now with the elimination of his confederates—Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, and of course the mastermind of the October 7, massacre Yahaya Sinwar, would he change his self-imposed destructive mission?
These are the questions begging for answers. Since his emergence on the political scene, the Middle East has never known peace; his decadent policies and decisions have left a trail of blood and tears on an unprecedented scale; Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Gaza, and the West Bank are already reeling from the devastating consequences. And now, as he accelerates his evil designs for the Jewish nation, this article examines the strength and possible outcome of his gamble. The Israelis, having suffered reparably from the cruelty of the holocaust, now obviously know better. Khamenei may have been a teenager when that happened, and it is unknown when he developed his fanatical idea. What is certain is that he imagines the Jews “stole” Palestinian land through the backdoor, and therefore should be wiped off from the map of the Middle East; If that is the case, what did the Jews do to Adolf Hitler to warrant the horror against them? Did they “steal” German lands? The answer is a big no! At this point, it is right to assume that what Khamenei holds against the Jews is sheer hatred, as did Hitler; and in pursuance of that, he has tried to recruit opportunists now referred to as the Axis of evil and together they are poised to deliver the death blow; no one needs to be told that the plan to undermine the Jews is already underway; if the rockets fired by the combined forces of Hamas, Hezbollah, Iraqis and Houthis are anything to go by, the state of Israel would have been in ruins today.
So, those calling for a ceasefire do not know the extent to which Khamenei’s plans have gone; it is only the protection of God that those rockets have been largely ineffective. This is where the world needs to congratulate Benjamin Netanyahu for his restraint; the difference is that the Confederates think nothing of abrupt termination of their lives while the Jews value their lives. it is indeed an eternal battle that no ceasefire can abate. This is the time to settle the scores. Peaceful people around the world are saturated with Khamenei’s war posturing as evidenced in the firing of a combined 480 ballistic missiles that ought to have crippled the State; that is why any talk of the deal at this point is pointless; the only lesson to be learned is outright defeat and surrender. Khamenei has to be brought to his knees; the Iranians must be free and reintegrated into the modern world; they have lived in the dark ages far too long and shouldn’t be dragged into further chaos; Iranians of all bent can live peacefully with the Jews; they are not the same and share nothing in common.
This must be part of Khamenei”s frustrations. In the process of time, he would learn the hard way: no matter what, he is destined to be consumed; for this is the journey of no return. Nevertheless, let’s deal with other issues emerging on the sidelines like the case of Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has been a vocal critic of Israel, calling the Prime Minister a “murderer” and branding him as “Hitler”. But in Erdogan’s Turkey, dissent is not allowed. Since 2014, there have been several crackdowns on the opposition who seek to replace him in power. Erdogan has conducted more sham elections than ever imagined and now leading his country into full-blown dictatorship. That’s the same man criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu. Then, there is French President Macron who recently, also called for an “arms embargo” on Israel for what he says was to stop the “genocide” in Gaza. If this statement is not hypocritical, Benjamin Netanyahu would not have called him “shameless”.
Both Erdogan and Macron signpost the growing anti-Semitism now spreading across the world against Israeli’s effort to defend itself from fanatical extremists, it is against this background that the statements credited to Erdogan and Macron are viewed as “incredible”. Leaders who should know pretend not to—as was in the days preceding the holocaust! And strangely, the United Nations too. Unless they change direction and thoughts, the United Nations may soon become extinct. Are Egyptians and Jordanians not Arabs? Are they not living side by side with the Jews? Why are the Palestinians so difficult to deal with? Turn your minds to the Biblical days of Pharoah, in Egypt, the Israelites suffered greatly and were heavily “taxed”. The more that happened, the more they expanded until they were set free by God Almighty. Arriving at the promised land, they were confronted by iron-clad enemies, some with the appearance of Lion; they were described as “giants” in many instances; but they survived.
Though the Bible referred to what they went through as horrific in the wilderness, they still pulled through. Hitler tried using the gas chambers; yes, gas chambers! It remains to be seen if there are any other qualifications for “extreme wickedness”. 6 million Jews were murdered in that madness, but the Jews again survived. Now, here comes Ayatollah Khamenei who succeeded Khomeini before him. So, when Netanyahu tells Khameini that he does not “understand”, like he wanted Nasrallah and Sinwar to, he is sending a message! “Look at the past, guys, and think; we are here to stay permanently!” Netanhayu hoped Khamenei understood. That message is ominous, is not a “friendly” one. Goliath who was the biggest threat in the Biblical days fell to the Jews. And those who do not see semblance of the same with Biblical days only have to look at the striking similarities. Haman in the book of Esther tried to exterminate the Jews; see how God overturned that action; It is patently unreasonable and wicked to just dismiss the Jews as non-existent people.
The land of Canaan as it was in the Bible is the same today. Archeologists both Palestinians and Jews alike have proven this. The Palestinians cannot claim to know more than the writers of the Bible which came by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, neither can they claim to be more righteous than the Jews. The Israelis withdrew from Gaza unilaterally to give peace a chance; they also left the Sinai Peninsula for the Egyptians as well as the West Bank taken from Jordan. But this generation of extremists led by the Ayatollahs think they know more than the rest of the world-notwithstanding their secret hegemonic ambition. Before the demise of Hassan Nasrallah, this writer used to shiver whenever he came on screen to rail against Israel, warning them to be careful. We almost believed he was indeed invincible; at last, when they came for him, his body was pulled from the rubble of his headquarters! It would be wise for Khamenei to take heed. Hashem Saffedine touted to be the next “khalifah” after Nasrallah, was visibly sweating on the day he addressed the press; and till this day his cell phones remain silent! Would Khamenei soften his stance? Would he understand? Only time will tell.
