In an era where propaganda often shouts louder than truth, where emotions replace facts, and where fear overrides reason, one country continues to stand firm in the face of global hypocrisy — the State of Israel. Its unwavering stance against terror, and its moral clarity in a confused world, deserve attention and admiration, especially at a time when so many powerful nations have chosen silence over action.

Over the past 25 years, Europe has been the target of a relentless series of terrorist attacks, nearly all committed by Islamist extremists. Cities like Madrid, London, Paris, Nice, Berlin, Stockholm, and Brussels have suffered horrifying tragedies at the hands of individuals radicalized by a violent strain of Islam, one that rejects Western values and democracy.

These attacks weren’t random acts of madness. They were part of a well-established pattern: suicide bombings on trains, mass shootings in concert halls, trucks used as weapons in public spaces. These were targeted assaults on freedom, modernity, and everything the West claims to represent.

Yet somehow, as the list of victims grows, the outrage fades. Western governments issue bland statements, lay flowers, light candles, and move on. Even worse, many of these same governments channel their energy not into confronting radicalization, but into condemning Israel, a country that is actively fighting this very ideology.

Who’s Really Fighting for Human Rights?

Israel is regularly accused of war crimes and even genocide, a term that is increasingly misused by activists and institutions who either don’t understand its historical weight or weaponize it for political gain.

Let’s be clear: genocide is not a tragic byproduct of conflict. It is the systematic extermination of a people. The Jewish people endured it, within living memory, under the Nazi regime. And now, while the world recycles the empty phrase “Never Again,” Israel is the one country acting to prevent a similar fate for others.

Take the Druze community in Syria. This minority group is under brutal attack by Islamist militias abducted, tortured, humiliated, and executed. Their only protection? Israel. While international organizations hold press conferences, issue non-binding resolutions, and express “deep concern,” Israel has stepped in with real action. Because Israel understands the cost of indifference.

What makes Israel different is not its strength, but its moral compass. Despite global criticism, sanctions threats, and relentless smear campaigns, it continues to act on principles—protecting life, upholding freedom, and defending the weak. These are not easy decisions. Israel pays a diplomatic and public relations price for every operation it launches to stop terror or defend minorities. But it chooses to act regardless.

Compare this to the so-called “enlightened” West: the UN, the EU, and major European nations. They have the resources, the platforms, and the military might but not the will. Their inaction in the face of rising extremism is not neutrality. It’s surrender.

Why is Israel punished for its moral clarity? Because it reminds the world of its failures. It exposes the cowardice of international bodies that stand idly by. It challenges the dominant narrative that appeasement leads to peace. And it rejects the twisted logic that labels self-defense as aggression.

But for those who still care about facts, justice, and moral responsibility, Israel remains a symbol of hope. Not because it is flawless — no country is — but because it dares to confront the evil others tolerate. It refuses to accept that terrorism is inevitable. And it will never stand by while minorities like the Druze are massacred.

The international community may continue to betray its own values. The media may distort the truth. Activists may chant slogans without understanding the consequences. But history will remember who stood up when others sat down. Who acted when others watched. Who protected the vulnerable when others turned away.

That country is Israel.

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Getting to know Melanie before the show, I was struck by her warmth, kindness, and humility as she shared her journey with me:

“Even though I grew up in the US, Israel has always felt like home. At UC Berkeley, I took on leadership roles and proudly advocated for Israel and the Jewish community on campus. After graduating with a degree in Data Science and Interdisciplinary Studies focused on Israel, the first thing I did was book a one-way ticket here. I came back because I wanted to feel that deep sense of belonging you can only find in Israel. This crown isn’t just about beauty — it’s about showing the world that Israeli women are smart, strong, bold, and full of heart. That’s what I hope to represent as Miss Israel 2025.”

She made me proud to be both Israeli and Jewish.

This journey reminded me that what’s most important is the stories we share, the friendships we build, and the deep bond between Israeli and American women who proudly represented Israel together. That unity — rooted in our shared identity and love for our homeland — is the heart of who we are as Jews and what we strive to show the world.

Ayelet Raymond is an Israeli activist and the creative force behind the @Kosher_Barbie social media persona. She also holds the title of Miss Netanya in Miss Universe Israel 2024.

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The Palestinian Authority (PA)’s goal to destroy Israel and turn it into “Palestine” hasn’t changed.

At every opportunity, the PA invokes the “right of return” for all Palestinian “refugees.” PA leader Mahmoud Abbas recently stated that “the right of return is a sacred right,” that “Palestine is ours,” and that “the one who needs to leave is the occupation” — in other words, Israel:

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “The return [of the Palestinian refugees] — don’t forget the return, don’t forget the return. Not for me; I’m a refugee and all are refugees.

I want to go, why not, this is my land. One day I will return, the right of return is a sacred right … Palestine is ours and Jerusalem is ours, and we will wait, Allah willing.

A short period, not a long one; not 20 years, much less. Rest assured the [Palestinian] state will return. We remain on our land, and we will not leave. The one who needs to leave is the occupation.” [emphasis added]

[Official PA TV, April 23, 2025]

Young Palestinian scouts were taught that same message for “Nakba Day” — the day of the “catastrophe” of the establishment of Israel. They marched with a sign proclaiming that “the refugee camp is the waiting station“:

Text on sign: “The refugee camp is the waiting station

[The following are cities and towns in Israel -Ed.]

Acre

Jaffa

Tzipori

Khirbet Al-Loz”

[Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Facebook page, May 14, 2025]

Speaking on “Nakba Day,” Abbas stressed that he views the Palestinian refugees’ “right of return” as a “permanent and non-negotiable right” [Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, May 16, 2025].

The PA claims that UN Resolution 194 grants a “right to return” not only to the 750,000 Arabs who left Israel during the war in 1948, but also to their 6-7 million descendants worldwide, even though the resolution itself makes no mention of refugee status being passed down in perpetuity.

Abbas has specifically mentioned that “1.5 million refugees” in Gaza alone should be allowed to flood Israel.

Photos from Nakba Day events in Tulkarem show scouts marching with keys symbolizing the right of return for refugees to their “homes” in Israel and girls with drawings, many of them featuring the PA map of “Palestine” that presents all of Israel together with the PA areas as “Palestine,” and large keys symbolizing the “right of return”:

The PA message to Palestinian children is that Israel has no right to exist, that all of Israel will become “Palestine,” and that all 6-7 million refugees will “return.”

This is exemplified in the text on the sign held by the girl below. It marks 77 years since the “Nakba,” negating Israel’s entire existence:

Text on sign: “77 years since the Nakba — on Nakba Day we will not forget the right of return. Our roots are deeper than the occupation [i.e., Israel]”

[Tulkarem Directorate of Education, Facebook page, May 18, 2025]

A girl holds a drawing of a woman embracing the PA map of “Palestine” and a large key symbolizing the “right of return”:

Text on drawing: “Do not be sad, O Palestine, victory is coming. O Jerusalem, peace will hover over you again”

[Tulkarem Directorate of Education, Facebook page, May 18, 2025]

Tulkarem Directorate of Education emphasized that the events above were designed by educators to “instill values” and “emphasize the right of return”:

The scout groups and guidance teams of the Tulkarem Directorate of Education marked the 77th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba through national activities and awareness activities that were organized in the directorate’s schools, with the participation of students, teachers, and the local community…

The directorate emphasized that these activities are part of the efforts to instill values of belonging and national awareness among the students to emphasize the [Palestinian refugees’] right of return and reject all forms of expulsion and occupation. [emphasis added]

[Tulkarem Directorate of Education, Facebook page, May 18, 2025]

In Nablus, Abbas’ Fatah partnered with schools and the PA Police for Nakba Day events, and here too children were taught that “return” is certain, posing with symbolic keys:

Text on key: “Return is a right and the will of a people”

Text on keys: “We remain as long as the hyssop trees and olive trees remain

Returning and staying

We will return”

Text on drawing: “Returning”

Posted text: “A national day to improve resolve at the Fadwa Touqan School

The Fatah Movement Nablus Branch’s Sbeih Abu Al-Saud sub-branch, in partnership with the [PA] Nablus Police represented by Deputy [Police] Commissioner Lana Mokhlalati, organized a national day to strengthen resolve in our blessed land on the anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.”

[Fatah Movement – Nablus Branch, Facebook page, May 14, 2025]

In Hebron as well, educators promoted the key as a symbol of return, which appears below on the PA map of “Palestine” that includes all of Israel wrapped in a keffiyeh pattern, signifying Israel’s destruction:

Girls at the event held posters with pictures of Palestinian refugees:

Text on poster (right): “The right of return is a sacred right”

Text posted by the South Hebron Directorate of Education stressed that the purpose of the event, which was attended by educators, official figures, and representatives of institutions including Director-General of the South Hebron Directorate of Education was “to preserve the memory of the Nakba in the hearts of the students, and to strengthen their sense of affiliation to their homeland and the right to return to the Palestinian land.” [South Hebron Directorate of Education, Facebook page, May 19, 2025]

A filler on official PA TV also focused on the key of the refugee that “has not yet rusted”:

Text: “In the Nakba, a foreign minority attacked a national majority, expelled it from its land, and erased its cultural status. .. and documents of ownership whose owners are still waiting for the day of return that will constitute testimony to a right and a home …

The key has not yet rusted … Their [Israeli] Independence Day is our Nakba Day” [emphasis added]

[Official PA TV, May 14, 2025]

The author is a contributor to Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this story first appeared.

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