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				Culture War Roundup for the week of February 23, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I wondered why the attack happened on a Sabbath, but it being the week of Purim makes sense. Per Google:




Shabbat Zachor: The Shabbat immediately preceding Purim is known as Shabbat Zachor ("Remember"). During this service, a special Torah portion (Deuteronomy 25:17-19) is read, commanding the remembrance of Amalek, an enemy who attacked the Israelites from behind, specifically targeting the weak and elderly. This connects directly to the villain of the Purim story, Haman, who is considered a descendant of Amalek.




Trump’s team is doing a Pascal’s Wager that it’s worth supporting Israel religiously, as well as politically. This will make the anti-Zionists and antisemites “big mad” as the kids say. I do wonder if this strike counts under the original Persian decree of Xerxes that the Jews be allowed to defend themselves; in the Book of Esther, a decree written in the king’s name and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.


As for the direction of the Middle East and Levant going forward, I want to see Iranian blood money dry up and see the region incentivized to peace by the siren song of capitalism.