Israel has shown that it is willing to stand alone when necessary, leading the path with conviction, even when lambasted, and ultimately reshape the world for the better.

Leadership is the courage to act first, driven by unyielding conviction, forging a path through resistance and doubt before others recognize its necessity.

For 20 months, Israel has exemplified this principle, standing as the West’s resolute bastion against the forces of radical Islam—whether the Khomeinist ideology of Iran’s mullahs or the Muslim Brotherhood’s murderousness.

As the spearhead against Tehran’s axis of terror, Israel has fought not only on the battlefield but also against the radical ideas that have taken root in the West, threatening the very foundations of civilization. Israel has paid a steep price for this thankless endeavor, enduring relentless criticism, reprimands, and outright opposition from Western elites—diplomats, journalists, and intellectuals—who have often lacked the moral clarity to support this shared fight.

The West, lulled into complacency by decades of liberal peace since World War II, has developed a kind of autoimmune disease, forgetting that its freedoms were won through sacrifice and toil against totalitarian forces. While Israel dismantles Iran’s sprawling network of terror and prevents the mullahs from acquiring nuclear…