"Years ago, at a conference on combating #antisemitism, the discussion turned to how best to train the police officers assigned to guard #Jewish institutions. When my turn came, I offered something less ambitious: make sure they have coffee, a sandwich, and a smile.

The room laughed. I was not joking.

#Shammai taught that one should receive every person with a pleasant face (bsever panim yafot, Avot 1:15). He was not describing manners. He understood that the way we meet another human being decides what becomes possible between us.

My own thinking was shaped by the experience of the #Jewishcommunity in #Turkey. In November 2003, #terrorists #bombed two of #Istanbul’s #synagogues, #NeveShalom in #Galata and #BethIsrael in #Şişli.

Among the dead were members of our community gathered for #Shabbat prayers and people who happened to be passing, including #YoelKohenUlcer, and also #Turkish police officers and guards[...]

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-899313

Every Country the #UnitedStates Has #Invaded, #Bombed, or Staged a #Coup In

A complete accounting of nearly 400 #US #military interventions across 80+ countries since 1776 - from the Barbary #Wars to the #War on #Terror. Every invasion, bombing campaign, CIA-backed coup, and #covert operation, #mapped and #documented.

https://www.davemanuel.com/us-military-interventions-invasions-coups-complete-list.php

#USAggression #USThreats #America #terrorism #PeopleNotProfits

From June 2025 after #US #bombed #Iran:

"Mapping US troops and military bases in the Middle East"

"The United States has maintained a military presence in the Middle East for decades, currently stationing between 40,000 and 50,000 troops across at least 19 sites."

#Map #MilitaryBases #MiddleEast

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/12/mapping-us-troops-and-military-bases-in-the-middle-east