Of respect, I will not bore the American Thinker readership with much about the paroxysms of jihad called the Intifada that arose amongst Gazans and those in the West Bank. Suffice it to say it is the acting out of one of the most illiterate groups on the planet, whose highly inbred and whose blood-thirsty cultists act in support of a make-believe country, and whose greatest contributions are the popularizing of airplane hijackings, suicide bombings, stringing up gays or challenging them to fly, and an explosive fashion sense, especially for kids.

Small wonder that the students and grads of our elite schools of higher “education” are supporters and want to globalize it.

I propose a different globalization: Globalize Chanukkah.

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Chanukkah commemorates the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. The Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted to suppress Jewish religious practices, desecrating the Second Temple in Jerusalem and enforcing Hellenistic customs. A Jewish resistance, led by Judah Maccabee, fought back, ultimately reclaiming the temple. The victory allowed the Jews to rededicate the temple, restoring their religious autonomy. The holiday marks this military triumph and the survival of Jewish identity under foreign rule, something celebrated in song:

“Mi Y’malel” (or “Mi Yimalel“) (Hebrew: מיימלל “Who can retell?”) is a very well known traditional Hebrew Hanukkah song. The opening line, which literally means “Who can retell the mighty feats of Israel,” is a secular rewording of Psalm 106:2, which reads “Who can retell the mighty feats of God.”

The key words, literally translated, mean,

Who can tell of the heroic deeds of Israel?

Who can count them?

Yes in every generation a hero arises

To save the people.

Since 1948, the year of the re-establishment of the State of Israel—the homeland of the Jewish people for nearly four millennia—the world has been the beneficiaries of the heroes of tiny Israel, time and again, saving the planet’s inhabitants:

On June 7, 1981, Israeli Air Force jets bombed and destroyed the Osirak nuclear reactor near Baghdad, Iraq. The reactor, built with French assistance, was intended to produce nuclear weapons. The strike delayed Iraq’s nuclear ambitions, as the reactor was rendered inoperable. Some, including former U.S. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, later credited the operation with simplifying the 1991 Gulf War by ensuring Iraq did not possess nuclear weapons. By preventing a potentially nuclear-armed Iraq under Saddam Hussein, Israel’s action is seen by some as reducing the risk of nuclear conflict in the volatile Middle East, especially given Iraq’s later aggression in the Iran-Iraq War and Gulf War.

On September 6, 2007, Israeli warplanes destroyed a nuclear reactor in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor. The facility, built with North Korean assistance, was believed to be a plutonium-producing reactor. The strike effectively ended Syria’s nuclear ambitions. By preventing a nuclear-armed Syria, especially under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which later faced civil war and instability, the operation is credited with reducing the risk of nuclear weapons falling into hostile or unstable hands, particularly given Syria’s ties to Iran and Hezbollah.

Israel has engaged in covert and overt actions to curb Iran’s nuclear program, seen as a threat due to Iran’s anti-Israel, anti-USA, and anti-Western rhetoric and regional ambitions. Notable actions include:

Stuxnet Malware (2010): Widely attributed to Israel and the U.S., this cyberattack damaged Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility by sabotaging centrifuges, delaying uranium enrichment.

Targeted Assassinations: Israel’s Mossad is linked to the killings of Iranian nuclear scientists, such as Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in 2020, to disrupt Iran’s program.

Sabotage Operations: Israel is suspected of orchestrating explosions at Iranian nuclear sites, though details remain unconfirmed. By delaying Iran’s nuclear weaponization, Israel’s actions are seen by supporters as reducing the risk of a nuclear-armed Iran destabilizing the Middle East, threatening global energy markets, or triggering a regional arms race.

This is not all that Israel has done to help keep/make the world a safer place.

Israel has directly shared intelligence with the United States (see here, here, here, here), United Kingdom (see here, here), France (see here, here), Germany (see here), Switzerland (see here), India (see here, here), Five Eyes (of which Israel is not a member), Russia, and indirectly shared it with other Western nations through networks like Kilowatt, as well as with regional partners like Jordan and Egypt. These efforts have prevented terrorist attacks, disrupted weapons proliferation, and protected critical infrastructure, saving countless lives and assets.

Beyond military actions, Israel has made technological and humanitarian contributions that improve global safety and quality of life, including, but, as above, absolutely not limited to:

Cybersecurity Innovations: Israel’s tech sector, including firms like Check Point, develops tools to combat cyber threats, protecting global infrastructure.

Medical and Agricultural Advances: Israel’s innovations in drip irrigation, water desalination, and medical technologies (e.g., cancer treatments) have been adopted worldwide, addressing food and water security and health challenges.

Humanitarian Aid: Israel has provided disaster relief, such as deploying field hospitals after earthquakes in Haiti (2010) and Turkey (2023), and offered expertise in emergency response.

These contributions enhance global resilience against cyber threats, environmental challenges, and health crises, indirectly fostering stability. Israel’s innovations contribute to a more secure and sustainable world.

Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has made significant contributions to science, technology, literature, and the arts, and has been recognized with numerous awards, including Nobel Prizes. Space constraints prevent me from listing the hundreds of these awards.

Here is a short comparison of what the People of Chanukkah have contributed compared to others, including the Intafidiots:

Jews: At least 216 individuals of Jewish or partial Jewish ancestry have won Nobel Prizes (1901–2023), representing ~22% of the 965 individual recipients, despite Jews comprising ~0.2% of the global population.

Israelis: 13 Israelis have won Nobel Prizes (1966–2021), with Israel ranking 11th in per-capita Nobel wins, despite being delayed to compete by nearly ½ century. (The Nobel Prizes were first awarded in 1901.)

Muslims: As of 2024, 15 Nobel Prize laureates have been Muslim (1901-2024). More than half of them received their awards in the 21st century. The majority were honored with the Nobel Peace Prize (stop laughing, tsking, or shaking your head). Muslims, ~23% of the global population (~1.9 billion), have ~1.5% of Nobel wins.

Blacks: No comprehensive list exists for “black” Nobel laureates, as race is not systematically tracked by the Nobel Committee. Based on available data and notable cases, approximately 15–20 laureates are identified as Black or of African descent (1901–2024). This is an estimate due to ambiguous racial categorizations. The term “black” includes African, African-American, and Caribbean individuals. There is low science representation. Africa, with ~1.4 billion people, has only 18 total Nobel wins, mostly from South Africa (per Grok).

Irish: 11 Nobel Prize laureates associated with Ireland (1901–2024), including those born in Ireland or with Irish citizenship.

Norway: 13 Nobel Prizes, awarded to 11 individuals and two organizations (1901–2024). Some laureates, like Bjørnson, are counted in multiple categories (per Grok).

Spain: 8 Nobel Prize laureates associated with Spain (1901–2024). Spain, with ~47 million people, has fewer Nobels than expected (per Grok).

I included Spain, Ireland, and Norway because they have chosen to recognize the hallucination known as Palestine as a real state.

And now, it is plucky Israel that, on June 13, 2025, began Operation Rising Lion to, again, free the world from a nuclear threat and make the world a safer, better place.

After all is said and done, and ignoring the contribution to Western Civilization of the Jews (and Christianity, a derivative of Judaism), the State of Israel in this age is the hero that has arisen to save the people of the world.

It is time to globalize Chanukkah and show appreciation for the heroes that make the world better: The men and women of Israel.

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