Between two planes - Israel faces terror and an international hasbara battle

Dr. Eitan Lesri describes the parallel journeys of Prime Minister Netanyahu to the UN and Ambassador Leiter returning to Israel to his wounded son, as a metaphor for Israel's struggle against terror and international hypocrisy. The article emphasizes Israel's determination to fight terror and defend the legitimacy of its actions, while criticizing Western countries that ignore the Iranian threat.

Dr. Eitan Lesri, an expert in government and public policy, describes in his article the parallel journey of two planes as a metaphor for the Israeli reality. One plane, "Wing of Zion," carries Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the UN General Assembly in New York to defend the justice of the Israeli path. The second plane carries Israel's ambassador to Washington, Dr. Yehiel Leiter, who cut short a diplomatic visit to rush to the bedside of his son Neria, a reserve soldier seriously wounded in a ramming attack in Samaria. Lesri notes that Leiter's son, Major Moshe Yedidya Leiter, fell in battle during the "Swords of Iron" war. The article sharply criticizes Western countries, especially France, Britain, and Spain, for their hypocrisy and blindness in the face of Islamic terror. Lesri argues that the Iranian threat, Hamas, and Hezbollah are a danger to the security of the entire free world, and that Israel will continue to act with or without European backing. The article concludes with a call for determination against terror and a prayer for the recovery of Neria Leiter.