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Dr. Daniel Gordis, Senior Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, appeared on April 2 at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, speaking on the topic "The Year 2048: Can Israel Survive to the Age of 100?" followed by a dialogue with Rabbi David Wolpe.
There is a recording of the entire evening, starting with Rabbi Wolpe's introduction, followed by Dr. Gordis' formal presentation (which received a standing ovation at its conclusion), and then the dialogue that followed, at the website of Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Los Angeles.
The video above is the colloquy regarding the question of bombing the nuclear facilities of Iran. Dr. Gordis' answer ("The minute Iran has the bomb, it's over. . . . Israeli life is over as we know it") is a remarkable analysis of the existential stakes involved, whether or not a bomb is actually employed.
After listening to Dr. Gordis' answer, one might want to peruse again this courageous article and the lengthy colloquy about it that followed.
If Iran goes nuclear, it's not just Israel that's doomed. We can also look forward to European and North American cities being randomly destroyed by dirty nukes - a 21st century holocaust that will finally awaken the West from its slumber.
Posted by: sooke | April 06, 2008 at 05:05 AM