Menachem Wecker

We are proud to endorse @effie4congress in #NY17! While Rep. Mike Lawler sits in Washington rubber-stamping billions in military aid to Israel, Effie went to Palestine to see the reality for herself. She self-financed a trip to witness the apartheid conditions firsthand: the checkpoints, the land theft, the daily humiliation of an occupied people. She returned with something Lawler will never have, the moral clarity that comes from bearing witness. Lawler's record is a monument to the Israel lobby. He votes for every weapons package, backs legislation to silence speech critical of Israel, and enables the genocide unfolding in Gaza. He answers to AIPAC, not the families of the Hudson Valley. Effie Phillips-Staley offers the change this district needs: a representative who has seen the truth and refuses to look away. She rejects all Israel lobby money, condemns the genocide unequivocally, and demands an immediate arms embargo. She knows that every dollar spent on bombs abroad is a dollar stolen from schools, healthcare, and working families here at home. Lawler votes for war. Effie will vote for peace. Simple as that.

Catholics are called to reject antisemitism and the lies and conspiracies that fuel it, and to stand clearly against hatred and violence directed toward our Jewish brothers and sisters. To defend religious freedom with integrity, we must also reject antisemitism. @ArchbishpSample @archdpdx Watch the full video at: ow.ly/sYF550Yw6cA

One of the wildest intercept videos I have ever seen. First glowing projectile: very likely a Stunner interceptor launched from David’s Sling, climbing toward the incoming MRBM warhead. Second glowing projectile: the incoming MRBM warhead descending toward the ground, evading the interceptor. Third glowing projectile entering from the right: very likely a Tamir interceptor launched from Iron Dome, approaching the MRBM warhead on a near-horizontal trajectory and successfully destroying it. In fact, you can see the interceptor’s flight path begin with a very shallow climb before reversing and flying toward the ground on a very shallow descent. The trajectory and intercept must have occured at the very limits of the system’s safety envelope. H/T to @Etienne_Marcuz for the video.