MARCH 24 • 2022 | 11
and the world through its
support of proxy militias
and employment of terror
as statecraft,” with “activi-
ties [that] span nearly every
continent [as] they have left
death and debris in their
wake in countries such as
Argentina, Lebanon, Turkey,
Bulgaria and even in the
U.S.”
Biden’s own Central
Command General Kenneth
McKenzie has called Iran’s
3,000 ballistic missiles “the
greatest threat to the region’s
security.” Nothing in the deal
addresses that threat.
PERPLEXING POLICY
It’s perplexing why Biden
would think that freeing up
billions in sanctions relief
to such a terror regime in
return for dubious promises
from a cheating and deceit-
ful country would be such a
good idea.
I’ve heard several expla-
nations: He views the
deal as upholding his and
former President Barack
Obama’s legacy; he wants to
undo anything that former
President Donald Trump did;
he’s desperate for any kind
of “win” after the disastrous
exit from Afghanistan; he
needs to lower gas prices to
boost his approval numbers,
and removing the sanctions
against oil-wealthy Iran
will help do that; he’s just
following the advice of his
overeager negotiators in
Vienna (which would mean,
of course, ignoring the three
members of his Iran team
who quit last month because
Biden was being too soft.)
The truth, however, is
that it doesn’t really mat-
ter why Biden has caved to
Iran. What matters is that he
seems determined to push a
deal through no matter what,
and the Jewish world must
not remain silent.
Should we be grateful that
the Russians, reeling from
global sanctions, have intro-
duced last-minute demands
that may scuttle the deal?
Not necessarily. Just like we
saw with his former boss,
Obama, when the most
powerful man in the world
decides he wants a deal —
and that intention has been
conveyed loud and clear to
the wily Mullahs in Tehran
— he gets his way, regardless
of the obstacles, and regard-
less of how lousy the final
deal is.
From what I hear from
sources, the real stumbling
block is the Iranian insis-
tence (not unreasonable,
I may add) that a future
administration won’t just
cancel the deal, as the Trump
administration did. Because
it’s so hard to offer such
guarantees, if anything kills
the deal, that will be it.
But because Iran desper-
ately needs the sanctions
lifted, some kind of compro-
mise is likely. The perverted
irony is that the most hated
country on the planet right
now, Russia, may be asked to
play a role to overcome that
final hurdle.
TIME FOR OUTRAGE
As the final hour approaches,
the Jewish world must not
wait until the deal is sealed
to express its outrage.
President Biden has every
right to sign a deal that may
well endanger Israel and the
region, and we have every
right to let him know that we
feel betrayed by a friend.
David Suissa is editor-in-chief and
publisher of Tribe Media Corp, and
“Jewish Journal.” He can be reached
at davids@jewishjournal.com. This
article was first published by the
Jewish Journal.
have seized a lot, you have not
seized.” This phrase is often
interpreted to mean trying
to do too much or having an
overly ambitious goal often
result in failure.
Every person has their own
challenges. It’s likely that
at least some of them can’t
be solved easily or quickly.
Although this is frustrating,
the advice laid out in this arti-
cle makes dealing with this
reality slightly less troubling.
Reflecting back, I’m not
actually sure that this article
had any deeper meaning or
was meant to be interpreted
this intensely. But, in my
opinion, the deeper lesson
offered here is wasted if only
used when considering how
to improve one’s New Year’s
resolutions.
Andy Tukel is a senior and all-school
President at Frankel Jewish Academy.
POLAND EQUALS SOLIDARITY continued from page 6
industry, as well as munici-
palities, NGOs and local vol-
unteer-based civil society are
providing shelter and feeding
those in need.
According to a recent
poll, some 75% of Poles have
already engaged in some
form of aid to refugees from
Ukraine. To encourage such
endeavors, the Polish govern-
ment is introducing stipends
for people who host refugees.
Measures undertaken and
coordinated by the govern-
ment and grassroots efforts
combined with the actions
of the Ukrainian diaspora
already present in Poland
have so far averted a need for
refugee camps.
Obviously, in such a crisis, a
society’s generosity and mas-
sive mobilization can only be
complementary to long-term
solutions at the state level. That
is why Polish authorities have
just adopted special legislation
giving Ukrainian refugees the
right to work and access social
services and benefits, under
the same conditions as citi-
zens of Poland. Children who
recently fled from Ukraine
are already attending school
in Poland. Universities are
admitting students unable to
continue their studies at home.
Healthcare coverage and family
benefits have been extended to
Ukrainian refugees, as well.
Poland is struggling to see
that nobody fleeing Ukraine
is left behind, and encourages
international partners to match
our efforts.
You might ask, what has
made Poland the champion of
the Ukrainian refugees’ cause?
The answer is that the mem-
ory of the atrocities of World
War II and the suffering of the
civilian population is still alive
in Poland.
Eighty years after the war,
we know what it means to lose
everybody and everything in
a single day. We know what
it means to have to flee your
home and wander the world
for years, searching for refuge.
We also remember the asylum
and assistance extended to the
Polish people in the early 1980s
when the harsh measures of
martial law were introduced by
the then-Communist authori-
ties of Poland, with the blessing
of Soviet Moscow, to suppress
the massive “Solidarity” move-
ment that dared to oppose the
communist regime. Solidarity
is the brand of Poland.
Agata Czaplińska is acting ambassa-
dor of the Republic of Poland in Israel.
This article first appeared in Israel
Hayom.