Ayn Rand’s Thoughts on the Middle East and Israel
The brutality of the Hamas attack on Israel reminds us that the morality behind the Holocaust still infects our world.
Oct 9, 2023
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The brutality of the Hamas attack on Israel reminds us that the morality behind the Holocaust still infects our world.
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