“The battles today are new, but they are also very old. The weapons are new, but the struggle is the same. Who will remain and who will be swept away. Some 3,000 years ago, Judge Jephthah and the King of Ammon were exchanging messages not too different from today’s diplomatic communiques. The King of Ammon demanded land for peace and the Judge laid out Israel’s case in a message that he knew the enemy would hardly trouble to read before going to war.”
