What the Iranian missiles are doing to Israel | |
It has been four days since the Israeli government started bombing targets in Iran, prompting Iranian ballistic missile attacks, and opening up a new war. Israelis have never lived through this type of war before. Israel’s missile defense system is able to intercept more than 90% of the missiles that Iran is launching, but those that penetrate are doing tremendous damage. This morning’s attack killed at least eight people, bringing the death toll in Israel to 24 with more than 500 injured. We’ve all seen the photos of entire buildings destroyed. On the morning radio shows there is talk about how the damage from the shock wave extends blocks in every direction—with damage to vehicles and more buildings, some of which are now clearly uninhabitable. | |
Noam Shelef (he/him) joined New Jewish Narrative in 2025 as the Vice President of Communications. The issues that NJN champions have always been close to his heart, and he began his career in 1997 as an intern for Americans for Peace Now. In the years since, Noam has advocated in support of progressive causes in Israel, fighting for LGBTQ rights, and to end practices harmful to girls in Africa. | |
| 1. Bills & Resolutions Responding to & Exploiting Heinous Boulder Attack (CONDEMNING ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE) H. Res. 481: Introduced 6/5/25 by Van Drew (R-NJ) and 53 bipartisan cosponsors, “Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence.” Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Passed 6/9/25 under suspension of the rules, by a roll call vote of 400-0, with 2 (Greene, R-GA and Tlaib, D-MI) voting “present.” House consideration is here and here. (CONDEMNING ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE) H. Res. 485: Introduced 6/6/25 by Evans (R-CO) and 3 Republican cosponsors, “Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.” Passed 6/9/25 under suspension of the rules, by a roll call vote of 230-113 (all “No” voting coming from Democrats), with 6 voting “present” (5 Democrats and 1 Republican). House consideration is here and here. NOTE: The original text of this resolution, which was posted by the House Majority Leader late on 6/6/25 (days before it showed up in the Congressional Record), included extremely contentious and inflammatory language, stating in one of the “whereas” clauses, asserting as fact that the phrase “Free Palestine” is “an antisemitic slogan that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel and the Jewish people.” This immediately sparked backlash on social media, and subsequently, without any no public explanation, that language was removed from the bill (as in, if you look the bill up in the Congressional Record, the version of the bill that shows up as “introduced” does not contain this language) before the bill was voted on by the House. | |
