‘They just use proxies, because frankly, they’re cowards’
By 
(Photo by Joe Kovacs)
(FOX NEWS) — Days after hundreds of missiles and drones were launched at Israel, members of the Jewish community are speaking out, saying Iranian leaders are cowards who hide behind proxies, adding that “almighty God” will protect those who live in the Holy Land.
Iran’s brazen and unprecedented attack on Israel late Saturday involved drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Only seven ballistic missiles reached Israeli territory, causing minor damage to an air base. Israeli and U.S. forces shot down the rest with help from British, French and Jordanian forces.
Aish CEO Rabbi Steven Burg spoke with Fox News Digital about Iran’s attack.
Rabbi Steven Burg, CEO of Aish, said God has protected the Holy Land for more than 3,000 years, and will continue to protect the people of Israel as countries like Iran launch attacks against it. (Fox News Digital)
“Iran attacked. Iran has been attacking the Western world and Israel for so long, from so many places,” the former New York native said. “They just use proxies, because frankly, they’re cowards. And I think for them to kind of come out from behind the rock and throw all those missiles at Israel, I think people were a little surprised…but I think it’s a paper tiger. I think what turned out is they don’t quite have the ability that everyone thought they had.”
Aish HaTorah, according to the organization’s website, was started in Jerusalem in 1974, with a goal to provide outreach to and revitalize the Jewish people by giving them an atmosphere of mutual respect.
Shared values
Burg spoke from Israel’s capital city, Jerusalem, on Monday. As the only democracy in the region, he said, there are a “tremendous” number of shared values between Israel and the United States.
On the flip side, the U.S. and other allies told Israel not to retaliate, which Burg said is tough, because if any of those countries were to get attacked, he did not believe they would react the same way.