In the Torah/Bible it talks about annihilating the enemy but the enemy can be found not only around us but within us. Today those enemies around us are those only bent on the destruction of the innocent to get what they want. Groups like “Hamas” and “Al Quaida” which use their own population as human shields and target the innocent are such organizations and like the Nazi’s must be completely wiped off the map for us to have peace around us.
Yet if we want true peace we must annihilate the enemy within and this is much more difficult. It is a battle that for most goes on for a lifetime. Evil impulses push us to hurt loved ones and strangers when we should be showing compassion and love. Those impulses can also cause us unnecessary pain in our life as we go down a path of doubt, jealousy, and perversion. Our challenge is to take those evil impulses and some how turn them to good instead of evil. We can either start a fire to burn down a house or create light and heat for our family. G-D gives us these impulses and power but he also gives us the directions where to go with them if only we truly listen. It’s up to us to annihilate the enemy within so we can truly have peace with ourselves and G-D.