Thou Shall Not Kill by John Leifer is a terrorist thriller with powerful political themes. The attack to wipe out Israel begins with the detonation of a bomb at the Sapir Academic College, the largest public university in Israel. The images are gruesome and graphic, with dismembered bodies, blood-soaked grass, and the headless torso of the bomber, Kamal. But it is just the beginning of a nightmare for Israel because there is a combined army of forty-thousand drawn from different countries - Syria, Russia, Palestine, and Iran - all poised to sink Israel. The Prime Minister, Abraham Rabinovich, recalls the promise of Never Again after the painful and dehumanizing experience of the Holocaust and is not prepared to let his people suffer another historic humiliation and potential extinction. He is capable of launching weapons that can destroy entire cities, but he has a huge problem: Commander John Hart. Can he overcome his conscience and hit back?

John Leifer writes a novel with political themes that portray Israel, once again, as the target of enemies. The narrative is filled with action and it features characters that are rock-solid and compelling. A nation is being attacked and the violence against her escalates with every second. The Prime Minister is aware that the evil once committed against his people is about to repeat itself, but he is torn between his conscience and a commander who’d rather follow a more traditional approach to defending the nation. The tension is high and every single moment is filled with suspense, with readers expecting something awful to happen; another damaging attack. And they do happen. Thou Shall Not Kill is fast paced and action packed, with a conflict that magnifies at a dizzying speed. It’s a page-turner!

Thou Shall Not Kill by John Leifer is a terrorist-themed novel that explores the theme of anti-Semitism and an organized plan to eradicate the state of Israel. It begins with a bombing at the campus of Sapir Academic College, one of Israel’s largest public universities, and escalates quickly into a very serious crisis. Israel is being attacked by forty-thousand powerful, well-trained fighters, pulled from Syria, Iran, Hamas, Russia, and Hezbollah and all they want is to destroy the country. Prime Minister Abraham Rabinovich is inclined to honor a promise Israel had once made after the Holocaust — never to accept any form of violence against her people. He knows he can destroy whole cities by simply giving the command and Israel would launch some of her deadly weapons. But can he act against his conscience and can he win the confidence of Commander John Hart?

John Leifer weaves a narrative with powerful political themes and explores a subject that has been at the heart of terrorism throughout the centuries — the tribulation of the Jewish people. Readers are immersed in a setting where a small country is threatened by aggressive neighbors. The characters are not just exceptional, they are real, and it is interesting how the conflict plays out in the mind of the Prime Minister, a man torn between values. Thou Shall Not Kill is packed with action, and as the reader moves from one episode to another, they keep asking the question: Why? Written in excellent and highly descriptive prose, this novel is both exciting and intoxicating.