Axis of Evil - Jun 25, 2026 - What if Bilam is not a new character at all? What if the struggle in Parashat Balak is simply a later chapter of a much older confrontation—one that never really ended? The text begins to suggest that the alliances formed against Israel, the language used to describe them, and even the methods employed to defeat them, are part of a script that precedes this moment and continues long after it.