I am certain, as detailed above, that most Israelis — with a heavy heart — understand, the long-term ideological and civilizational nature of the battles ahead and are girding themselves for them
This, irrespective of what political changes may be wrought by an Israeli election campaign over the next year and regardless of what mistakes of accommodation / surrender might be made, in the coming weeks by Western leaders
Originally Posted by Kangaroo Don
Day 613 The polarizing Netanyahu "has led Israel to the terrible place they are now in” -- Global pariah on the world stage Everyone -- Gazans in particular between a rock and a hard place -- paying the horrendous price
Israelis have every reason to believe that the State of Israel can *successfully reset the regional strategic architecture in positive directions — 1. as it did once through the Abraham Accords 2. as it has in going a long way toward *crushing Hamas and Hezbollah 3. as it has in stripping Iran of its air defenses, and more *which also sped forward the collapse of the Russian and Iranian-backed Assad regime in Syria
*If Israel still exists.... The question is this:
How does one advance a deeper, more mature, more resilient and more patient appreciation of threats and responsibilities in the Middle East among Western leaders?
How does one assist them in growing a spine and backing Israel along its long path toward security and prosperity?
The writer David M. Weinberg is managing senior fellow at the Jerusalem-based Misgav Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy The views expressed here are his own.
