Vanessa, I enjoyed your article very much. To be honest, after reading about the deal yesterday, I was feeling somewhat disappointed. Your article helped put me back into a more positive frame of mind.
I agree with everything you said. Israel will adapt, Israel will adjust, and in the end this may very well make Israel stronger. One thing history has taught us is that Israelis do not sit around feeling sorry for themselves. They identify a problem, argue about it endlessly, and then find a way to overcome it.
Everything you wrote about the character of the country is true. Israel is an amazing place filled with amazing people, and if there is one nation that knows how to turn setbacks into opportunities, it is Israel. Thank you for the reminder.
Thank you for the positive view on “deal or not a deal”. It isn’t what we have done. Let’s not cry over spilled milk. We know the difference between alliance and reliance. So again it’s an opportunity to make it better or maybe the best outcome for Israel. The same applies to us in the Diaspora. It is time to drop the reliance on the Democratic party and our stale organizations supporting them. We give them our money and they keep betraying us. Let’s also invest and invent in supporting Israel more directly and not getting involved in Israeli politics.
Let's be candid, there is really no such thing as 'allies', but rather alliances of convenience continually subject to changing conditions. Look at the stalwart allies the US assumed it had among the nations we freed from Nazi Germany or Imperial Japan. Even the UK who we shared common language, culture and fought side by side with during the 20th century has opted to distance itself if not be overtly hostile to the US. Israel cannot rely on any country long term, nor should it. The same holds true with American Jewry (although we seem ignorant of history) in that groups we thought were natural allies were anything but. The tea leaves don't portend good things in terms of the US/Israel alliance or American Jews. If the left progressive wing keeps gaining traction the US will be overtly hostile to both communities. If the right isolationist elements in the Republican party gains ground (and it probably will after the smoke settles after this Iran 'agreement') you will have a party that merely shrugs its shoulders and says--not our problem. I wish we had more forward and realistic thinking American Jewish leaders who understand history and need to prepare for conditions that will make the Jewish community in the US pariahs.
Yes, but--the "isolationists" on the Right are more than just "shrugging their shoulders." They are largely composed of Jew haters who will actively seek destruction and/or elimination of Israel as a Jewish state. The "horseshoe" theory of the far-Right and far-Left is real.
Vanessa, I enjoyed your article very much. To be honest, after reading about the deal yesterday, I was feeling somewhat disappointed. Your article helped put me back into a more positive frame of mind.
I agree with everything you said. Israel will adapt, Israel will adjust, and in the end this may very well make Israel stronger. One thing history has taught us is that Israelis do not sit around feeling sorry for themselves. They identify a problem, argue about it endlessly, and then find a way to overcome it.
Everything you wrote about the character of the country is true. Israel is an amazing place filled with amazing people, and if there is one nation that knows how to turn setbacks into opportunities, it is Israel. Thank you for the reminder.
Thank you for the positive view on “deal or not a deal”. It isn’t what we have done. Let’s not cry over spilled milk. We know the difference between alliance and reliance. So again it’s an opportunity to make it better or maybe the best outcome for Israel. The same applies to us in the Diaspora. It is time to drop the reliance on the Democratic party and our stale organizations supporting them. We give them our money and they keep betraying us. Let’s also invest and invent in supporting Israel more directly and not getting involved in Israeli politics.
Let's be candid, there is really no such thing as 'allies', but rather alliances of convenience continually subject to changing conditions. Look at the stalwart allies the US assumed it had among the nations we freed from Nazi Germany or Imperial Japan. Even the UK who we shared common language, culture and fought side by side with during the 20th century has opted to distance itself if not be overtly hostile to the US. Israel cannot rely on any country long term, nor should it. The same holds true with American Jewry (although we seem ignorant of history) in that groups we thought were natural allies were anything but. The tea leaves don't portend good things in terms of the US/Israel alliance or American Jews. If the left progressive wing keeps gaining traction the US will be overtly hostile to both communities. If the right isolationist elements in the Republican party gains ground (and it probably will after the smoke settles after this Iran 'agreement') you will have a party that merely shrugs its shoulders and says--not our problem. I wish we had more forward and realistic thinking American Jewish leaders who understand history and need to prepare for conditions that will make the Jewish community in the US pariahs.
Yes, but--the "isolationists" on the Right are more than just "shrugging their shoulders." They are largely composed of Jew haters who will actively seek destruction and/or elimination of Israel as a Jewish state. The "horseshoe" theory of the far-Right and far-Left is real.
Yes, that is true, and add into that these same folks will demand at best second class citizenship for Jewish Americans or worse.
Interesting take on the Iran situation. I hope you're right
Happy to hear it! May I add to point 3? Double Iron Dome!
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Amazing perspective
Thank you!