The problem is that there is too much hand ringing among the intelligentsia and the "oh no woe is me" among the Israeli Left. It really is time for Israel and the Jews to tell these haters to go eff themselves.There is alot more to the world than western Europe and the British Commonwealth countries. Look at Miele who wants to create the Issac Accords with Israel for South America. Africa is opening up embassies, and the Abraham accords have held even through the war.
Not sure why Israel is so obsessed with those handful of west European countries. Those nations are dieing anyway. In a generation they wont even exist as we knew them. Which is a shame for their children but their own demise is on them. Jews don't have to allow them to take us with them.
(PS China may not have open antisemitism, but their algorithm on TikTok is a leading reason for mass antisemitism when it comes to Gaza. China is not Israel's friend. But Israel is a side effect for China. Its goal is to break the western alliance and the way they are doing it, is making Israel a wedge issue the way the Soviets did. People are just too stupid to see it.)
Another inspiring message. Thank you Joshua. It sickens me when my liberal family and friends express disapproval with Israeli tactics to defeat their enemies. They worry about how " the world" will judge the jews. I only wish they could see how weak they look. Maybe seeking approval from those who hate you and seek your destruction is a Jewish thing, IDK. I certainly don't think hamas was worried about world opinion following 10/7 and it seems to be working out pretty well for them on the PR front. Not that we should emulate such barbarians, but maybe jews should take a page from their book on propaganda and use it to our advantage. F world opinion, at least for now.
"In a hard-hitting Jewish News interview, Yuval Noah Harari went as far as to suggest Judaism was experiencing its biggest “spiritual crisis for generations ” as a consequence of the Netanyahu government’s abandonment of the ideas of “democratic equality for all.”
That would be heartbreaking: a split in the worldwide Jewish community.
Most readers of these pages feel prof. Hariri, the NYT and all those protesting Jewish liberal students are dead wrong, I know. But isolationism may be satisfactory in the short run, but eventually it's a dead end.
To be sure, those 'renegate' Jews are mostly the people behind Israel's technological success.
Don't alienate half of the Jewish community : they might be right to uphold Israel to a higher standard than for instance, China or Saudi Arabia or indeed, Hamas.
Right on. I would love to see Israel take a different attitude toward all the accusations directed against her every day. Forget about putting on a long face and being so very terribly sorry for every accidental death. Just acknowledge it and move on. "We are at war. We try to kill only terrorists, but sometimes civilians are accidentally killed. We actually try to avoid killing innocent civilians, and we're better at that than any other nation ever has been. Anytime. Anywhere. Next question? "
In a nutshell, Israel gets no credit for its good deeds all around the world, and it gets jumped on by every snarling, posturing reporter trying to establish a reputation for their "toughness" on Israel. Stop apologizing, stop explaining, stop justifying. They really don't care about the truth. They only care about demonizing the Jews and scoring points. Going on the defensive and trying to prove that we are the most moral, etc. simply plays into their hands.
It's time to stop acting like sheep when we are confronted by wolves. Let them know that we were assaulted and we are aggrieved. Not to solicit their non-existent sympathy, but to alert them this how we respond when our enemies cross our red lines. "I am Israel. Hear me roar!" Let them know they are dealing angry lions, and they will slink away with their rancid tails between their legs.
And let us not forget that Israel saved the whole world from a nuclear Iran (and will go back in in the somewhat near future if need be to make sure Iran stays non-nuclear). As for China not being antisemitic? That has changed. Read this: https://www.jstribune.com/gering-chinas-turn-toward-antisemitism/
Israel’s first responsibility is to protect Israelis and the Jewish People even if and especially with so called bad optics if that means turning Gaza into a completely inihabitsblr desert ala Dresden and Hiroshima so be it
AMEN. And when the diaspora Jews find out that being a "good Jew" ( ie: hating Israel) doesn't save them...they may wake up out of their somnambulist state of virtuous ignorance and actually seek out facts. ( or maybe, amazingly, take a trip to Israel to see what "the fuss" is all about.
Joshua, i agree with the content of your article. But its too long, too many facts and there is an underlining sentiment of why doesnt the world see it my way.
Theres a war currently happening which is being won by Israel, and the other one, the PR war Israel has comprehensively lost.. when its over, as it will be some day, there will be an opportunity for Israel to set up a PR organisation that will be able to combat the opposition and at least even the playing field. How i dont know, but there are many people in Israel much much smarter than me who will do something.
The problem is that there is too much hand ringing among the intelligentsia and the "oh no woe is me" among the Israeli Left. It really is time for Israel and the Jews to tell these haters to go eff themselves.There is alot more to the world than western Europe and the British Commonwealth countries. Look at Miele who wants to create the Issac Accords with Israel for South America. Africa is opening up embassies, and the Abraham accords have held even through the war.
Not sure why Israel is so obsessed with those handful of west European countries. Those nations are dieing anyway. In a generation they wont even exist as we knew them. Which is a shame for their children but their own demise is on them. Jews don't have to allow them to take us with them.
(PS China may not have open antisemitism, but their algorithm on TikTok is a leading reason for mass antisemitism when it comes to Gaza. China is not Israel's friend. But Israel is a side effect for China. Its goal is to break the western alliance and the way they are doing it, is making Israel a wedge issue the way the Soviets did. People are just too stupid to see it.)
BTW- Japan is not Israel's friend either.
I’m a South African Catholic with a Jewish great grandfather on Mum’s side.
I am so gutted that this is happening again.
What happened to “never again “?
Kindest regards
Respect
Carol Power
Johannesburg
South Africa
Another inspiring message. Thank you Joshua. It sickens me when my liberal family and friends express disapproval with Israeli tactics to defeat their enemies. They worry about how " the world" will judge the jews. I only wish they could see how weak they look. Maybe seeking approval from those who hate you and seek your destruction is a Jewish thing, IDK. I certainly don't think hamas was worried about world opinion following 10/7 and it seems to be working out pretty well for them on the PR front. Not that we should emulate such barbarians, but maybe jews should take a page from their book on propaganda and use it to our advantage. F world opinion, at least for now.
"In a hard-hitting Jewish News interview, Yuval Noah Harari went as far as to suggest Judaism was experiencing its biggest “spiritual crisis for generations ” as a consequence of the Netanyahu government’s abandonment of the ideas of “democratic equality for all.”
That would be heartbreaking: a split in the worldwide Jewish community.
Most readers of these pages feel prof. Hariri, the NYT and all those protesting Jewish liberal students are dead wrong, I know. But isolationism may be satisfactory in the short run, but eventually it's a dead end.
To be sure, those 'renegate' Jews are mostly the people behind Israel's technological success.
Don't alienate half of the Jewish community : they might be right to uphold Israel to a higher standard than for instance, China or Saudi Arabia or indeed, Hamas.
Right on. I would love to see Israel take a different attitude toward all the accusations directed against her every day. Forget about putting on a long face and being so very terribly sorry for every accidental death. Just acknowledge it and move on. "We are at war. We try to kill only terrorists, but sometimes civilians are accidentally killed. We actually try to avoid killing innocent civilians, and we're better at that than any other nation ever has been. Anytime. Anywhere. Next question? "
In a nutshell, Israel gets no credit for its good deeds all around the world, and it gets jumped on by every snarling, posturing reporter trying to establish a reputation for their "toughness" on Israel. Stop apologizing, stop explaining, stop justifying. They really don't care about the truth. They only care about demonizing the Jews and scoring points. Going on the defensive and trying to prove that we are the most moral, etc. simply plays into their hands.
It's time to stop acting like sheep when we are confronted by wolves. Let them know that we were assaulted and we are aggrieved. Not to solicit their non-existent sympathy, but to alert them this how we respond when our enemies cross our red lines. "I am Israel. Hear me roar!" Let them know they are dealing angry lions, and they will slink away with their rancid tails between their legs.
Perfect. Again.
And let us not forget that Israel saved the whole world from a nuclear Iran (and will go back in in the somewhat near future if need be to make sure Iran stays non-nuclear). As for China not being antisemitic? That has changed. Read this: https://www.jstribune.com/gering-chinas-turn-toward-antisemitism/
Israel’s first responsibility is to protect Israelis and the Jewish People even if and especially with so called bad optics if that means turning Gaza into a completely inihabitsblr desert ala Dresden and Hiroshima so be it
AMEN. And when the diaspora Jews find out that being a "good Jew" ( ie: hating Israel) doesn't save them...they may wake up out of their somnambulist state of virtuous ignorance and actually seek out facts. ( or maybe, amazingly, take a trip to Israel to see what "the fuss" is all about.
Joshua, i agree with the content of your article. But its too long, too many facts and there is an underlining sentiment of why doesnt the world see it my way.
Theres a war currently happening which is being won by Israel, and the other one, the PR war Israel has comprehensively lost.. when its over, as it will be some day, there will be an opportunity for Israel to set up a PR organisation that will be able to combat the opposition and at least even the playing field. How i dont know, but there are many people in Israel much much smarter than me who will do something.
Thank you