The State of Israel is younger than McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Harley-Davidson, JCPenney, Colgate, and your grandma’s microwave. Yet the world expects it to have the wisdom of a centuries-old monastery.
Read this and you will see what led to10/7 thanks to massive election interference by Biden& Co and the concomitant desire to preserve Hamas and keep Israel from winning the war at the expense of the lives and limbs of so many Chayalim
I left this response on another Substack but I thought to reiterate my feelings here:
Anti-Jewish rhetoric is particularly distasteful to me. I have no ancestral ties that I’m aware of, and of all the many Jewish people I have met, none has rung a warning bell in my mind or heart; quite the contrary in fact.
Furthermore, I am a poor follower of a Jew who claims to be the Son of God, whom I wouldn’t have come to know without his Jewish family and disciples. If that prejudices anyone, so be it.
I have studied parts of their history and pondered their religion, their various schools of thought, and the recent return to their ancestral homeland. Fascinating but not at all worthy of the trans-historic ethnic hatred that has again reared its ugly head today in the West, less than 100 years after one of the most vicious genocides in recent history. What the hey!?!?!
I stand with the Jews because I share humanity with them. I am a blood brother who recognizes their unique contributions to human culture and history, even while being disdained, oppressed, and murdered for no other reason than their ethnicity.
The brilliant economist Thomas Sowell summed up the cause of antisemitism with a single word: envy. What Israel achieved in such a short span of time is enviable and unparalleled, and the haters can’t stand it!
In 1948, Jews from all over the world rejoined those that were still in Israel. They came from suffering, pogroms, deprivations, exclusions, persecutions, rejection. Among them were the emaciated from the holocaust. They spoke many different but not one common language. They were orthodox, observant, assimilated, atheist, a huge collection of people with widely different cultural, political, religious, ideological interests and conflicting interests.
They had no homes, infrastructure, education, health care, economy, means of production. Many of their early leaders were Russian who often had little in common with historical Israel. They had no proper military.
The pioneers often lived in brutally primitive conditions. From the start their neighbours ganged up against and waged war against them.
The countries you compared Israel with at least emerged from indigenous populations.
Year despite all the things that would normally prevent or discourage a people from nationhood, the perpetual miracle we call Israel, perpetuated the miracle, against all odds.
I wish that somehow, someday soon, the world would wake up and acknowledge the miracle of modern Israel, a nation inseparable from its history, inseparable from its ancient homeland, and simultaneously apologetic, yet unapologetic to atheists, inseparable from God.
Perhaps one day the world will understand some of the scale of the miracle that Israel truly is.
In 1948, Jews from all over the world rejoined those that were still in Israel. They came from suffering, pogroms, deprivations, exclusions, persecutions, rejection. Among them were the emaciated from the holocaust. They spoke many different but not one common language. They were orthodox, observant, assimilated, atheist, a huge collection of people with widely different cultural, political, religious, ideological interests and conflicting interests.
They had no homes, infrastructure, education, health care, economy, means of production. Many of their early leaders were Russian who often had little in common with historical Israel. They had no proper military.
The pioneers often lived in brutally primitive conditions. From the start their neighbours ganged up against and waged war against them.
The countries you compared Israel with at least emerged from indigenous populations.
Year despite all the things that would normally prevent or discourage a people from nationhood, the perpetual miracle we call Israel, perpetuated the miracle, against all odds.
I wish that somehow, someday soon, the world would wake up and acknowledge the miracle of modern Israel, a nation inseparable from its history, inseparable from its ancient homeland, and simultaneously apologetic, yet unapologetic to atheists, inseparable from God.
Perhaps one day the world will understand some of the scale of the miracle that Israel truly is.
Israel is the heir to thousands of years of wisdom and historic experience. Jews spent a thousand years a downtrodden people exiled in Christendom and Islam. Giving to those civilizations our genius...when they permitted it. And both civilizations acknowledged us people in exile...the Deity's punishment. Now at home in Israel, both seem determined to bring tiny Israel down. Which side is more malevolent? Accusing Israel of being inauthentic. usurpers NO NATION is MORE AUTHENTIC. No wonder it is so advanced in what was a backwater of the Ottoman empire.
yup, every other nation's permitted ta have a "childhood" an' all cubs are on a learnin' curve given (haha) fore-BEAR-ants! (an' Israel already hadda bit of handicap from the git-go bein' a little pip-squeak the size of New Joisey surrounded by giant bullies all gangin' up)...nu?
The world expects a nation ta be born George Burns at 100?! (wise, funny, lotta self-control.... "Oh God!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_God!_(film) ;-) Yet even lil' Georgie had time ta fill his own boots...'er hush puppies? (galoshes?)
Wisdom/whizz-dumb is a process, not instant puddin'... nobuddy's playin' a fair game with the "nu kid on the block!"
That used to be true, but not anymore. Israel has shown stunning power the past two years and never--never ever--underestimate the Jews. Israel wasn't expected to survive a week after they were officially made a country, and yet... and yet...
Great article! Kudos to Israel.
When you judge Israel more harshly than any other nation in the world you are anti Semitic
https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/israel-ngos-funding-memo-final-hjc-2.pdf
Read this and you will see what led to10/7 thanks to massive election interference by Biden& Co and the concomitant desire to preserve Hamas and keep Israel from winning the war at the expense of the lives and limbs of so many Chayalim
I left this response on another Substack but I thought to reiterate my feelings here:
Anti-Jewish rhetoric is particularly distasteful to me. I have no ancestral ties that I’m aware of, and of all the many Jewish people I have met, none has rung a warning bell in my mind or heart; quite the contrary in fact.
Furthermore, I am a poor follower of a Jew who claims to be the Son of God, whom I wouldn’t have come to know without his Jewish family and disciples. If that prejudices anyone, so be it.
I have studied parts of their history and pondered their religion, their various schools of thought, and the recent return to their ancestral homeland. Fascinating but not at all worthy of the trans-historic ethnic hatred that has again reared its ugly head today in the West, less than 100 years after one of the most vicious genocides in recent history. What the hey!?!?!
I stand with the Jews because I share humanity with them. I am a blood brother who recognizes their unique contributions to human culture and history, even while being disdained, oppressed, and murdered for no other reason than their ethnicity.
Why, it’s almost as if they’d been singled out….
Excellent. People need to be reminded of this, but will it matter even if they are reminded?
Thanks for showing some actual comparisons... and a much brighter perspective...
shabbat shalom
Impressive 👏👏👏
One of my mantras is "A number is worthless unless compared to another number." The same is true here. Well done Joshua!
Beautifully said!
The brilliant economist Thomas Sowell summed up the cause of antisemitism with a single word: envy. What Israel achieved in such a short span of time is enviable and unparalleled, and the haters can’t stand it!
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Brilliant essay. Thank you
Just as fascinating:
In 1948, Jews from all over the world rejoined those that were still in Israel. They came from suffering, pogroms, deprivations, exclusions, persecutions, rejection. Among them were the emaciated from the holocaust. They spoke many different but not one common language. They were orthodox, observant, assimilated, atheist, a huge collection of people with widely different cultural, political, religious, ideological interests and conflicting interests.
They had no homes, infrastructure, education, health care, economy, means of production. Many of their early leaders were Russian who often had little in common with historical Israel. They had no proper military.
The pioneers often lived in brutally primitive conditions. From the start their neighbours ganged up against and waged war against them.
The countries you compared Israel with at least emerged from indigenous populations.
Year despite all the things that would normally prevent or discourage a people from nationhood, the perpetual miracle we call Israel, perpetuated the miracle, against all odds.
I wish that somehow, someday soon, the world would wake up and acknowledge the miracle of modern Israel, a nation inseparable from its history, inseparable from its ancient homeland, and simultaneously apologetic, yet unapologetic to atheists, inseparable from God.
Perhaps one day the world will understand some of the scale of the miracle that Israel truly is.
Hashem yatzliach darkecho
Brilliant essay. Thank you
Just as fascinating:
In 1948, Jews from all over the world rejoined those that were still in Israel. They came from suffering, pogroms, deprivations, exclusions, persecutions, rejection. Among them were the emaciated from the holocaust. They spoke many different but not one common language. They were orthodox, observant, assimilated, atheist, a huge collection of people with widely different cultural, political, religious, ideological interests and conflicting interests.
They had no homes, infrastructure, education, health care, economy, means of production. Many of their early leaders were Russian who often had little in common with historical Israel. They had no proper military.
The pioneers often lived in brutally primitive conditions. From the start their neighbours ganged up against and waged war against them.
The countries you compared Israel with at least emerged from indigenous populations.
Year despite all the things that would normally prevent or discourage a people from nationhood, the perpetual miracle we call Israel, perpetuated the miracle, against all odds.
I wish that somehow, someday soon, the world would wake up and acknowledge the miracle of modern Israel, a nation inseparable from its history, inseparable from its ancient homeland, and simultaneously apologetic, yet unapologetic to atheists, inseparable from God.
Perhaps one day the world will understand some of the scale of the miracle that Israel truly is.
Hashem yatzliach darkecho
Israel is the heir to thousands of years of wisdom and historic experience. Jews spent a thousand years a downtrodden people exiled in Christendom and Islam. Giving to those civilizations our genius...when they permitted it. And both civilizations acknowledged us people in exile...the Deity's punishment. Now at home in Israel, both seem determined to bring tiny Israel down. Which side is more malevolent? Accusing Israel of being inauthentic. usurpers NO NATION is MORE AUTHENTIC. No wonder it is so advanced in what was a backwater of the Ottoman empire.
yup, every other nation's permitted ta have a "childhood" an' all cubs are on a learnin' curve given (haha) fore-BEAR-ants! (an' Israel already hadda bit of handicap from the git-go bein' a little pip-squeak the size of New Joisey surrounded by giant bullies all gangin' up)...nu?
The world expects a nation ta be born George Burns at 100?! (wise, funny, lotta self-control.... "Oh God!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_God!_(film) ;-) Yet even lil' Georgie had time ta fill his own boots...'er hush puppies? (galoshes?)
Wisdom/whizz-dumb is a process, not instant puddin'... nobuddy's playin' a fair game with the "nu kid on the block!"
USA First means US not any one else's children besides if the USA goes down so will Israel.
That used to be true, but not anymore. Israel has shown stunning power the past two years and never--never ever--underestimate the Jews. Israel wasn't expected to survive a week after they were officially made a country, and yet... and yet...