Don’t discount what DJT has done for Israel. He’s done his best to keep it in the interests of both Israel and the US. He’s had a warm relationship with Israel for decades. His grandchildren are Jewish, he’s recognized Israel holding the Golan Heights, moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, destroyed the nuclear facilities in Iran, amongst a myriad of other things for Israel. His relationship to Qatar is strategic and diplomatic, a pragmatic relationship. Unlike Biden and Obama, the Jews in his administration, as are all members of his cabinet, dedicated to the security, friendship, and business relationship with Israel. I think it may benefit Israel to have an American base on the border with Gaza. He’s been a good friend, has shown his enthusiasm to help us, in Israel and the USA. I have no problem with President Trump solidifying further the relationship with Israel.
But it has allowed the likes of Omar, Mandhani , Adorno and Marcuse to hollow it out from within. Only G-ds grace keeps it all together . It won't survive another batch of Ted Kennedy's, Joe Bidens and Barak Obamas. So stay Jewish , Israel or death.
Israel cannot allow itself to become a vassal of the U.S. or permit a U.S. foothold in Israel’s sovereign territory. As supportive of Israel as President Trump has been, he is mercurial, transactional, and too fond of Qatar. His embrace of Israel can change if he feels slighted or challenged. Even if nothing changes between now and 2028, the next U.S. president may not be a friend of Israel or worse. The Democrats have fully embraced the anti-Zionist ethos of the Socialist/Islamist/Progressive movement, and VP Vance’s relationship with Tucker Carlson and others on the fringe right is equally alarming. Military self sufficiency plus total control of its destiny is Israel’s path forward.
Both are true. This week's Parasha, Vayishlach. Yaakov and Esav - H' promised Yaakov that He would be with him and Yaakov made enormous preparations. See the m'forshim.
Amazing how history repeats itself. Because we never learn from our mistakes, we are doomed to repeat them, over and over. This article is a terrifying but timely lesson.
Good post. I agree with many of your points, though not all. Hope and belief are a last resort, not a strategy.
The reality is that Israel is facing a rising Islamic caliphate with enormous energy and scale. And if such an caliphate does emerge, it will threaten not only Israel but the entire Western world — far more than China or Russia.
In situations like this, there are usually two paths: either everyone stands alone and fights alone, or smaller and weaker groups join together to create a stronger alternative force. For Israel, the natural place is with the United States and the broader West.
The real question is whether the rest of the Western nations will recognize this as well. If they do, then it would be wise to form some kind of confederation as an alternative to an Islamic caliphate, a Chinese empire, and other rising powers.
If such a caliphate does become a reality, I believe other Western nations will eventually be willing to form such a confederation. But for now, many in the West still don’t understand what is coming, and until they do, Israel indeed will have to hold on, largely on its own.
Isn't it already too late for the countries under the thumb of the EU and the international courts to resist becoming part of the Islamic Caliphate? Dissent has been criminalized. There's no changing course.
No. In my estimation, the EU still has around 20 years to rewrite its future. In the past few years, there has been a clear and growing awareness of the problem — about 30–40% of the population openly demands change. History sometimes moves much faster than we can imagine. Transformation could easily come within 3–5 years.
What we can do is offer an ideological alternative for the West — one that helps it strengthen itself from within, and then allows it to become whatever it is meant to be: the West.
30% can't form a parliamentary majority, not if the opposition parties conspire to refuse to form a coalition gov't with them in the Netherlands and Germany, and also disqualify the party leader from running in France.
Across the Channel, does Britain have 20 years to reverse the policy of allowing massive illegal immigration of people who hate their Western ideals and revile English culture and history? I'm reading estimates that the demographic tipping point will occur sometime in 2035-45. After that, there will be no turning back from an Islamic Republic.
Never the less, N.W.D., I see reason for some optimism. Formulating an ideological alternative is important where Western culture does retain hegemony. Trump is pursuing a vigorous Monroe doctrine, and the western provinces of Canada seem more interested in joining the U.S. than becoming a colony of China.
3 contiguous western Canadian providences seem interested in seceding or joining the U.S. One just sent a delegation to D.C., because joining the U.S is easier.
Hungary has raised their birthrate through tax incentives, which recognizes that many/most families need both parents' incomes. In Israel, families generally need two parents' incomes, there is daycare, and children are subsidized up to a limit. In the U.S., during WW2, when women's labor was really needed in the factories, ON-SITE daycare was provided, including sick daycare. We need this higher labor force participation now. Most Western democracies are facing a marked decrease in the young demographic who are supposed to support the bulging older demo.
Yes, but it’s well known that financial incentives alone are not enough to significantly increase fertility. Much more is needed — a deep sociological shift, which could be based on tradition and religion (with Orthodox and religious Zionism being a good example of this), or developed in some other way that works well for liberal society. For example, society could raise the social status of families with many well-educated children — and both parts are important: having many children, and ensuring they are well educated.
This is a thought provoking essay and the writer makes many good points, but also omits a few. The United States maintains a massive military base in Qatar, but this hasn't made Qatar a vassal state. Qatar does what it wants, when it wants, regardless of what is in the best interests of the United States. Thus the funding of hamas and terrorism even when the United States has been at its closest with Israel. The Jewish people have always been tribal, going back thousands of years. Hasidic sects differ from other Hasidic sects, secular Jews differ all the time. It wasn't outside forces that created the divisions in the region that led to an Israel and a Judea, or that cause the Gileadites and Ephraimites to fight amongst each other and kill thousands - all Jews but from different tribes. Sometimes I think if Israel didn't have so many outside enemies constantly attacking, it would implode from inside.
A counter-argument: It is Communist China (and its backing of Iran), much more than the USA, that poses a security risk for Israel. For this reason, Israel would benefit from its continued geopolitical alliance with the USA and the latter's military and political support of Israel.
The CCP has been expanding its global influence for years, including a strategic alliance with Iran, and has always been on the Palestinian side, in the same tradition as the USSR's Cold War alliance with the PLO and Arabs against the USA and Israel. The CCP is engaged in what's often termed an asymmetrical (one-sided) cold war with the USA, and that includes siding with Iran against Israel. So the USA is not the threat; Communist China is. Thus, if the USA has a major military base in Gaza, this will strengthen Israel's position, not weaken it.
There are those who say this will provoke Iran and China. But I believe this argument ignores the truth behind the aggression of Islamists, which is rooted in an irrational and deeply rooted hatred of Jews. If the USA were not militarily allied with Israel, Iran would see it as an opportunity to attack Israel even more, and I'd not be surprised if China backed them in this because it wants world domination, and has already expanded into numerous countries through the Belt & Trade Initiative. The US presence in the Middle East is seen as a threat by CCP hardliners. Or more likely is that China would see this (hypothetical) withdrawal of the USA as its golden opportunity to expand in Israel and benefit from its economic acumen. Given the choice, would you rather the CCP or the USA have a presence in Israel? If you know anything about the CCP's history of mass murder, it's not a hard choice.
Some further points in support of this argument (AI's summary, not mine)
- A $400 billion agreement signed between China and Iran in 2021 strengthened Tehran's ability to resist Western sanctions and provided a reliable market for its oil, which is seen as a significant security threat to Israel.
-China is Iran's largest trading partner and agreed in 2021 to invest heavily in the country, providing an economic lifeline that helps Tehran weather sanctions. This economic support indirectly enables Iran to fund its regional proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.
- Israel has reported discovering significant stockpiles of Chinese-made weapons (such as assault rifles and grenade launchers) used by Hamas and other Iran-backed groups, though China denies direct supply and the weapons may be transferred via Iran.
- China refrains from designating Hamas as a terrorist organization. Its statements generally urge "all parties to exercise restraint" but have often been perceived as critical of Israel's actions, particularly its military campaigns in Gaza. In the UN General Assembly (UNGA), China's voting record shows a consistent alignment against Israel. For example, analysis of the voting records from 2015 to the present indicates that China votes "No" (against Israel's position) on virtually all resolutions critical of Israel, and does not vote "For" Israel's position. This pattern continued through 2023, 2024, and 2025 UNGA sessions.
-China has a long-standing pattern of voting against Israel in the United Nations on the majority of resolutions concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This stance is consistent with its foreign policy of supporting the Palestinian cause and the two-state solution.
- China's approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict is generally viewed as pro-Palestinian and critical of Israeli military actions, which has led to diplomatic friction with Israel. Chinese officials have called for an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on 1967 borders.
- U.S. concerns about Chinese companies (e.g., Shanghai International Port Group managing part of the Port of Haifa) have led to pressure on Israel to restrict Chinese involvement in strategic infrastructure and technology sectors, citing potential espionage risks and the transfer of sensitive technology. [that's good]
- Israeli officials have also raised concerns that China has created bureaucratic obstacles for Israeli tech factories, delaying shipments of electronic components for military use.
- Major Chinese online map services, such as Baidu Maps and Amap (Alibaba-backed), do not display the name "Israel" on their platforms, an issue that became widely noticed during the Israel-Hamas conflict in late 2023. The CCP denies the relevance of this, however.
- Beijing supports the unrealistic two-state solution, "supporting the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital."
The US plays a significant role in the security dynamics between Israel and Iran, which includes:
- Direct Military Intervention: In a recent conflict between Iran and Israel (June 2025), the US directly intervened by intercepting Iranian attacks and launching air strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.
- Military Aid and Technology: The US provides substantial annual military aid to Israel, which helps finance Israel's procurement of advanced US-supplied weaponry, such as F-15, F-16, and F-35 fighter jets, and various large munitions.
- Advanced Defense Systems: The US has sometimes deployed its own advanced missile defense systems, such as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries, to Israel to reinforce its air defenses, especially after significant Iranian missile attacks.
Indeed, in this crazy world, the US is not the real problem. The real problem is that many people underestimate Islamism. China is not an existential threat to the West and won’t send its soldiers to fight the IDF. Islamism, on the other hand, is an existential threat to the West — and undeniably an existential threat to Israel.
I agree with you about Islamism, but not China. China poses a threat to the West through gradual or incremental policies meant to advance the CCP and undermine Western nations. They are designed not to be noticed, but are happening nonetheless, including election interference, ideological subversion and propaganda, fentanyl imports, espionage, intellectual property theft, growing influence over academics and media, and politicians, buying western properties, political control through debt, and exporting medical tyranny. Asymmetrical or unrestricted warfare is designed to weaken the opponent and take him over slowly, like parasitic wasp larvae inside a caterpillar. Israel faces the same risk. I provide details on all this below.
- Election interference and bribes; in Canada this has become a national scandal after it was exposed by CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service), but the CCP is doing it to some degree in all Western nations, including the USA, e.g. "the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and government of China interfered in the 2024 United States elections through propaganda and disinformation campaigns, primarily linked to its Spamouflage influence operation." (source: Associated Press, Mar 5, 2024). Australia is another target.
- Ideological subversion; this has been going on since the 1960s as part of the Cold War. "Numerous government reports and academic analyses conclude that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) engages in extensive influence operations and political warfare that include tactics described as ideological subversion, particularly to weaken the United States internally and globally. These efforts aim to erode confidence in democratic institutions and promote autocratic norms as an alternative model." See "CCP Political Warfare: Federal Agencies Urgently Need a Government-Wide Strategy. Report Prepared by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Majority Staff, October 24, 2024.
This subversion includes "efforts to make the CCP's party-led system seem more attractive by highlighting the perceived dysfunction and crises within democracies; disseminating the "China model" (socialism with Chinese characteristics) as a viable and successful alternative path to modernity and development [and] expanding China's global media presence and creating an international "echo chamber" for the CCP's narratives to gain an ideological "voice" or influence on the world stage.
It is implemented through "propaganda and disinformation: state-controlled media entities operating within the U.S. and other nations are used to spread propaganda, censor inconvenient truths, and amplify narratives that sow division among Americans. The United Front Work Department (UFWD), a key CCP organ, works to co-opt non-Party individuals and groups, including diaspora communities, businesses, and academic figures, to align with CCP interests and suppress critical voices abroad. The CCP has engaged in efforts to squelch dissent beyond its borders, using intimidation and cyber harassment against dissidents and activists living in the U.S. Reports have also highlighted the establishment of unofficial "police stations" in various countries, partly to monitor and coerce Chinese nationals abroad. Efforts include influencing academia to subvert academic freedom, leveraging businesses to gather intelligence, and pressuring foreign officials to support CCP narratives."
- Weakening the West through drug addiction: "It is widely documented by U.S. government reports and law enforcement that Chinese companies, often subsidized and state-supported, are the primary global source of fentanyl precursor chemicals, which are then used to manufacture illicit fentanyl that enters the U.S. market. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) does not formally "import" finished illicit fentanyl into the U.S.; rather, the chemicals are exported through complex, clandestine supply chains."
- Buying up Western property: "Chinese buyers are significant foreign investors in Western nations' residential property markets, and Chinese-owned entities also hold acreage of agricultural and non-agricultural land in the U.S., which has raised national security concerns. As of 2021 data, Chinese investors and entities, as well as U.S. corporations with Chinese shareholders, owned about 384,000 acres of U.S. agricultural land. This represents less than 1% of all foreign-owned U.S. agricultural land; Canadian investors own the largest share. A significant portion of this land is tied to the 2013 acquisition of Smithfield Foods (the U.S.'s largest pork processor) by the Chinese pork company WH Group. Another large owner is billionaire Sun Guangxin, who purchased over 100,000 acres in Texas for a planned wind farm.
National Security Concerns: Purchases of land near sensitive U.S. military bases have sparked national security concerns, leading to increased scrutiny and new legislation."
- Potential control of European nations through debt: "China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) actively involves many European nations, though participation varies, with some joining formally (like Italy, Greece) for infrastructure investment while others, particularly Western ones, remain cautious or critical due to geopolitical concerns, yet trade and digital projects connect across the continent, creating a "two-speed Europe" in BRI engagement.
- Espionage and property theft: "Hacking is China's primary mode of espionage, aimed at acquiring military technology, commercial secrets, and bulk personal data.
Microsoft Exchange Server Breach (2021): The US, NATO, EU, and other Western nations jointly accused China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) of a massive cyberattack on Microsoft Exchange servers globally, affecting thousands of computers and entities involved in COVID-19 research. Hacking groups linked to the Chinese government have consistently targeted aerospace, technology, and defense firms to steal trade secrets and industrial data, allowing China to "leapfrog" its own development."
- Exporting medical tyranny from 2019 to 2022 and benefiting from it while the West suffered: the Covid virus was engineered in the Wuhan lab, and the model of lockdowns was pioneered by the CCP, who then influenced Western public health advisors to implement the same in the West in 2020. Specifically, they influenced Dr. Neil Ferguson, lead author of the influential Imperial College Report 9 (published in March 2020), which presented models projecting catastrophic death tolls if governments took no action or only pursued a strategy of "mitigation."
This disastrous lockdown model did more harm than good and greatly helped weaken the West and spread CCP influence globally. It is speculated that the CCP also deliberately spread the virus worldwide in late 2019 and early 2020. Initially the CCP suppressed news of the virus, thus allowing its spread prior to Jan 23, 2020. Was this deliberate? Whether or not it was orchestrated, "analysts widely agree that the CCP significantly benefited from the subsequent global disarray, lockdowns, and economic contraction experienced by Western democracies . . . In 2020, when the U.S. and many major European economies experienced a severe economic contraction, China was the only major economy to report positive GDP growth (around 2.3%). By 2021, China had significantly rebounded, allowing it to recover faster.
"Global lockdowns in the West created massive demand for manufactured goods (medical supplies, protective gear, electronics, home goods) and disruptions to the Western supply chain. Chinese factories, which quickly resumed production after the initial Wuhan lockdown, were able to step into this void, resulting in a surge in Chinese exports and a record trade surplus that boosted the Chinese economy. The CCP actively exploited the chaos in the West to advance its narrative and weaken faith in democratic systems. China engaged in large-scale "mask diplomacy" (also called "health silk road"), sending or selling medical equipment to countries worldwide, often positioning itself as a responsible, generous global leader in contrast to perceived Western selfishness and incompetence.
'The pandemic, and the varied, often confusing, responses (lockdowns, mandates, inconsistent messaging) in the West, led to an increase in internal division and a decline in public trust in Western institutions, including public health bodies and governments. The CCP sought to amplify these divisions to weaken the collective power of the West. The CCP used the "Zero-COVID" policy to implement and normalize unprecedented levels of digital surveillance (e.g., health codes, mandatory tracking), which served to further strengthen the authoritarian state under Xi Jinping."
Finally, the CCP has made statements that analysts interpret as a plan for gaining global supremacy or hegemony in all critical domains (military, economic, and technological) by 2049 -- and this includes weakening the West by not necessarily destroying it (they need Western markets). They definitely do not like Trump or tariffs. Nor do they like Netanyahu. They have consistently sided with the Palestinians.
Everything you said is correct. The only difference in my view is that I place the threat of Islamism first and China second. China is essentially a new USSR, and just like in the past, we may face a long cold war with China trying to hurt the West wherever it can. But if China were the only major problem in the world, the West would be able to manage it.
It is a serious problem, but not an existential threat.
Yes, probably true. China benefits economically from the West, so its strategy is the same as the globalists, with whom the CCP is aligned: to weaken and transform the West by supporting our ongoing cultural revolution through ideological subversion, propaganda, censorship (ending freedom of speech), and through a social credit system, such as they have in China -- facilitated through digital ID.
They don't have to beat us militarily if we turn into them. Mass migration is also part of that agenda because it undermines national sovereignty and cultural identity, dividing and conquering us from within. But that has the added problem of bringing Islam to the West. China would never allow that to happen to them (they brutally suppressed the Uyghurs), but they're okay with its use for destroying the West incrementally.
All three forces -- globalists (e.g. WEF, EU), Communists, and Islamists -- are using a boiling frog, gradual approach to taking over the West, which is aided by secularism (loss of Judeo-Christianity), technocracy, and feminism and the latter's destruction of the nuclear family and low birth rate among white people. It's been called the cultural suicide of the West.
I would not call this a conspiracy theory, since it is undeniably happening and is being lauded by its proponents. It's more of a confluence of developments that these three groups (Islamists, globalists, Communists) are taking advantage of and are hastening. The West can be likened to a fallen sick herd animal, and they are like predators tearing away its flesh.
The only substantial resistance to it has been in the USA with the election of Trump. It's sad because the West, with its emphasis on individual freedoms and liberties, has in many ways been the high point of human civilization. It's not gone yet, but it is slowly being transformed into something worse.
Right. One small addition: globalism was an interesting idea about 50 years ago. Back then, the US was willing to buy Chinese products and export Western values. If it had worked, it would have been great. Unfortunately, around 20–25 years ago it became clear that this idea had failed, but ideological inertia kept it going until 2016, during Trump’s first presidency.
All the same risks to the West that the CCP poses are also risks for Israel, i.e., "asymmetrical and long-term threats to Israeli security, sovereignty, and its core strategic relationship with the United States. These threats are generally not military, but rather strategic, technological, and political" -- including:
- Cyber espionage and IP theft. Israeli high-tech, particularly in the defense, biotech, and cybersecurity sectors (often referred to as the "Start-up Nation"), is a prime target. Chinese investments in Israeli tech firms are seen by some security experts as a means to systematically acquire sensitive intellectual property (IP) and dual-use technologies that can be used to advance China's military-civil fusion strategy.
- Critical Infrastructure Control: Chinese state-owned or linked companies have won contracts to build and operate major Israeli infrastructure, such as the Haifa Bayport terminal. This grants the CCP a potential intelligence foothold near sensitive military installations (like the Israeli Navy's submarine base in Haifa) and the capability to disrupt trade and commerce by weaponizing its access to vital national assets in a crisis.
- Vulnerable Technology: The widespread use of Chinese-made cameras, sensors, medical devices, and other IT equipment in Israeli government, military, and even healthcare systems creates potential backdoors for intelligence collection and cyber intrusion, as warned by Israeli and U.S. security officials.
- The deepening Israel-China economic relationship poses a strategic challenge to Israel's most critical security relationship—that with the United States. The U.S. government has repeatedly warned Israel that uncontrolled sales or investments from China in sensitive Israeli technology could lead to the leakage of shared U.S. defense technology to China. U.S. officials have cautioned that deep Chinese penetration into Israeli infrastructure could compromise intelligence sharing between the U.S. and Israel, potentially forcing the U.S. to restrict cooperation on sensitive defense matters.
- Israel is increasingly forced to choose between lucrative Chinese investment and its indispensable strategic alliance with Washington, complicating its foreign policy and long-term security planning.
- China's pursuit of a non-aligned, economic-focused Middle East strategy conflicts with Israel's security interests, particularly regarding Iran. China has a strategic partnership with Iran, motivated by energy needs and a mutual desire to counter U.S. influence. China has supported Iran diplomatically, urged restraint against Israeli strikes on Iranian assets, and has reportedly helped Iran evade sanctions. This support indirectly enhances the capabilities of a state that Israel views as its foremost existential threat.
- Pro-Palestinian Rhetoric: The CCP has historically maintained a diplomatic balance, but in the wake of recent conflicts, China has adopted a more overtly pro-Palestinian and critical stance against Israeli military operations at the UN and in its public statements. While primarily rhetorical, this damages Israel's international standing, aligns China with the "Global South" against the U.S. and Israel, and may embolden states and groups hostile to Israel.
- There is concern that Chinese-made weaponry, procured by other regional actors, can find its way into the hands of non-state groups hostile to Israel, as indicated by the discovery of Chinese-made weaponry in the possession of groups like Hamas.
- The CCP engages in information and psychological warfare that can undermine Israel's social and political cohesion. China, through its state-linked media and social media platforms (like TikTok), is accused by some Israeli leaders of amplifying anti-Israel narratives and criticism of Israel's military actions, which contributes to Israel's increasing international isolation.
- China's expanding economic ties and major infrastructure projects provide the CCP with political leverage over Israeli policymakers, potentially influencing future Israeli foreign policy decisions against its own long-term strategic interests.
From the foregoing, it seems clear to me that Israel is caught between the USA and China -- as is Canada and many other nations. I would prefer to see that Israel stays with the USA, but some Israeli politicians are no doubt looking at what China can provide in the way of assurances and support. It's a lot like what happened during the 20th-century Cold War. The bottom line is that Communists are not trustworthy. They don't even care about their own people and they certainly don't care about Israel.
The problem today is that no one can be trusted. Unfortunately, Western nations are divided internally, and many of them are also turning toward separatism. That is not the way to face these new threats. If we want to survive and prosper, we will have to stand together — the US, the EU, Israel, Taiwan, etc. Otherwise, Islamists, China, and Russia will tear each of us down separately.
And that is exactly what "The New Western Doctrine" is all about.
"We are all Jewish." Necessary to repeat again and again given some of the responses I've read on Substack and experiences I've lived as a Secular Zionist. Just commented on another Substack by reminding people of what Henry Kissinger is reported to have said in 1968, 'It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.
Powerful and timely article about a very troubling issue. Can Israel survive without American support - such as it is? Can Israel survive as a Jewish nation with American intervention?
What if those Jews actively and purposely are harming the Jewish people and nation? You know like the anti-Zionist Jewish Voices for Peace, Code Pink, J Street, Bernie Sanders et al type Jews.
The term “JINO” (Jew In Name Only) gets thrown around a lot. But the truth is simple: There’s no such thing. We’re all Jews. No one is “more Jewish,” no one is “less Jewish,” regardless of how they live, think, or practice. People have different levels of observance and different beliefs — some of those beliefs may genuinely worry us or affect the community — but their Jewish identity isn’t up for debate.
Still, I am not concerned that a US base presupposes eventual US domination of Israel. The US is not Rome, and most importantly, Jews will not allow themselves to be dominated by any other power, physically(any more) or philosophically. Why do you think we’re feared?
I think the point is that Rome wasn't like the Empire Rome either, until it was.
As for Israel not being dominated by anyone...Oh my goodness! Trump forcing Israel to leave Iranian airspace before destroying all the missile launchers and factories--what do you call that? And forcing a ceasefire before Israel could disarm Hamas, so that Hamas survives?
Thank you so much for your wonderful/illuminating essay !!!!!!!!!......Definitely, we should keep in mind what happens when. we " invite '" an ally to our beloved country........thank you for reminding us........Chag Chanukah Sameach
First, explain the menorah with "untainted oil." Second, Isreal and Jews everywhere have to remember what and who they are unapologetically. Finally, yes y'all are Jewish but there are Jews in Name Only who are lukewarm, at best, on defending Israel and one of these groups is called Jews for Palestine, if I remember correctly, whose concern is more about Gaza than about Éretz Yisra'él which I find amazing considering what the Gazaniacs would do to them if they could get their hands on them.
"Those who ignore history........" And despite Trump's popularity in Israel, he is far too friendly (for me) with Qatar and Turkey. Beware!!
Tucker Carlson the NeonNazi is the new face of the GOP.
Don’t discount what DJT has done for Israel. He’s done his best to keep it in the interests of both Israel and the US. He’s had a warm relationship with Israel for decades. His grandchildren are Jewish, he’s recognized Israel holding the Golan Heights, moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, destroyed the nuclear facilities in Iran, amongst a myriad of other things for Israel. His relationship to Qatar is strategic and diplomatic, a pragmatic relationship. Unlike Biden and Obama, the Jews in his administration, as are all members of his cabinet, dedicated to the security, friendship, and business relationship with Israel. I think it may benefit Israel to have an American base on the border with Gaza. He’s been a good friend, has shown his enthusiasm to help us, in Israel and the USA. I have no problem with President Trump solidifying further the relationship with Israel.
American Jew & nonJew are both pissed-off at Trump for his acceptance of ridiculous gifts and deal making with terrorists.
A very timely and profound account.
Thank you
America is not your friend , it has interests .
And I don't blame it.
But it has allowed the likes of Omar, Mandhani , Adorno and Marcuse to hollow it out from within. Only G-ds grace keeps it all together . It won't survive another batch of Ted Kennedy's, Joe Bidens and Barak Obamas. So stay Jewish , Israel or death.
And no land for Hamas either.
Israel cannot allow itself to become a vassal of the U.S. or permit a U.S. foothold in Israel’s sovereign territory. As supportive of Israel as President Trump has been, he is mercurial, transactional, and too fond of Qatar. His embrace of Israel can change if he feels slighted or challenged. Even if nothing changes between now and 2028, the next U.S. president may not be a friend of Israel or worse. The Democrats have fully embraced the anti-Zionist ethos of the Socialist/Islamist/Progressive movement, and VP Vance’s relationship with Tucker Carlson and others on the fringe right is equally alarming. Military self sufficiency plus total control of its destiny is Israel’s path forward.
I have given up on Vance.
Vance is creepy...
GOD IS IN CONTROL. ISRAEL BLESSINGS EACH AND EVERY DAY
God helps those who help themselves!
Both are true. This week's Parasha, Vayishlach. Yaakov and Esav - H' promised Yaakov that He would be with him and Yaakov made enormous preparations. See the m'forshim.
I agree with you 100% Israel must always be sovereign and in charge of its own destiny.
Amazing how history repeats itself. Because we never learn from our mistakes, we are doomed to repeat them, over and over. This article is a terrifying but timely lesson.
Good post. I agree with many of your points, though not all. Hope and belief are a last resort, not a strategy.
The reality is that Israel is facing a rising Islamic caliphate with enormous energy and scale. And if such an caliphate does emerge, it will threaten not only Israel but the entire Western world — far more than China or Russia.
In situations like this, there are usually two paths: either everyone stands alone and fights alone, or smaller and weaker groups join together to create a stronger alternative force. For Israel, the natural place is with the United States and the broader West.
The real question is whether the rest of the Western nations will recognize this as well. If they do, then it would be wise to form some kind of confederation as an alternative to an Islamic caliphate, a Chinese empire, and other rising powers.
If such a caliphate does become a reality, I believe other Western nations will eventually be willing to form such a confederation. But for now, many in the West still don’t understand what is coming, and until they do, Israel indeed will have to hold on, largely on its own.
Isn't it already too late for the countries under the thumb of the EU and the international courts to resist becoming part of the Islamic Caliphate? Dissent has been criminalized. There's no changing course.
No. In my estimation, the EU still has around 20 years to rewrite its future. In the past few years, there has been a clear and growing awareness of the problem — about 30–40% of the population openly demands change. History sometimes moves much faster than we can imagine. Transformation could easily come within 3–5 years.
What we can do is offer an ideological alternative for the West — one that helps it strengthen itself from within, and then allows it to become whatever it is meant to be: the West.
30% can't form a parliamentary majority, not if the opposition parties conspire to refuse to form a coalition gov't with them in the Netherlands and Germany, and also disqualify the party leader from running in France.
Across the Channel, does Britain have 20 years to reverse the policy of allowing massive illegal immigration of people who hate their Western ideals and revile English culture and history? I'm reading estimates that the demographic tipping point will occur sometime in 2035-45. After that, there will be no turning back from an Islamic Republic.
Never the less, N.W.D., I see reason for some optimism. Formulating an ideological alternative is important where Western culture does retain hegemony. Trump is pursuing a vigorous Monroe doctrine, and the western provinces of Canada seem more interested in joining the U.S. than becoming a colony of China.
How do people in Canada actually see their future? As part of the U.S.? Or perhaps as part of some kind of confederation of democratic nations?
Do most Canadians actually understand the scale of the challenge?
3 contiguous western Canadian providences seem interested in seceding or joining the U.S. One just sent a delegation to D.C., because joining the U.S is easier.
Well, obviously change can’t wait 19 years — it has to start now. And it can’t stop at limiting immigration.
We also need higher birth rates, which means society itself has to change.
The big question is what this change will look like ...
Hungary has raised their birthrate through tax incentives, which recognizes that many/most families need both parents' incomes. In Israel, families generally need two parents' incomes, there is daycare, and children are subsidized up to a limit. In the U.S., during WW2, when women's labor was really needed in the factories, ON-SITE daycare was provided, including sick daycare. We need this higher labor force participation now. Most Western democracies are facing a marked decrease in the young demographic who are supposed to support the bulging older demo.
Yes, but it’s well known that financial incentives alone are not enough to significantly increase fertility. Much more is needed — a deep sociological shift, which could be based on tradition and religion (with Orthodox and religious Zionism being a good example of this), or developed in some other way that works well for liberal society. For example, society could raise the social status of families with many well-educated children — and both parts are important: having many children, and ensuring they are well educated.
Never too late to disrupt the advancing of the Caliphate!!
This is a thought provoking essay and the writer makes many good points, but also omits a few. The United States maintains a massive military base in Qatar, but this hasn't made Qatar a vassal state. Qatar does what it wants, when it wants, regardless of what is in the best interests of the United States. Thus the funding of hamas and terrorism even when the United States has been at its closest with Israel. The Jewish people have always been tribal, going back thousands of years. Hasidic sects differ from other Hasidic sects, secular Jews differ all the time. It wasn't outside forces that created the divisions in the region that led to an Israel and a Judea, or that cause the Gileadites and Ephraimites to fight amongst each other and kill thousands - all Jews but from different tribes. Sometimes I think if Israel didn't have so many outside enemies constantly attacking, it would implode from inside.
A counter-argument: It is Communist China (and its backing of Iran), much more than the USA, that poses a security risk for Israel. For this reason, Israel would benefit from its continued geopolitical alliance with the USA and the latter's military and political support of Israel.
The CCP has been expanding its global influence for years, including a strategic alliance with Iran, and has always been on the Palestinian side, in the same tradition as the USSR's Cold War alliance with the PLO and Arabs against the USA and Israel. The CCP is engaged in what's often termed an asymmetrical (one-sided) cold war with the USA, and that includes siding with Iran against Israel. So the USA is not the threat; Communist China is. Thus, if the USA has a major military base in Gaza, this will strengthen Israel's position, not weaken it.
There are those who say this will provoke Iran and China. But I believe this argument ignores the truth behind the aggression of Islamists, which is rooted in an irrational and deeply rooted hatred of Jews. If the USA were not militarily allied with Israel, Iran would see it as an opportunity to attack Israel even more, and I'd not be surprised if China backed them in this because it wants world domination, and has already expanded into numerous countries through the Belt & Trade Initiative. The US presence in the Middle East is seen as a threat by CCP hardliners. Or more likely is that China would see this (hypothetical) withdrawal of the USA as its golden opportunity to expand in Israel and benefit from its economic acumen. Given the choice, would you rather the CCP or the USA have a presence in Israel? If you know anything about the CCP's history of mass murder, it's not a hard choice.
Some further points in support of this argument (AI's summary, not mine)
- A $400 billion agreement signed between China and Iran in 2021 strengthened Tehran's ability to resist Western sanctions and provided a reliable market for its oil, which is seen as a significant security threat to Israel.
-China is Iran's largest trading partner and agreed in 2021 to invest heavily in the country, providing an economic lifeline that helps Tehran weather sanctions. This economic support indirectly enables Iran to fund its regional proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.
- Israel has reported discovering significant stockpiles of Chinese-made weapons (such as assault rifles and grenade launchers) used by Hamas and other Iran-backed groups, though China denies direct supply and the weapons may be transferred via Iran.
- China refrains from designating Hamas as a terrorist organization. Its statements generally urge "all parties to exercise restraint" but have often been perceived as critical of Israel's actions, particularly its military campaigns in Gaza. In the UN General Assembly (UNGA), China's voting record shows a consistent alignment against Israel. For example, analysis of the voting records from 2015 to the present indicates that China votes "No" (against Israel's position) on virtually all resolutions critical of Israel, and does not vote "For" Israel's position. This pattern continued through 2023, 2024, and 2025 UNGA sessions.
-China has a long-standing pattern of voting against Israel in the United Nations on the majority of resolutions concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This stance is consistent with its foreign policy of supporting the Palestinian cause and the two-state solution.
- China's approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict is generally viewed as pro-Palestinian and critical of Israeli military actions, which has led to diplomatic friction with Israel. Chinese officials have called for an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on 1967 borders.
- U.S. concerns about Chinese companies (e.g., Shanghai International Port Group managing part of the Port of Haifa) have led to pressure on Israel to restrict Chinese involvement in strategic infrastructure and technology sectors, citing potential espionage risks and the transfer of sensitive technology. [that's good]
- Israeli officials have also raised concerns that China has created bureaucratic obstacles for Israeli tech factories, delaying shipments of electronic components for military use.
- Major Chinese online map services, such as Baidu Maps and Amap (Alibaba-backed), do not display the name "Israel" on their platforms, an issue that became widely noticed during the Israel-Hamas conflict in late 2023. The CCP denies the relevance of this, however.
- Beijing supports the unrealistic two-state solution, "supporting the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital."
The US plays a significant role in the security dynamics between Israel and Iran, which includes:
- Direct Military Intervention: In a recent conflict between Iran and Israel (June 2025), the US directly intervened by intercepting Iranian attacks and launching air strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.
- Military Aid and Technology: The US provides substantial annual military aid to Israel, which helps finance Israel's procurement of advanced US-supplied weaponry, such as F-15, F-16, and F-35 fighter jets, and various large munitions.
- Advanced Defense Systems: The US has sometimes deployed its own advanced missile defense systems, such as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries, to Israel to reinforce its air defenses, especially after significant Iranian missile attacks.
Indeed, in this crazy world, the US is not the real problem. The real problem is that many people underestimate Islamism. China is not an existential threat to the West and won’t send its soldiers to fight the IDF. Islamism, on the other hand, is an existential threat to the West — and undeniably an existential threat to Israel.
I agree with you about Islamism, but not China. China poses a threat to the West through gradual or incremental policies meant to advance the CCP and undermine Western nations. They are designed not to be noticed, but are happening nonetheless, including election interference, ideological subversion and propaganda, fentanyl imports, espionage, intellectual property theft, growing influence over academics and media, and politicians, buying western properties, political control through debt, and exporting medical tyranny. Asymmetrical or unrestricted warfare is designed to weaken the opponent and take him over slowly, like parasitic wasp larvae inside a caterpillar. Israel faces the same risk. I provide details on all this below.
- Election interference and bribes; in Canada this has become a national scandal after it was exposed by CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service), but the CCP is doing it to some degree in all Western nations, including the USA, e.g. "the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and government of China interfered in the 2024 United States elections through propaganda and disinformation campaigns, primarily linked to its Spamouflage influence operation." (source: Associated Press, Mar 5, 2024). Australia is another target.
- Ideological subversion; this has been going on since the 1960s as part of the Cold War. "Numerous government reports and academic analyses conclude that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) engages in extensive influence operations and political warfare that include tactics described as ideological subversion, particularly to weaken the United States internally and globally. These efforts aim to erode confidence in democratic institutions and promote autocratic norms as an alternative model." See "CCP Political Warfare: Federal Agencies Urgently Need a Government-Wide Strategy. Report Prepared by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Majority Staff, October 24, 2024.
This subversion includes "efforts to make the CCP's party-led system seem more attractive by highlighting the perceived dysfunction and crises within democracies; disseminating the "China model" (socialism with Chinese characteristics) as a viable and successful alternative path to modernity and development [and] expanding China's global media presence and creating an international "echo chamber" for the CCP's narratives to gain an ideological "voice" or influence on the world stage.
It is implemented through "propaganda and disinformation: state-controlled media entities operating within the U.S. and other nations are used to spread propaganda, censor inconvenient truths, and amplify narratives that sow division among Americans. The United Front Work Department (UFWD), a key CCP organ, works to co-opt non-Party individuals and groups, including diaspora communities, businesses, and academic figures, to align with CCP interests and suppress critical voices abroad. The CCP has engaged in efforts to squelch dissent beyond its borders, using intimidation and cyber harassment against dissidents and activists living in the U.S. Reports have also highlighted the establishment of unofficial "police stations" in various countries, partly to monitor and coerce Chinese nationals abroad. Efforts include influencing academia to subvert academic freedom, leveraging businesses to gather intelligence, and pressuring foreign officials to support CCP narratives."
- Weakening the West through drug addiction: "It is widely documented by U.S. government reports and law enforcement that Chinese companies, often subsidized and state-supported, are the primary global source of fentanyl precursor chemicals, which are then used to manufacture illicit fentanyl that enters the U.S. market. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) does not formally "import" finished illicit fentanyl into the U.S.; rather, the chemicals are exported through complex, clandestine supply chains."
- Buying up Western property: "Chinese buyers are significant foreign investors in Western nations' residential property markets, and Chinese-owned entities also hold acreage of agricultural and non-agricultural land in the U.S., which has raised national security concerns. As of 2021 data, Chinese investors and entities, as well as U.S. corporations with Chinese shareholders, owned about 384,000 acres of U.S. agricultural land. This represents less than 1% of all foreign-owned U.S. agricultural land; Canadian investors own the largest share. A significant portion of this land is tied to the 2013 acquisition of Smithfield Foods (the U.S.'s largest pork processor) by the Chinese pork company WH Group. Another large owner is billionaire Sun Guangxin, who purchased over 100,000 acres in Texas for a planned wind farm.
National Security Concerns: Purchases of land near sensitive U.S. military bases have sparked national security concerns, leading to increased scrutiny and new legislation."
- Potential control of European nations through debt: "China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) actively involves many European nations, though participation varies, with some joining formally (like Italy, Greece) for infrastructure investment while others, particularly Western ones, remain cautious or critical due to geopolitical concerns, yet trade and digital projects connect across the continent, creating a "two-speed Europe" in BRI engagement.
- Espionage and property theft: "Hacking is China's primary mode of espionage, aimed at acquiring military technology, commercial secrets, and bulk personal data.
Microsoft Exchange Server Breach (2021): The US, NATO, EU, and other Western nations jointly accused China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) of a massive cyberattack on Microsoft Exchange servers globally, affecting thousands of computers and entities involved in COVID-19 research. Hacking groups linked to the Chinese government have consistently targeted aerospace, technology, and defense firms to steal trade secrets and industrial data, allowing China to "leapfrog" its own development."
- Exporting medical tyranny from 2019 to 2022 and benefiting from it while the West suffered: the Covid virus was engineered in the Wuhan lab, and the model of lockdowns was pioneered by the CCP, who then influenced Western public health advisors to implement the same in the West in 2020. Specifically, they influenced Dr. Neil Ferguson, lead author of the influential Imperial College Report 9 (published in March 2020), which presented models projecting catastrophic death tolls if governments took no action or only pursued a strategy of "mitigation."
This disastrous lockdown model did more harm than good and greatly helped weaken the West and spread CCP influence globally. It is speculated that the CCP also deliberately spread the virus worldwide in late 2019 and early 2020. Initially the CCP suppressed news of the virus, thus allowing its spread prior to Jan 23, 2020. Was this deliberate? Whether or not it was orchestrated, "analysts widely agree that the CCP significantly benefited from the subsequent global disarray, lockdowns, and economic contraction experienced by Western democracies . . . In 2020, when the U.S. and many major European economies experienced a severe economic contraction, China was the only major economy to report positive GDP growth (around 2.3%). By 2021, China had significantly rebounded, allowing it to recover faster.
"Global lockdowns in the West created massive demand for manufactured goods (medical supplies, protective gear, electronics, home goods) and disruptions to the Western supply chain. Chinese factories, which quickly resumed production after the initial Wuhan lockdown, were able to step into this void, resulting in a surge in Chinese exports and a record trade surplus that boosted the Chinese economy. The CCP actively exploited the chaos in the West to advance its narrative and weaken faith in democratic systems. China engaged in large-scale "mask diplomacy" (also called "health silk road"), sending or selling medical equipment to countries worldwide, often positioning itself as a responsible, generous global leader in contrast to perceived Western selfishness and incompetence.
'The pandemic, and the varied, often confusing, responses (lockdowns, mandates, inconsistent messaging) in the West, led to an increase in internal division and a decline in public trust in Western institutions, including public health bodies and governments. The CCP sought to amplify these divisions to weaken the collective power of the West. The CCP used the "Zero-COVID" policy to implement and normalize unprecedented levels of digital surveillance (e.g., health codes, mandatory tracking), which served to further strengthen the authoritarian state under Xi Jinping."
Finally, the CCP has made statements that analysts interpret as a plan for gaining global supremacy or hegemony in all critical domains (military, economic, and technological) by 2049 -- and this includes weakening the West by not necessarily destroying it (they need Western markets). They definitely do not like Trump or tariffs. Nor do they like Netanyahu. They have consistently sided with the Palestinians.
My comment on China and Israel is below this.
Everything you said is correct. The only difference in my view is that I place the threat of Islamism first and China second. China is essentially a new USSR, and just like in the past, we may face a long cold war with China trying to hurt the West wherever it can. But if China were the only major problem in the world, the West would be able to manage it.
It is a serious problem, but not an existential threat.
Yes, probably true. China benefits economically from the West, so its strategy is the same as the globalists, with whom the CCP is aligned: to weaken and transform the West by supporting our ongoing cultural revolution through ideological subversion, propaganda, censorship (ending freedom of speech), and through a social credit system, such as they have in China -- facilitated through digital ID.
They don't have to beat us militarily if we turn into them. Mass migration is also part of that agenda because it undermines national sovereignty and cultural identity, dividing and conquering us from within. But that has the added problem of bringing Islam to the West. China would never allow that to happen to them (they brutally suppressed the Uyghurs), but they're okay with its use for destroying the West incrementally.
All three forces -- globalists (e.g. WEF, EU), Communists, and Islamists -- are using a boiling frog, gradual approach to taking over the West, which is aided by secularism (loss of Judeo-Christianity), technocracy, and feminism and the latter's destruction of the nuclear family and low birth rate among white people. It's been called the cultural suicide of the West.
I would not call this a conspiracy theory, since it is undeniably happening and is being lauded by its proponents. It's more of a confluence of developments that these three groups (Islamists, globalists, Communists) are taking advantage of and are hastening. The West can be likened to a fallen sick herd animal, and they are like predators tearing away its flesh.
The only substantial resistance to it has been in the USA with the election of Trump. It's sad because the West, with its emphasis on individual freedoms and liberties, has in many ways been the high point of human civilization. It's not gone yet, but it is slowly being transformed into something worse.
Right. One small addition: globalism was an interesting idea about 50 years ago. Back then, the US was willing to buy Chinese products and export Western values. If it had worked, it would have been great. Unfortunately, around 20–25 years ago it became clear that this idea had failed, but ideological inertia kept it going until 2016, during Trump’s first presidency.
Comment on China and Israel
All the same risks to the West that the CCP poses are also risks for Israel, i.e., "asymmetrical and long-term threats to Israeli security, sovereignty, and its core strategic relationship with the United States. These threats are generally not military, but rather strategic, technological, and political" -- including:
- Cyber espionage and IP theft. Israeli high-tech, particularly in the defense, biotech, and cybersecurity sectors (often referred to as the "Start-up Nation"), is a prime target. Chinese investments in Israeli tech firms are seen by some security experts as a means to systematically acquire sensitive intellectual property (IP) and dual-use technologies that can be used to advance China's military-civil fusion strategy.
- Critical Infrastructure Control: Chinese state-owned or linked companies have won contracts to build and operate major Israeli infrastructure, such as the Haifa Bayport terminal. This grants the CCP a potential intelligence foothold near sensitive military installations (like the Israeli Navy's submarine base in Haifa) and the capability to disrupt trade and commerce by weaponizing its access to vital national assets in a crisis.
- Vulnerable Technology: The widespread use of Chinese-made cameras, sensors, medical devices, and other IT equipment in Israeli government, military, and even healthcare systems creates potential backdoors for intelligence collection and cyber intrusion, as warned by Israeli and U.S. security officials.
- The deepening Israel-China economic relationship poses a strategic challenge to Israel's most critical security relationship—that with the United States. The U.S. government has repeatedly warned Israel that uncontrolled sales or investments from China in sensitive Israeli technology could lead to the leakage of shared U.S. defense technology to China. U.S. officials have cautioned that deep Chinese penetration into Israeli infrastructure could compromise intelligence sharing between the U.S. and Israel, potentially forcing the U.S. to restrict cooperation on sensitive defense matters.
- Israel is increasingly forced to choose between lucrative Chinese investment and its indispensable strategic alliance with Washington, complicating its foreign policy and long-term security planning.
- China's pursuit of a non-aligned, economic-focused Middle East strategy conflicts with Israel's security interests, particularly regarding Iran. China has a strategic partnership with Iran, motivated by energy needs and a mutual desire to counter U.S. influence. China has supported Iran diplomatically, urged restraint against Israeli strikes on Iranian assets, and has reportedly helped Iran evade sanctions. This support indirectly enhances the capabilities of a state that Israel views as its foremost existential threat.
- Pro-Palestinian Rhetoric: The CCP has historically maintained a diplomatic balance, but in the wake of recent conflicts, China has adopted a more overtly pro-Palestinian and critical stance against Israeli military operations at the UN and in its public statements. While primarily rhetorical, this damages Israel's international standing, aligns China with the "Global South" against the U.S. and Israel, and may embolden states and groups hostile to Israel.
- There is concern that Chinese-made weaponry, procured by other regional actors, can find its way into the hands of non-state groups hostile to Israel, as indicated by the discovery of Chinese-made weaponry in the possession of groups like Hamas.
- The CCP engages in information and psychological warfare that can undermine Israel's social and political cohesion. China, through its state-linked media and social media platforms (like TikTok), is accused by some Israeli leaders of amplifying anti-Israel narratives and criticism of Israel's military actions, which contributes to Israel's increasing international isolation.
- China's expanding economic ties and major infrastructure projects provide the CCP with political leverage over Israeli policymakers, potentially influencing future Israeli foreign policy decisions against its own long-term strategic interests.
From the foregoing, it seems clear to me that Israel is caught between the USA and China -- as is Canada and many other nations. I would prefer to see that Israel stays with the USA, but some Israeli politicians are no doubt looking at what China can provide in the way of assurances and support. It's a lot like what happened during the 20th-century Cold War. The bottom line is that Communists are not trustworthy. They don't even care about their own people and they certainly don't care about Israel.
The problem today is that no one can be trusted. Unfortunately, Western nations are divided internally, and many of them are also turning toward separatism. That is not the way to face these new threats. If we want to survive and prosper, we will have to stand together — the US, the EU, Israel, Taiwan, etc. Otherwise, Islamists, China, and Russia will tear each of us down separately.
And that is exactly what "The New Western Doctrine" is all about.
"We are all Jewish." Necessary to repeat again and again given some of the responses I've read on Substack and experiences I've lived as a Secular Zionist. Just commented on another Substack by reminding people of what Henry Kissinger is reported to have said in 1968, 'It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.
Powerful and timely article about a very troubling issue. Can Israel survive without American support - such as it is? Can Israel survive as a Jewish nation with American intervention?
What if those Jews actively and purposely are harming the Jewish people and nation? You know like the anti-Zionist Jewish Voices for Peace, Code Pink, J Street, Bernie Sanders et al type Jews.
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The term “JINO” (Jew In Name Only) gets thrown around a lot. But the truth is simple: There’s no such thing. We’re all Jews. No one is “more Jewish,” no one is “less Jewish,” regardless of how they live, think, or practice. People have different levels of observance and different beliefs — some of those beliefs may genuinely worry us or affect the community — but their Jewish identity isn’t up for debate.
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance”.
Still, I am not concerned that a US base presupposes eventual US domination of Israel. The US is not Rome, and most importantly, Jews will not allow themselves to be dominated by any other power, physically(any more) or philosophically. Why do you think we’re feared?
I think the point is that Rome wasn't like the Empire Rome either, until it was.
As for Israel not being dominated by anyone...Oh my goodness! Trump forcing Israel to leave Iranian airspace before destroying all the missile launchers and factories--what do you call that? And forcing a ceasefire before Israel could disarm Hamas, so that Hamas survives?
Thank you so much for your wonderful/illuminating essay !!!!!!!!!......Definitely, we should keep in mind what happens when. we " invite '" an ally to our beloved country........thank you for reminding us........Chag Chanukah Sameach
First, explain the menorah with "untainted oil." Second, Isreal and Jews everywhere have to remember what and who they are unapologetically. Finally, yes y'all are Jewish but there are Jews in Name Only who are lukewarm, at best, on defending Israel and one of these groups is called Jews for Palestine, if I remember correctly, whose concern is more about Gaza than about Éretz Yisra'él which I find amazing considering what the Gazaniacs would do to them if they could get their hands on them.
Tolerance, to a fault, is foolishness.
GOD BLESSISRAEL AND ITS PEOPLE