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.
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?
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.
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?
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?
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.
- Diplomacy and Coordination: The US engages in diplomatic coordination and pressure, which has been crucial in mediating ceasefires between the two nations.
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.
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 agree with you 100% Israel must always be sovereign and in charge of its own destiny.
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?
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.
“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?
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?
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.
- Diplomacy and Coordination: The US engages in diplomatic coordination and pressure, which has been crucial in mediating ceasefires between the two nations.
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.