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It is not enough to say that Israel retains the right to defend itself and to retaliate against terrorism, because when Israel has done so in the past, it has been condemned by the international community and the United Nations.
Alan Dershowitz • The Case for Israel
Unlike all other refugees worldwide, Palestinian refugees are treated to a separate U.N. agency, with a separate definition of refugee and a separate mission.
Alan Dershowitz • The Case for Israel
“Capitalism has won the economic war, but it has not yet won the moral war.”29
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
Israel learned another important lesson from this disparity in defining victory in war: any Arab leader who can inflict serious damage on Israel is motivated to do so, even if his nation will ultimately lose the war. This is the sad reality for a couple of
Alan Dershowitz • The Case for Israel
The United Nations, which was born out of the atrocities of World War II, understood what could happen if the Jews didn’t have a place to go should the shit hit the fan. Their agenda, however, has changed throughout the years, leading to a major headache for Israel and a real security risk.
Noa Tishby • Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
Successive governments were no less successful at containing this small but ugly phenomenon than they were at limiting the power of the Haredi community. In ways that no preeminent Zionist thinker had foreseen, the Jewish return to physical power had spawned an ugly, racist, and dangerous offshoot; and no matter how small it was, Israel would have
... See moreDaniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
THE WAR HAD PROFOUND political ramifications, as well. As early as November 13, 1973, Menachem Begin attacked both Golda Meir and the government in the Knesset for what he said was their incompetent handling of the war. Begin had been relegated to the opposition for decades, but now Israelis were listening. Even more damaging to the Labor Party’s h
... See moreDaniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
The prime minister’s sticking point was, as always, security. Hezbollah smuggled missiles over the Syrian, not the Israeli, border, and rockets reached Hamas via Egypt, not Israel. Accordingly, Israeli forces would have to guard the eastern frontier of any future Palestinian state to prevent it from becoming another South Lebanon or Gaza.