Magazine
Israel fighting for the Druze in Syria doesn’t merely threaten Trump’s ambitions for a Nobel Prize. It also shows that Israel is shifting roles from that of a US proxy to that of an independent regional power.
Israelis must demand a more responsible IDF General Staff that is committed to developing Israel’s independent military capabilities & learning from the fatal mistakes of its predecessors.
To confront the resurgence of Jew hatred effectively, we must reject both the erroneous symmetry of the horseshoe & the false safety of the political center.
The desire by powerful Hebronite clans for a local emirates model to replace the failed ‘two-state solution’ paradigm could be a game changer. But is Israeli society psychologically ready for such a plan?
These ‘extremist’ teenagers shouldn’t be attacked or defamed but rather moved into a role that could help them better serve the national interest.
Pursuing regime change in Tehran in coordination with the US would have deepened Israel’s mistaken identification with the West & further distanced us from integrating more organically into the region.
In 12 days, Israel went from pummeling our enemies & dominating the region to allowing Washington to show our neighbors how easily we can be tamed.
Everyone understands why Israel attacked Iran. For years, the world has been waiting to see if & when we’d pull the trigger. We don’t need to explain it.
While Netanyahu’s actions seek to increase Israel’s independence from the US as he empowers non-Western forces in Israeli society, his rhetoric often portrays Israel as a frontline outpost for the West.
Israel’s transformation during this war from extreme vulnerability to a potential regional hegemon poses a direct challenge to US power.
While his rhetoric may sound supportive of Israel, Trump’s actions have been telling a different story.
According to the Ḥaredi view, the Zealots were the bad Jews; the extremist fringe who caused Israel’s destruction. But that’s not the only way to see it.