 Ze'ev Jabotinsky's seminal essay, "The Iron Wall," appeared November 7, 1923. [The above-pictured Jabotinsky is not to be confused with Woodrow Wilson.]
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Exactly 100 years ago, in his seminal essay, "The Iron Wall," revisionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky wrote these words: "As long as the Arabs feel that there is the least hope of getting rid of us, they will refuse to give up this hope in return for either kind words or for bread and butter."
Sadly, Israelis witnessed this on many occasions over the last century and in ferocious and bestial form on October 7.
The rape of women, the murder and beheading of children, and the kidnapping of old women have left Israelis in shock and horror, unable to fathom the ideology that led to these and many other atrocities.
What Israelis have to understand is that the key to this conflict is hope.
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Nave Dromi is director of the Middle East Forum's office in Israel and head of the Israel Victory Project. She is the author of the book, Rifle Full of Roses, which examines how radical agendas have influenced the IDF in recent decades.
"The Iron Wall was not something physical, but an unerring and unceasing security doctrine for the future Jewish State "
ReplyDeleteFigurative and not literal I am somewhat sure. But now the wall will become literal. Same as should be for USA too. Fences with stacked layers of razor wire as an expedient now. A literal wall in the longer term.
The Israeli have that high wall between them and the Palestinian already. Where ever the Palestinian and Israeli communities are within sniper range.
ReplyDelete"The point shouldn't be, however, whether it is realistic or not, but whether it is widely believed by Israel's enemies."
ReplyDeleteCorrect. It is not that it can be or will be but rather that some BELIEVE it can be or will be. Even if 100 % wrong.