Israel in times of crisis is a mix of routine and solidarity
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: When threatened or attacked, Israel's disparate parts have always come together.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS: When threatened or attacked, Israel's disparate parts have always come together.
What has been widely recognized as an Israeli tactical success could also—possibly, if not assuredly—lay the groundwork for consolidating an even more impactful strategic transformation.
The conversation had gone to places I never expected. And we pledged to speak again sometime soon.
I recalled Uri Zvi Greenberg’s chilling poem after the 1948 Independence War, lamenting what this miraculous new state would be missing. “Israel without that mount,” Greenberg said, “is not Israel."
Friday afternoon I visited with friends from the US. Robbie asked if things have been quiet recently, to which I replied that they had been, but that in Israel anything