U.S. President Barack Obama feels very much relieved. In a
display of czar-like chivalry, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
pulled Obama's chestnuts out of the fire, which burned in Congress and
among the American public. The Tomahawk missiles are going back into
their boxes, and mighty aircraft carriers are folding their flags while
playing the American national anthem. The flags' stars have been turned
off, and the stripes have been painted black. The U.S. is now like a
stealth bomber moving fast under the radar, but in the wrong direction.
The current world order -- founded on universal basic morals and a vision shared by all humanity -- has collapsed into a black hole of violence, cruelty, genocide and narrow personal interests. The U.S. never served as the world's policeman, it was a lighthouse that provided hope to the world and its rights. Due to some sort of malfunction, the light in the lighthouse has now gone out. I
was not happy to learn of the possible attack in Syria, but the reports
bolstered my faith that a system of reward and punishment still exists
where human lives had lost all value.
For many years, Israel has relied heavily on American financial, security and political assistance.
It is an alliance between two countries that share common values and a
commitment to a better world. There is no doubt that American assistance
has been a key component in maintaining Israel's military superiority.
I'm afraid that in light of the recent dramatic changes within American
society, as demonstrated in the last U.S. elections, Israel will soon
find itself on its own again, in the face of fundamental, existential
challenges. This has been our fate ever since Abraham stood on one side
of the river and the entire world stood on other side.
Now the U.S. has backed down, and the global axis of evil has drawn its own conclusion. In China, Iran, North Korea, Lebanon and Syria, they now know that American threats are actually empty.
When red lines morph into retreat lines, Putin can afford to smile as
he retires to his dacha on the coast of the Black Sea. Obama's
impressive speeches and the various media analyses cannot make up for
the American weakness.
In this new reality,
precipitated by the U.S.'s retreat from its threats, it is entirely
clear that ultimately, Israel will have to pay the price for Obama's
lost dignity. American pressure on Israel to strike a
peace agreement with the Palestinians will intensify tenfold, forcing us
to make significant concessions and relinquish swathes of the Jewish
people's historic homeland. Obama desperately needs a parade of
Israeli and Palestinian delegations to prance across the White House
lawn, so that he can give his dovish "historical breakthrough" speech.
Just like in the days leading up to the Yom Kippur War, this time, too, the writing is on the wall, in enormous letters.
Time after time, every Israeli concession in favor of the Arabs known
as Palestinians has resulted in tragedy and victims. The security of the
state of Israel, in addition to the Jews' historical rights, require
that we retain control over every part of our homeland. Every territorial concession, even outside the settlement blocs, means the establishment of another terror outpost.
Within the madness
currently raging in the Middle East, relinquishing one grain of land, or
one shingle of one roof, would be to put ourselves in real danger. The
leaders of Israel must always remember that Yasser Arafat's Ten Point
Plan is alive and well, and it is keeping Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas going. Anyone who says, "If I am not for myself,
then who will be for me?" (Hillel the Elder), knows that the same is
true for Judea and Samaria. After 2,000 years, the Jews are entitled to
take their time. Patience, people, patience.
Thanks Nurit G.
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