Israel 2026 does not live in security – it lives in the continuous management of insecurity.
And this is perhaps the most Israeli achievement there is: turning a state of emergency into a functioning routine.
In a country where everyone is sure they are the prime minister – the fact that there is still a country is probably our greatest success.
True equality is when everyone puts in the same effort, sacrifices the same thing, and receives according to what they put in. Not according to who they are, or who wasn’t in the military.
Because in the end, discrimination is discrimination – even when it’s wrapped in good intentions, even when it comes with a nice presentation.
In the real world, even a bloody history can be turned into cooperation if both sides have something to gain. Sometimes, the best way to win a war is to wait fifty years, and come back as a friend.
When Europe says “you are part of us” – it is worth checking where the nearest exit to the airport is.
Preferably towards Ben-Gurion.
How a small Pacific island nation understood the Middle East better than Europe
It’s not a paradox that I break down more on Holocaust Day… it actually makes sense.
Because Holocaust Day touches on a place that has no defenses: no army, no state, no heroic story.
Just a person – facing the world’s ability to break him down.
“Most Muslims are peace-loving” is a sentence that is roughly equivalent to “most people love peace.” True. But when you bring in 2 billion people with a culture that sees democracy, equality, and freedom as “infidels,” then this peace is just a pause between attacks.
It doesn’t always take two sides to reach a point where peace is possible, sometimes one strong side is the one who creates the conditions
Not because it is more right – because it determines reality … and it’s not romantic, it’s not pretty – but it’s true.
The phrase “His Hand Against Everyone, Everyone’s Hand Against Him” continues to resonate in discussions of Middle Eastern history.
And that says something interesting about the Bible.
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November 30, 2025
