Israel will unlikely end up in nuclear mushroom. Muslims don’t need to go for such trouble. Syria will employ Hezbollah’s tactics, shelling the Golan Heights while protected itself with Russian anti-air and –tank missiles. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood will take revenge on Israel by aiding Hamas. Muslims tried to prevail over Israel military, failed, and pragmatically switched to wearing her out. They will force arms race on Israel and bankrupt her through continuous military preparedness; their own infantry is cheap. Saudi Arabia will keep buying real estate in Israel. Iran will set up charities in Israel, as in Gaza and Lebanon. Muslims will help their brethren in Israel to breed and expand territorially.
Popular resentment among Jews about political fiasco of Jewish state will prompt the left to cement their coalition with Arabs. They will form consistent Knesset majority. After Muslims breed to about a third of Israeli population – twenty years from now – they will dominate Arab-leftist coalition and claim important ministerial portfolios. With no war in sight, Israelis will lack resolve to oppose Muslim encroachment in all branches of power on security grounds. Brainwashed from kindergarten and up, many Israelis will accept Arab dominance of ethnic-blind Israel as normal or at least unavoidable.
Economically efficient Jews will emigrate, leaving Israel with oligarchs, paupers, and pensioners.
Once numerous enough, Israeli Arabs will riot and substantially end Jewish presence in the Middle East.
Obadiah, what would need happen in Israel for this to be averted?
Some kind of takeover by a religious/nationalist charismatic figure?
The government takes care to promptly murder the potential leaders
As they did with Kahane I suppose. Is the IDF capable of overthrowing the government? If not now then in the future?
What else is there to do?
What can prevent this wise prediction? Nothing short of a revolution, and not of the timid type.
Unfortunately, Israeli population is too obedient, cynical, and used to despair. Isralies shrink from the thought of taking violent measures against their own leaders, even though they are very aware of said leaders treacherous corruption.
The only ones who have the energy to lead such a move are the settlers. They are also the only ones who will be put down violently by the army and police.
As Obadiah stated before - Israel is doomed, unless some really unexpected turn of events will occur.
It is in the ends of our enemies, really. If they will make a mistake, it might unite the ranks, and that might provide the necessary force to propel this nation out of this hopeless siege.
Israel's Right need to thwart the Left. The State of Israel has been sustained by the blood-shed of the Right. the Left has no right of Israel. Israel need a far Right leader who have the guts to respond Islamic terrorism.
Too pragmatic. All the Arabs have to do is offer an illusion of peace and the leadership will give them virtually all of the land in exchange. They'll win without firing a bullet or missle.
Obadiah make a very important point about leftists being idealistic rather than realistic. Leftist act as they were living in a dream of a world where people respect each others, and act rationally for their own individual and collective good. On the other hand, the religious rightists living in a dream that Torah has the answers for all the modern problems. Both leftist and rightist want to impose their ideal on each others.
To any modern Jew, the Jewish religious rule is almost as repugnant as Muhammadan and Christian.
In order for Israel to survive, both the Religious and the Leftists need to recognize their shared roots. The true connection between all Jews is much deeper than the believing in Torah. The remarkable and unique Jewish quality was essential component of Einstein, Freud, Feynman, Spinoza, Marx, Trotsky, Chagall, Bal Shem and Jesus. It is a source of great intelligence and creativity. It needs to be preserved for the sake of humanity. It needs to be preserved until the whole humanity has absorbed that yet, unknown unique quality. At such a time, perhaps a hundreds or thousands of years in the future, there will be no anti-Semitism, and no need for a separate Jewish nation (or any other nation for that sake). Before such time the Jewish people, both Leftist and Rightist must put their idealism aside, and work together so that the Jewish nation can survive and continue to contribute their unique gift to humanity.
Many of you fear Israel will be destroyed by whomever. I say you need to read the 38th and 39th chapters of Ezekiel in the Old Testament Bible. True, many will suffer and die but the God of Abraham has made a covenant with Israel and He, God will keep it , not because they deserve it but because God said He would. What is hurting Israel today is too many, who know not what they are doing, are helping Israel to fumble and falter. NOTE! Israel turn back to God. The end of the church age is all but over.
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Israel, as a Jewish State, shall not disappear. The only question is whether the Jews can summon the manhood to save it, or must it be saved by the Christians that people like Ray Bright hate.
Though Ray Bright is blinded by his hatred of all religious people, he still makes some good points. "To any modern Jew, the Jewish religious rule is almost as repugnant as Muhammadan and Christian."
This is unfortunately all too true. In the US, it is amazing to see Liberal Jews to be the most vocal of the haters of those in the military that would save their Liberal asses. It is so amazing today, because the Liberal Jews were at the forefront of the American Civil Rights Movement, and many not only went to jail, but died, to bring equal rights to the Blacks. And yet, today, it is normal operating procedure for the Black leadership to denounce the evil Jew in the language of Hitler, and still the Liberal Jewish establishment supports them.
Self loathing is found in all races, but again, perhaps Ray Bright has inadvertantly hit on something: The Jewish race is the most intelligent of the races (Chinese being a close second), and the reference to Einstein and Freud (and even Trotsky, if not Marx) in particular might point to the self-doubt inherent in great minds.
But the truly great overcome self-doubt and take action. Confucious said (really) "Look into your heart, see what must be done, and do it." So was Warsaw. While the Rabbis debate, the young men take action.
The poor, stupid Christians, as Ray Bright would call them, will not let Israel fall, without calling down the full wrath of God. One would hope that the youth of Israel could take the necessary actions, as the chosen of God, without waiting for the gentiles.
Reestablish the Temple. Al-Aqsa Mosque must be "moved".
Again, I would suggest learning from the Jihaddin: A man who is willing to die can not be stopped. Why is there such doubt among the most "devout"?
Joseph, It would be nice to hear some such christian support even now.
Indeed, Jews and Christians may serve god in different ways, but should they not stand together when both are threatened?
Erick S — Joe Lieberman, the last sane Democrat on the national level in the US, was thrown out of his party by the Leftist nutcases — but he was reelected anyway. If you listen to any Christian broadcasts, you will know where they stand (in fervent support of Israel). If the US did not stand with Israel, not to offend, Israel would not be there now. But if Israel waits for the US to take out Iran, it will likely mean simply a much larger glass parking-lot. If I were an Israeli, I would count on the backing of the US, but I would not wait on them.