(JNS) Among the many things US Vice President JD Vance said while displaying his evident antipathy was the notion that it would be in Israel’s interest to accept Donald Trump’s wishes or risk losing its only remaining friend. The remark was strikingly harsh, ignoring the fact that support for Israel stretches from India to Greece and deep into Eastern Europe.
Vance also fails to understand that, for Israel, the stakes involve far more than security. They involve national identity, moral clarity, loyalty to its citizens and its image before a world that expects it to remain bold in the face of encirclement—technologically advanced, courageous and democratic.
Israel is a small country determined to defend its values and its citizens with all its strength, even in the face of American pressure.
Among his many misguided statements, Vance did say one thing that was true: Israel would make peace with Lebanon tomorrow if Hezbollah were disarmed or disappeared. Lebanon, however, is a victim of both Hezbollah and the United States, which appears willing to offer...
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