re: #658 thedopefishlives

In some ways, I wonder if that wouldn’t work out better for the Israelis. Free from the pressure to satisfy foreign relations with anyone, they could be as aggressive as they feel is necessary to ensure their security without giving a damn about alienating their nonexistent allies.

As much as I want to agree with that statement, the thing I am afraid of is that Israel really does depend a good deal on not being TOTALLY internationally isolated. We like to think of Israel as strong and unstoppable, but throughout it’s history, it has always been in a very tenuous position. It isn’t smart to take Israel’s strength for granted and have them “go it alone”.