Israel's Hidden War -- Redux

October 27, 2023

I’M REPUBLISHING THIS ADDITIONAL NEWSLETTER, FROM JUNE 3, 2021, WHICH EXPLAINS THE DANGEROUS DIVIDE WITHIN ISRAELI SOCIETY THAT HAS NOW LED TO THE CURRENT WAR.

IT DESCRIBES THE UNFATHOMABLE DIVIDE IN THE COUNTRY WHICH THREATENS ITS ECONOMIC FUTURE AND MAY EVENTUALLY RESULT IN CIVIL WAR BETWEEN SECULAR ISRAELIS, WHO ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE IN ITS ARMED FORCES, AGAINST RELIGIOUS ISRAELIS WHO REMAIN EXEMPT FROM MILITARY SERVICE AS WELL AS FROM PAYING TAXES. THE DIVIDE IS ALSO EDUCATIONAL — HIGHER, WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION FOR SECULAR ISRAELIS VERSUS NARROW, SCRIPTURAL TEACHINGS FOR RELIGIOUS ISRAELIS.

THE NETANYAHU GOVERNMENT, CONTROLLED BY RADICAL RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS, TOOK OVER AND FAILED TO PROTECT ISRAELIS ALONG ITS BORDER WITH GAZA WHO WERE MASSACRED ON OCTOBER 7 BY ISLAMIC TERRORISTS. IT HAS ALSO ENCOURAGED RELIGIOUS SETTLERS IN THE WEST BANK TO ILLEGALLY ANNEX PALESTINIAN LANDS.

HERE IS A TWO-YEAR-OLD NEWSLETTER THAT EXPLAINS THE ROOTS OF THE TERRIBLE WAR, AND SHOCKING REPRISALS BY NETANYAHU’S REGIME: