The Israeli position is a difficult one to hold. They have to fight an opposition that has a full grip over its own appearance. Their adversaries have the full backing of world intellectual elites. Their enemy is regarded as fighting for the freedom of humanity.
By itself, Israel is fighting for the survival of its democracy. In Gaza, political representation is just a dream. It’s a figment of someone else’s imagination. It cannot be a reality because Hamas doesn’t want it to be. This is the cruel hand that life has dealt people in Gaza.
The protests across the world are without party, process, or purpose. They haven’t got added value for anyone else. They don’t increase self worth or improve the future of humanity. They’re affronts to values and ways of life, those allegedly held dear by the evil rich. This isn’t true, but repeated beating at the gates will make it so.
The second anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas is important in Israel, but we have no such minutes of silence. We have the presumptuous crowds taking our streets into their possession to make sure we look as though the cause of Israel is futile. Their struggle is rooted in both past and present history. Ours is over a noisy rabble.
