With Friends Like Us, Who Needs Enemies?

Israel, since its very beginning in the 20th century, has been a beacon in an otherwise foggy and desolate region. The only Jewish state in the world, and the only democracy in the Middle East, Israel has been the proverbial " City Upon a Hill", a state to be recognized and looked up to by those militant and repressive Islamic regimes which surround Israel on all sides. And in that capacity, Israel has survived quite well considering that its enemies are everywhere and at every moment planning her demise.

The early 1900s witnessed a huge rise in Anti-Semitism, especially in Europe (simply recall the Dreyfus Affair in France). Soon, Hitler and his goons played on these racist sentiments and began the Final Solution, pushing to eliminate all Jews. Stalin, who often joked about having killed more Jews than Hitler, did his part too in his frequent purges and massacres. And while many people were killed either in WWII or in the few years before and after, the Jews undoubtedly suffered the most. That is why in 1948, Britain adopted the Balfour Plan, establishing a Jewish state in the traditionally Jewish area of "palestine". Since its establishment, Israel has been constantly attacked by numerous states and individuals claiming that Jerusalem and other parts (Golon Height, West Bank, Gaza, etc) of her territory belong to the Arabs (be it the PLO, Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria, etc).

With that background, fast forward to today. The US has long been the primary supporter of Israel since she is the only bastion of freedom in the Radical Muslim-populated Middle East and she is the only Middle Eastern state which even resembles a 21st century civilization. However, now that Obama has taken office, he seems hell bent on destroying our good terms with Israel by forcing concessions down her throat and pandering with Muslim states like Iran.

He has frequently told Israel that she must stop building settlements in contested lands in order for any peace process to work. What's more, Obama supports Israel giving up some of her territory in order to appease the Palestinians and other groups.

This is beyond ridiculous. Israel has been a faithful and loyal ally of the US and doesn't deserve the treatment she is now receiving, she receives enough such treatment from the rest of the world. While the Palestinians bomb and harass an Israel which they refuse to recognize and while Muslim states like Syria and Iran make announcements that they would like to see Israel wiped off the face of the earth, and while all of the Arab states retain the position that Israel must relinquish East Jerusalem et al. to the Palestinians, it is interesting to note that none of the Arab states have ever offered to relocate the Palestinians within their territory. So much for Muslim brotherhood.

The fact is that Obama, if not a Muslim himself, is a Muslim sympathizer and an American apologist. That is that he is of the Left-Wing school of American thought which states that America is to blame for all of the world's ills... Well with great power, comes great responsibility and also great criticism from the peanut gallery, so it is understood that such schools of thought exist. However, people from such schools should never become president. And now that the biggest apologist of them all has taken office, changes are being made which no doubt will have huge negative effects on the US's power and influence in the world.

Obama has been offering his hand to Iran for some time, however Iran has yet to accept his proposal. They instead went full steam ahead in violently repressing peaceful protests and fixing an already fixed election. Obama countered by taking nearly a week to even hint at criticizing the radical Muslim regime. These (the Supreme Leader and his cronies) are not the people who need to be negotiated with, these are people that must be killed. They are hurrying to finish building their first nuclear weapons, capable of destroying Israel, while Obama looks on. Once they gain this boost, they will undoubtedly become the hegemon of the Middle East and a new arms race will begin there, putting Israel at the hands of Radical Muslims (not a safe place to be).

Some may say that our alliance with Israel is out of date...that the Jewish lobby is too strong and it determines too much of our foreign policy (Mearsheimer et al.). Some even go as far as to say that out Founding Fathers warned of such entangling alliances, however, that is untrue. Our Founding Fathers did not want to get involved politically or militarily with foreign powers. But that's because they understood that America was in its infancy and had neither money nor men to devote to a full-scale European war. This idea is best summed up by Ben Franklin

"I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of suitors for an alliance with her; and not run about offering her amity to all the world; and hazarding their refusal. Our virgin is a jolly one; and tho at present not very rich, will in time be a great fortune, and where she has a favorable predisposition, it seems to me well worth cultivating."


As long as Israel remain the sole democracy in the Middle East, and as long as her enemies continue in search of ways to destroy to her, the US needs to support Israel whole-heartedly. Our alliance secures us some stability in the Middle East and a first-responder to instability and danger. If the Palestinians want peace, then they should stop sending their rockets into Israel. Perhaps they may even finally recognize the state and open up true non-violent political dialogue similar to the IRA of 1998-2005. And if the Arabs are so worried about the Palestinians, then they should slice off a nice chunk of their own territory and offer it up as a good-will gesture to their Muslim brothers.