My understanding of Western support for Israel goes back to the context of World War II. During the war, Jews were targeted and exterminated by the Nazis at the cost of blood, and the West was unable to stop it. This is the biggest reason for their support of the "Jewish restoration state," which can be seen as a form of compensation.
I understand that the Promised Land is also home to Islamic people who have lived there for hundreds of years, and looking back, there certainly could have been better ways to handle this.
Returning to the time and context of Israel's founding, many Islamic countries took the destruction of Israel as their mission. Strictly speaking, Israel did not antagonize Islam; rather, Islam antagonized Israel. From Day 1, Israel has been defending itself in a "dead or alive" manner.
Looking further, more and more Islamic countries have signed peace agreements with Israel. Has Israel attacked them since then? No, it's just peaceful coexistence benefiting everyone. Only a few regimes still oppose Israel. Hamas's surprise attack on Israel was crushed, and to this day, Iran's regime being hit is well deserved.
This is my blog after Xanga and Facebook, both of which have been deleted.
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I would rather be ashes than dust.
I would rather my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze, than it should be stifled in dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, with every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
- Jack London
寧化飛灰,不作浮塵。
寧投熊熊烈火,光盡而滅;不伴寂寂朽木,默默同腐。
寧為耀目流星,迸發萬仗光芒;不羨永恒星體,悠悠沉睡終古。
- Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong, quoted in Hong Kong Policy Address 1996 (the last address before 1997 handover to China)
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