The nation of Israel is different from any other on Earth, as it has been in an existential (and physical) battle for survival from the moment of its birth in 1948 until this very day. It is a nation under constant siege, and without constant vigilance (and the mercy of God), it would be wiped off the map.
Is there another nation on the planet that needs every young person, both male and female, to serve in the military for two to three years immediately after high school? Or that requires all men until the age of 40 to serve in the reserves — meaning, to go back into the military if needed? (The only exceptions to these rules are ultra-Orthodox Jews, who are exempt from military service.)
I write these words this week from Israel, where I have been since June 9. Everywhere I turn, there is the reality of […]
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