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An Israeli Responds to Criticism from American Jewish Comedians
(Forward) Shany Mor - Two young American Jewish comedians recently felt the need to renounce Israel's history. When Israel fought for its independence, it was just one of many new states carved out of former imperial possessions. In the Middle East, many new nations were created, but most chose not to make common cause with the Jews. Instead they devoted all their efforts to snuffing out the Jewish presence in the Middle East. They actually succeeded in almost every corner of the Middle East. But they failed in the one place where Jews were able to form a local majority and defend themselves. I don't believe no one told them that there were Arabs in the Middle East who didn't want a Jewish state. When they were told about Israel's wars in 1948 and 1967, who did they think we fought against? The writer is an associate fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College and a researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute.