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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-890718
Israeli Resilience amid War with Iran
(Jerusalem Post) Editorial - From the earliest days of the state, when Arab armies crossed the border the day after independence was declared, Israelis have lived with the understanding that normal life and national emergency are connected. Few societies in the West have lived with sustained, existential threats overhead, where daily life continues under the possibility of incoming missiles. In Israel, it is familiar. For decades, Israel has invested in the systems that keep its people alive. Through reinforced safe rooms in homes, public shelters in every neighborhood, a layered missile defense network, intelligence capabilities that reach far beyond its borders, and an air force trained for precisely these scenarios, Israel does its best to keep its citizens safe. Israelis can disagree with each other, often loudly, about almost everything. Yet when faced with an external threat, a coming together is hard to miss. Support for the Iran operation runs deep, cutting across many of the usual lines. For many, there is a shared sense that this moment demands endurance. If Iran can be dealt with as it needs to be, then in the long term, we will all be better for it. That is Israeli resilience.