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The key to our survival

By Ted Belman

Jerry Gordon writes Burg goes ballistic: paints Israel as 'Zionist ghetto' because he said "to define the State of Israel as a Jewish state is the key to its end". Others say the opposite, namely, that being Jewish is the key to its survival.

This is no small matter.

There is no question but that much demonization and slander of Israel has to do with it going against prevailing notions, except in the Muslim world, and insisting that it be a Jewish state first and multicultural second. Even in Israel this fight is waged by the left including the courts, media and academia. They support Israel as a state like any other state and argue it should be democratic first and Jewish second. In fact they agree with Burg.

I understand that this demonization is intended to bring about Israel's destruction either conceptually or physically. It is not about the "poor Palestinians" or about civil rights.

But the left in Israel have a different agenda. They really believe that there must be equality in both civil and political rights. A Jewish state flies in the face of this. It leaves Israel open to charges of racism. Furthermore the left throughout the west, including the majority of Jews, continues to embrace multiculturalism. They are for dismantling their cultures on this alter and demanding Israel do the same.

We on the right fight for the opposite. We do not apologize for our culture but insist on it, both in America and in Israel. We believe that fighting for our culture and winning is necessary for our survival.

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