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Israel’s Biggest Threat

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli politician Yair Golan argues that Israel's most significant threat is not external enemies like Iran or Hamas, but an internal struggle over the nation's democratic and moral identity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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DemocracyJewish IdentityZionismNetanyahuNational SecurityExtremismOctober 7 AttacksGovernment PolicyYair Golan

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Israel
"When people outside Israel ask me what is really happening in our country, they usually expect to hear about Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, terrorism, or regional war."
United States
"For many Jews in the United States and in other liberal societies, Israel is more than a state."

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