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Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/25/for-israelis-one-more-battle-in-a-forever-war-for-/

For Israelis, One More Battle in a Forever War for Survival

(Washington Times) Clifford D. May - Today, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hizbullah and the Islamic Republic of Iran declare: "The Jewish state does not deserve to live!" Those who claim to care about Gazans ought to say to Hamas and Islamic Jihad: "Look, guys, there is no military solution to this conflict! So, you'll just have to tolerate - among the more than 20 states that identify as Arab, and the more than 50 that identify as Muslim - one tiny state in which the Jewish people exercises self-determination on part of its ancient homeland." For Israelis, "Never again" means defending themselves in battle after battle in a "forever war," ignoring those who insist that fairness requires more Jewish funerals. For the rest of us it should mean, at a minimum, not aligning with Jew-haters attempting to precipitate another Holocaust. The writer is founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).

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