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Source: http://jewishexponent.com/2017/10/25/ambassador-optimistic-israels-future/
Ambassador Dermer Optimistic about Israel's Future
(Philadelphia Jewish Exponent) Jon Marks - Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer, addressed the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) annual gala on Oct. 18: "There's so many reasons to be optimistic about Israel's future. So for those of you who worry - and that's our national sport - I hope you remember [that] your grandparents and their parents and their parents going back three generations would've given anything to trade their problems with us." "No one should doubt Israel will defend itself with its full force militarily and with the full power of its convictions. People have warned that an Iranian curtain is descending upon the Middle East, spreading death and destruction. Prime Minister Netanyahu has made it clear Israel will not allow that to happen." Dermer pointed out that Israel is now considered the eighth most powerful nation in the world, factoring in its military, economy and technology - and that even some of its usually hostile Arab neighbors may finally be beginning to see the light. "One of the biggest changes in the Arab world is the leading powers are starting to understand that we are not the enemy. We are a potential ally to help them in a very dangerous region." "Generations of Jews have dreamed of the privilege of living in a sovereign Jewish state. With that privilege comes a great responsibility to secure that dream for future generations."