Israel, Unpopular and Embattled, Fights On

You might think that Israel, facing a worldwide wave of contumely (the “genocidal” Jewish state), and embattled simultaneously on five fronts, with enemies dedicated to its elimination in Lebanon, Gaza, Yemen, Judea and Samaria, and Iran, would be mired in a slough of despond. Not at all. The Israelis’ remarkable resilience in the face of so much hate is discussed here.

…Then there is Israel, far away in the Middle East, a region not exactly known for tranquility. Noisy and quarrelsome Israelis rate their lives as more satisfying than Swedes, Swiss, Americans, Australians, Canadians, Italians and Singaporeans. Israel ranks first in the world for the number of living kidney donations (including altruistic ones) per capita, a result largely due to the Matnat