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There’s Something About Israel
That Makes People Uncomfortable
by Allister Heath 2025 June 30
(found on “Jacob Richman’s Home Page” website)
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NOTE: Mr. Allister Heath is a British journalist for the Daily Telegraph.
_________________________________________There’s something about Israel that makes people uncomfortable,
and it’s not what they say it is.They’ll point to politics, settlements, borders, and wars.
But scratch beneath the outrage, and you’ll find something deeper.
A discomfort not with what Israel does, but with what Israel is.A nation this small should not be this strong.
Period.
Israel has no oil. No special natural resources.
A population barely the size of a mid-sized American city.
They are surrounded by enemies.
Hated in the United Nations.
Targeted by terror. Condemned by celebrities.
Boycotted, slandered, and attacked.
And still, they thrive like there’s no tomorrow.
In military.
In medicine.
In security.
In technology.
In agriculture.
In intelligence.
In morality.
In sheer, unbreakable will.They turn desert into farmland.
They make water from air.
They intercept rockets in mid-air.
They rescue hostages under the nose of the world’s worst regimes.
They survive wars that were supposed to wipe them out, and win.The world watches this and can’t make sense of it.
So they do what people do when they witness strength they can’t understand.
They assume it must be cheating.It must be American aid.
It must be foreign lobbying.
It must be oppression.
It must be theft.
It must be some dark trick that gave the Jews this kind of power.
It must be blackmail.Because heaven forbid it’s something else.
Heaven forbid it’s real.
Heaven forbid it’s earned.
Or worse, destined.The Jewish people were supposed to disappear a long,
long time ago. That’s how the story of exiled,
enslaved, hated minorities is supposed to end.But the Jews didn’t disappear.
They actually came home, rebuilt their land,
revived their language, and brought their dead back to life –
in memory, in identity, and in strength.That’s not normal.
It’s not political.
It’s biblical.There’s no cheat code that explains how a group of people
return to their homeland after 2,000 years.There is no rational path from gas chambers to global influence.
And there is no historical precedent for surviving:
the Babylonians, the Romans, the Crusaders,
the Inquisition, the pogroms, and the Holocaust,
and still showing up to work on Monday in Tel Aviv.
Israel doesn’t make sense.
Unless you believe in something beyond the math.This is what drives the world crazy.
Because if Israel is real, if this improbable, ancient,
hated nation is somehow still chosen, protected,
and thriving, then maybe G*D isn’t a myth after all.Maybe He’s still in the story.
Maybe history isn’t random.
Maybe evil doesn’t get the last word.
Maybe the Jews are not just a people… but a testimony.That’s what they can’t stand.
Because once you admit that Israel’s survival
isn’t just impressive, but divine, everything changes.
Your moral compass has to reset.
Your assumptions about history, power, and justice collapse.
You realize you’re not watching the end of an empire.
You’re witnessing the beginning of something eternal.So they deny it.
They smear it.
And rage against it.Because it’s easier to call a miracle “cheating” than
to face the possibility that G*D keeps His promises.
And He’s keeping them still.
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FULL DISCLOSURE:I did NOT write this article or any part of it.
I do NOT know the person who wrote this article.
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PERSONAL COMMENT:The return of Jews to the Land of Israel is a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy.
This implies that The Bible [Tanach] is truth.But if The Bible [Tanach] is truth, then that implies that the Koran is false.
Every day that Jews continue to live in the Land of Israel
causes Muslims to have doubts about the Koran and Islam.
That infuriates them.The fact that Israel enjoys so many big successes causes
Muslims to have even bigger doubts about the Koran and Islam.
That infuriates them even more.I do not feel sorry for Muslims, because they persecuted Jews
relentlessly for more than 1,400 years, including:
terrorism, kidnappings, beatings, false accusations,
confiscations, rapes, murders and torture.
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from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547, footnote 9:When Rabbi Porush conveyed these sentiments to
Rabbi [Elazar] Shach, the latter responded,
“We must pray for the health of [Prime Minister Menachem] Begin.PERSONAL COMMENT:
This short quote proves that Rabbi Elazar Shach ZTL ZYA prayed
for Israel’s Prime Minister: Mr. Menachem Begin, “constantly”,
even though Mr. Menachem Begin was the leader of a secular Zionist state!_________________________________________
from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547:“Such a committee of investigation would have served
as a ploy to unseat Prime Minister Menachem Begin,
for whom both the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
of America and that of Eretz Yisrael had great respect.”PERSONAL COMMENT:
This short quote proves that the Gedolim had
“great respect” for Israel’s Prime Minister: Mr. Menachem Begin,
even though Menachem Begin was the leader of a Secular Zionist state!
_________________________________________Why is us living in eretz yisrael a disproof to the Quran any more then us not living in eretz yisrael until 1948 wasn’t a disproof to the Torah
More Zionist nonsense and lies.
“There is no rational path from gas chambers to global influence.”
That’s true. Except, in this case, the Zionists already had global influence long before the gas chambers (which they both caused and contributed to Jews being murdered in those).“Israel” is not an “ancient race” nor is it any of that other nonsense. It is an imposter “State” pretending to represent Jews while simultaneously committed to destroying Judaism and Jews and replacing those with Zionism and Zionists.
Regarding your personal comment, obviously, the “return” of Jews to the holy land in a manner that was and is against the will of G-d, is obviously not the fulfillment of any biblical prophecy of “returning to the land”. That discusses when Mashiach comes, of course.
Artscroll fantasies about the Zionists do make for nice reading material. But that’s also nonsense. Did they pray for him? Could be; he was a Jew, shmaded by Zionists as a child, after all. Did that mean that they endorsed anything about him and his “State”? Obviously not. Did they “respect him”? They also respected the Pope (and other world leaders). Hallalu ovdei A”Z vaHallalu ovdei A”Z.
@square_root
why do you push kefira? from a Torah perspective, there is nothing Great about the zionist regime! there is nothing Jewish about the zionist regime!
it certainly is NOT the fulfillment of any good prophesy.The zionist state is the greatest chilil Hashem in our history, as you very well highlighted in this disgusting article. It shows loud and clear the Zionist disgraceful claim that what makes the Jewish people “great” is our military, medicine, security, technology, agriculture, intelligence, etc! In that evil worldview, what makes Jews great are that we are the greatest goyim! the most goyish of them all! look at all our science! look at all our money! look at all our guns!
That claim would make any erliche Jew want to throw up!
Coffee addict. Can you ask a question that isn’t a brain twister lol. Explain what you mean
☕️coffee addict:
Good point. It’s all nonsense, of course.There are so many problems with this post
אבל אין להאריך כאן
אין כאן מקומוcoffee addict: the answer is simple. the koran said that the jews sinned and will never come back. the torah said one day the jews will come back. until 1948 the jews can claim that the prophesy was still coming but after 1948 the koran is proven wrong since the jews came back when the koran said they never will.
@besalel
the jews haven’t “come back” to eretz yisroel, rather they never left.
if you mean “come back” to mean melech hamoshiach and rebuilding the Temple, he hasn’t come yet.Besalel,
Thanks for enlightening me to what the Quran says (I’ve never looked inside one) but doesnt it say also that “a rock will say a Jew is hiding behind me” or something like that? Isnt that talking about in Israel?
somejewiknow: what are you talking about? until the last 150 years or so 95%+ of the Jews lived outside of Israel. Now, we probably have a majority of Halachic Jews living in Israel. There are currently 7 million+ Jews in Israel. In 1517 there were fewer than 5,000. I have heard some outlandish claims but to claim the Jews did not come back to Israel may be the most. Sure, there were always some Jews in Israel but the Jews were exiled and have now returned. That is a basic fact.
SQUARE_ROOT:
He was also a Zionist (and a terrorist). It’s nice that he kept Shabbos (for whatever were his reasons) but, as you presumably know, if one denies even one letter of the Torah, then he is a heretic. Zionism denies the entire Torah, of course, and he was the leader of that “State”.coffee addict: the hadith you are referring to is not in the koran and is accepted by sunni but not shia muslims. and no, it does not happen in israel. according to islam, the jews are cursed by god for betraying his word and never return to the land of israel ever again.
@besalel
I don’t understand what significance those percentages are supposed to mean to any party in this conversation. for Jews, this is fully meaningless as we know that these current events are certainly not “kibitz gulyous”. for non Jews, only the most foolish who think the zionist state is somehow (chalila) “Jewish” would then draw some non-jewish religious doctrine out of that.the only people who I ever heard excited about “Israel” being a “coming back” are those who think that jewish greatness is found in the halls of universities, nobel prize lists, and olympic medals.
So besalel,
Why can’t they claim that this is “proof” that we’re not real Jews (according to Muslims)
The jewish restoration in Israel also disproves Christianity and their Bible, which is why modern evangelicals have re-invented their religion, in order to reconcile it with modern times.
Square Root _ Thank you for sharing!!! This is truly amazing!! You’ve made my day!!
You post is in keeping with all the דברי נביאים!!
People cant accept it because then they would have to come on Aliyah but dont get discouraged. This is so awesome!!All people were not Jewish once even Abraham. Jew means lifestyle.
Coffee addict: they have been reduced to claiming that ashkenazi Jews are fake but they all know this is a lie.
There were two entities who had a problem with the jewish mass return to EY
the vatican and lehavdil satmar
both built their worldview on the fact that most yidden are exiled from EY
and both have a problem
vatican solved it by refusing official relations with israel for half a century
but caved in since
satmar lehavdil is still holding out
because it is apparently holding that most jews do factually not reside in EY
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.besalel > [muslim hadith] never return to the land of israel ever again.
As I understand, muslims also have a problem with losing territory that once was muslim. While the other major religion is concerned about saving souls, Muslims are looking to acquire countries where they establish the law. So, losing countries is a setback. Two such major countries are: Israeli and Spain.
I heard the Vatican has the urim vetumim
This is a beautiful article!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
It should be required learning in all Bais Yaakovs and yeshivas!This is a beautiful article!
Thanks for sharing!
It should be required learning material in Bais Yaakovs and Yeshivos.Square root,
Satmar comes from the Romanian words “Satu Mare” which means “Great village”
Assuming it comes from “St. Mary” is a common error.yankel berel:
That is inaccurate, of course. G-d, as per His Torah and as stated by the Torah sages then and afterwards (including but not at all limited to the Satmar Rav), is the One Who had a problem with the Zionist enterprise including, but certainly not limited to, the mass settling of the land against the will of the gentiles that the Zionists accomplished via war, all forbidden.Those who opposed this article are so steeped in hatred for zionists that they cannot see the will of G-d that has permeated recent history. I live in Israel and oppose the will of the zionists no less than any of the commentators- but I do not believe that the zionist regime is stronger than G-d or can create a reality in the world if it is not His will. Without looking at the players- it is clear that the existance and success in every facet of Israel is His will.
It may make you uncomfortable to know that most Gedolim and choshuv yeshivos (and I won’t mention their names lest they become low in your eyes) called for their tzibur to express thanks to Hashem either by saying Nishmas b’tzibur or pirkei ho’doah after the successful recent military campaign in Iran. That is true even though the pilots and most everyone involved were zionists and Shabbos desecrators. Behind them was rotzon Hashem and that was what they saw.
Open your eyes and learn the sugya. It is explicit in the words of the neveim that the will of G-d is exacted through the most unlikely players- namely those who are non-believers!There is something terribly wrong with Jews who side with the anti-semites and refer to Israel as the zionist regime. They have chosen the wrong side (unless they are just a bunch of brainwashashed idiots) and a disgrace to our people.
Szatmár was seemingly first called for some Zotmar, presumably some Hun idol worshipper, so he was no saint.
You realize that G-d works through the physical.
Foreign aid _is_ G-d
Foreign lobbying is G-dBj613 exactly lol. Zionism was the way G-d got us Israel. Lol people think cuz their “non believers” must not be the way G-d will use someone for His purposes and this is how we know we are mere humans and there is a creator. Cuz G-d did not ask us first our input He does things His way.
@square
you quote me as saying :
There were two entities who had a problem
with the Jewish mass return to Eretz Yisrael:The Vatican and Satmar.”
_____________________________please don’t misquote me
I wrote the vatican and lehavdil satmar .
there is big havdala between the two …
—we all owe satmar rav and his hasidim a debt
without their kana’ut we would all be enthusiastic zionim
that does not mean that their arguments are correct
but we can safely say that their [partly] incorrect arguments stopped many yehudim from falling into a very deep pit .
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