For many years, US President Joe Biden has enjoyed retelling the story of his meeting with then-Israeli Prime Minister Gold Meir in 1973, when Biden was a 30-year-old newly elected senator.
Biden, who described the meeting as “one of the most consequential I’ve ever had in my life” would relate how Meir painted a grim picture of Israel’s dismal security situation but added that Israel has a “secret weapon.”
“‘The Jews’ secret weapon is that we have nowhere else to go,’ Meir said.
Channel 13 News published a video ahead of Biden’s visit on Wednesday featuring Biden repeating the story on many occasions over the years.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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those days when he still looks okay and responsive.
““‘The Jews’ secret weapon is that we have nowhere else to go,’ Meir said.”
This is, of course, heresy and Zionist propaganda and Big Lie.
Until the advent of Zionism a century ago, there was always a place for Jews to which they could flee in galus. That’s how Hashem designed galus. Only once the Zionists came and hijacked control of the Jewish people did the Holocaust happen and then the Zionists lied to Jews that they need a Zionist State. All lies. And evil. And heresy.
If you’ve ever been to Miami, LA, Berlin you will unfortunately notice that Israelis have plenty of places to go.
the correct line should be something like we feel a fundamental value in the land that is worth sacrificing for
She got it wrong! Our secret weapon is Tefilla!