Israeli history
Half a loaf of bread in exchange for water.
The mirage of an international Jerusalem.
Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer.
The Osirak reactor and Menachem Begin.
And helped do the same for the Ethiopians.
The boats of Cherbourg.
The Said-Khalidi school of history.
To the former president, the Jewish state is a colonial force occupying the land thanks to its “armed militias.”
So goes the accusation. But the public commitment Britain made to the Jews in Palestine is very different from the Sykes-Picot accord and other secret “treaties” carving up native lands.
There were many overtures of friendship before last week’s historic announcement.
The not-so-secular city.
But to no avail.
Golda Meir’s moment.
When Jordan needed help against the PLO, the Jewish state was there.
