Richard M. Reinsch II
Civitas Outlook, Dec. 11, 2024
“Israel’s defense of its collective existence could portend not only the defeat of its enemies but also remind a deeply confused and morally troubled West that it cannot hide behind humanity and escape from itself.”
Israel’s defense of its national home has provoked a Western political and cultural intelligentsia for whom the defense of the nation has become an offense against an always unifying humanity.
In recent months, Israel has restored its territorial integrity and national pride after the massacre on October 7, 2023, of nearly 1200 citizens, the wounding of 3300 others, and the abduction of 240 people as hostages by Hamas. These ingenious military strikes have changed reality in Gaza and Southern Lebanon, resonating across the Middle East. Israel’s responsive James Bond-like execution of Operation Grim Beeper and the assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leadership have left Israel’s enemies stupefied. Israel fully understands, as it must, that the defense of the country remains a vital necessity in a world of ceaseless Islamic terrorism.
However, what also emerged soon after Israel began pursuing its war aims against Hamas and Hezbollah was opposition from vital Western countries, including America. Israel’s confrontation with both the governing elite of Europe and Progressive politicians in America who have morally condemned Israel for disproportionate responses to the terrorist attack could prove even more significant than Israel’s war against Hamas, Hezbollah, and their master, Iran. By “more significant,” I mean “significant for America and Americans.” Guiding these elites’ reactions and judgment is a progressive, humanitarian ideology that dethrones patriotism and the defense of one’s national home, leaving them incapable of understanding a country that means winning a war, imposing terms on the enemy, and bringing peace to its people. …SOURCE