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The Late Great State of Israel: How Enemies Within and Without Threaten the Jewish Nation's Survival
In The Late Great State of Israel, Aaron Klein, author of the critically acclaimed Schmoozing with Terrorists, draws upon years of experience living and working as a journalist based in Israel. His book is an urgent, clarion call to supporters of Israel around the The great Mideast democracy faces catastrophe. Klein shows how Israel is often its own worst enemy, and how Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and a variety of Palestinian terrorists threaten to end the Zionist dream once and for all. He also exposes the important role that America and the news media have played in putting the Jewish nation in such a dangerous position.Israel is in the fight of its life, facing perils from inside and outside its borders. Unless these perils are countered soon, warns Klein, the only remnant of the Jewish nation may be an The Late Great State of Israel.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published April 28, 2009
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Aaron Klein
25 books15 followersTalk radio show host & author.
Klein has writter for WorldNetDaily (WND), the Jewish Press and Jerusalem Post.
He has written multiple books criticising islamic terrorists and Baracko Obama.
Klein has writter for WorldNetDaily (WND), the Jewish Press and Jerusalem Post.
He has written multiple books criticising islamic terrorists and Baracko Obama.
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March 28, 2023
A WORLDNETDAILY JOURNALIST STRONGLY SUPPORTS ISRAEL
Journalist Aaron Klein wrote in the Introduction to this 2009 book, “It has been four long, thrilling years since I first arrived as a journalist in the Middle East… Four years of this work have led me to a frightening conclusion: Israel is teetering on the brink of destruction, and hardly anyone has noticed… Like so many others concerned about Israel’s security, had for years watched as the Jewish state embarked on its so-called land-for-peace policy of handing over strategic cantons of territory to the Palestinians, only for much of that land to be converted into staging bases for attacks against Jews. Once it became clear that Israel would attempt an historic and complete withdrawal from Gaza, fraught with the likelihood of disastrous consequences, I felt compelled to do my part to report the possible ramifications of an Israeli retreat.” (Pg. vi-vii)
He continues, “This book is the culmination of four years of in-the-field reporting and research that has brought me to the front lines of the Middle East news cycle… the vast majority of the manuscript consists of original reporting, with many issues presented here for the first time… I intend these words as a wakeup call, written in the hope of stimulating debate on and change to the failed policies that have now led Israel to an existential crisis… It is not yet too late for Israel, but if these perils are not taken to heart---and if the Israeli leadership, along with the rest of the world, continues to sail the present course---the only remnant of the Jewish country may be an epitaph: ‘The Lare Great State of Israel.” (Pg. xi-xi)
He states, “The Palestinians have not always claimed eastern Jerusalem as a future capital. Despite Arab claims and propaganda to the contrary, Jerusalem was never ‘Islam’s third holiest city,’ after Mecca and Medina… The traditional religious centrality that Jerusalem enjoys for Jews and Christians is absent in Muslim traditions. Instead, Arab and Muslim claims to the city emerged only in the twentieth century, in response to political Zionism.” (Pg. 24)
He observes, “the religious Zionist camp soldiers on, worn down by a long war that has left the ideology wounded but far from defeated. It remains to be seen if the new Netanyahu administration will pursue its predecessors’ practices of targeting religious Zionism, while the media and cultural elite continue their collateral assault on the national religious establishment. Regardless, the Jewish states’ policies against the national religious have already done the country great harm and threaten to wither the Zionist dream.” (Pg. 71)
He asserts, “While Palestinians and many Muslim countries claim exclusivity over the [Temple] Mount, and while their leaders strenuously deny the Jewish historic connection to the site, things weren’t always this way. In fact, historically, Muslims never claimed the al-Aqsa Mosque as their ‘third holiest site’ and always recognized the existence of the Jewish Temples.” (Pg. 75)
He argues, “there are millions of so-called Palestinian refugees. The Palestinian leadership invariably claims its ‘refugees’ have a ‘right’ to ‘return’ to their ‘homes’ inside Israel, from which they were ‘expelled’ during the 1948 Arab invasion of the newly-established Jewish state… The issue of Palestinian refugees is one of the most contentious, since allowing millions of Arabs to flood into Israel would definitely dilute Israel’s Jewish majority and destroy its identity as a Jewish state… To understand the true genesis of this artificially maintained refugee crisis and the world’s culpability therein, we must first take a trip back … [to] Israel’s declaration of independence on May 14, 1848…” (Pg. 111)
He states, “leaders of neighboring Arab states---some of whom had cheerfully … collaborate with the Nazi regime---forced the resident Arab population to flee into forty unnecessary years of increasing discomfort … all under the pretense of a legitimate refugee calamity. These were the very Arab residents whom the early Israelis had begged to stay.” (Pg. 115-116)
He points out, “almost absent from public debate within Israel about the future of the West Bank is any serious discussion of the consequences of the Jewish state’s recent retreat from Gaza. That it has immensely strengthened radical Islamic forces in the region, that is has created a terror sanctuary from which attacks are regularly launched on Israel proper, and that it brought about absolutely no major change in international hostility to Israel… all these failures were obvious and predictable before the withdrawal from Gaza, conspicuous to anyone who had eyes to see.” (Pg. 126)
He contends, “Israel’s loss to Hezbollah [in 2006] greatly damaged U.S. influence in the region and cleared the way for a major reorientation in the Middle East: Iran’s hegemony grew while Russia was reintroduced as a major player in the region, announcing the reopening of naval bases in Syria and taking a more outward role in supporting America’s foes… [That] no doubt gave pause to Arab countries oriented toward the West, including Egypt and Jordan, about the wisdom and value of an alliance with America and its Israel ally.” (Pg. 150)
He suggests, “I am not arguing here against a military strike targeting Iran’s nuclear sites. Suh strikes were necessary against Iraq (in 1981) and Syria (in 2007), and would seem to be the only hope of halting or seriously delaying Tehran’s nuclear program… With Syria, Hezbollah, and the Palestinian combat corps in place… Iran’s ability to wreak havoc on Israel while it pursues sufficient means utterly to destroy the Jewish state grows stronger every day.” (Pg. 173)
He states, “A clear winner or loser of this [2006] war cannot easily be determined. Both sies gained and lost. If we judge which side best achieved its objectives, Israel clearly failed. Soon after the war, observers speculated that Hamas would probably continue reducing, but not halting, its rocket attacks against Israel, since it is in the group’s best interests not to provoke any further IDF operations, for fear that Hamas’ military infrastructure would be targeted anew. When the time is right… Hamas will again resume its war to destroy the Jewish state.” (Pg. 202)
He concludes, “The view from where I sit in Jerusalem is beautiful and dramatic. The often-rubbled and rebuilt walls of the Old City serve as testament to the dangers Israel currently faces… a look just to the east, where the so-called security fence threads its way along the border of Jerusalem, reveals the living resurgence of the age-old danger… I trust and believe that Israel will ultimately survive---against all odds and in spite of the threats from within and without---only through the grace of God but for now, things don’t look good.” (Pg. 206)
This very pro-Israel book will appeal to its strong supporters.
Journalist Aaron Klein wrote in the Introduction to this 2009 book, “It has been four long, thrilling years since I first arrived as a journalist in the Middle East… Four years of this work have led me to a frightening conclusion: Israel is teetering on the brink of destruction, and hardly anyone has noticed… Like so many others concerned about Israel’s security, had for years watched as the Jewish state embarked on its so-called land-for-peace policy of handing over strategic cantons of territory to the Palestinians, only for much of that land to be converted into staging bases for attacks against Jews. Once it became clear that Israel would attempt an historic and complete withdrawal from Gaza, fraught with the likelihood of disastrous consequences, I felt compelled to do my part to report the possible ramifications of an Israeli retreat.” (Pg. vi-vii)
He continues, “This book is the culmination of four years of in-the-field reporting and research that has brought me to the front lines of the Middle East news cycle… the vast majority of the manuscript consists of original reporting, with many issues presented here for the first time… I intend these words as a wakeup call, written in the hope of stimulating debate on and change to the failed policies that have now led Israel to an existential crisis… It is not yet too late for Israel, but if these perils are not taken to heart---and if the Israeli leadership, along with the rest of the world, continues to sail the present course---the only remnant of the Jewish country may be an epitaph: ‘The Lare Great State of Israel.” (Pg. xi-xi)
He states, “The Palestinians have not always claimed eastern Jerusalem as a future capital. Despite Arab claims and propaganda to the contrary, Jerusalem was never ‘Islam’s third holiest city,’ after Mecca and Medina… The traditional religious centrality that Jerusalem enjoys for Jews and Christians is absent in Muslim traditions. Instead, Arab and Muslim claims to the city emerged only in the twentieth century, in response to political Zionism.” (Pg. 24)
He observes, “the religious Zionist camp soldiers on, worn down by a long war that has left the ideology wounded but far from defeated. It remains to be seen if the new Netanyahu administration will pursue its predecessors’ practices of targeting religious Zionism, while the media and cultural elite continue their collateral assault on the national religious establishment. Regardless, the Jewish states’ policies against the national religious have already done the country great harm and threaten to wither the Zionist dream.” (Pg. 71)
He asserts, “While Palestinians and many Muslim countries claim exclusivity over the [Temple] Mount, and while their leaders strenuously deny the Jewish historic connection to the site, things weren’t always this way. In fact, historically, Muslims never claimed the al-Aqsa Mosque as their ‘third holiest site’ and always recognized the existence of the Jewish Temples.” (Pg. 75)
He argues, “there are millions of so-called Palestinian refugees. The Palestinian leadership invariably claims its ‘refugees’ have a ‘right’ to ‘return’ to their ‘homes’ inside Israel, from which they were ‘expelled’ during the 1948 Arab invasion of the newly-established Jewish state… The issue of Palestinian refugees is one of the most contentious, since allowing millions of Arabs to flood into Israel would definitely dilute Israel’s Jewish majority and destroy its identity as a Jewish state… To understand the true genesis of this artificially maintained refugee crisis and the world’s culpability therein, we must first take a trip back … [to] Israel’s declaration of independence on May 14, 1848…” (Pg. 111)
He states, “leaders of neighboring Arab states---some of whom had cheerfully … collaborate with the Nazi regime---forced the resident Arab population to flee into forty unnecessary years of increasing discomfort … all under the pretense of a legitimate refugee calamity. These were the very Arab residents whom the early Israelis had begged to stay.” (Pg. 115-116)
He points out, “almost absent from public debate within Israel about the future of the West Bank is any serious discussion of the consequences of the Jewish state’s recent retreat from Gaza. That it has immensely strengthened radical Islamic forces in the region, that is has created a terror sanctuary from which attacks are regularly launched on Israel proper, and that it brought about absolutely no major change in international hostility to Israel… all these failures were obvious and predictable before the withdrawal from Gaza, conspicuous to anyone who had eyes to see.” (Pg. 126)
He contends, “Israel’s loss to Hezbollah [in 2006] greatly damaged U.S. influence in the region and cleared the way for a major reorientation in the Middle East: Iran’s hegemony grew while Russia was reintroduced as a major player in the region, announcing the reopening of naval bases in Syria and taking a more outward role in supporting America’s foes… [That] no doubt gave pause to Arab countries oriented toward the West, including Egypt and Jordan, about the wisdom and value of an alliance with America and its Israel ally.” (Pg. 150)
He suggests, “I am not arguing here against a military strike targeting Iran’s nuclear sites. Suh strikes were necessary against Iraq (in 1981) and Syria (in 2007), and would seem to be the only hope of halting or seriously delaying Tehran’s nuclear program… With Syria, Hezbollah, and the Palestinian combat corps in place… Iran’s ability to wreak havoc on Israel while it pursues sufficient means utterly to destroy the Jewish state grows stronger every day.” (Pg. 173)
He states, “A clear winner or loser of this [2006] war cannot easily be determined. Both sies gained and lost. If we judge which side best achieved its objectives, Israel clearly failed. Soon after the war, observers speculated that Hamas would probably continue reducing, but not halting, its rocket attacks against Israel, since it is in the group’s best interests not to provoke any further IDF operations, for fear that Hamas’ military infrastructure would be targeted anew. When the time is right… Hamas will again resume its war to destroy the Jewish state.” (Pg. 202)
He concludes, “The view from where I sit in Jerusalem is beautiful and dramatic. The often-rubbled and rebuilt walls of the Old City serve as testament to the dangers Israel currently faces… a look just to the east, where the so-called security fence threads its way along the border of Jerusalem, reveals the living resurgence of the age-old danger… I trust and believe that Israel will ultimately survive---against all odds and in spite of the threats from within and without---only through the grace of God but for now, things don’t look good.” (Pg. 206)
This very pro-Israel book will appeal to its strong supporters.
March 5, 2011
Interesting read, not everyone will agree
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