Israel is different

Elyakim Haetzni
Israel Opinion
YNET News

How is this country different from all other states?

In all other states, the winner gains – yet in the Jewish State, the winner tends to lose.

In all other states, rightist parties adopt rightist policies – yet in the Jewish State, a rightist government is expected to be leftist.

In all other states, guests on official visits utter respectful and polite words – yet in the Jewish State, such guests preach to us and provide the master of the house with suicidal advice. n all other states, both sides adhere to agreements – in the Jewish State, the Arabs are exempt from this, while only the Jews have to live up to signed agreements.

In all other states, each party to the negotiations gives something and receives something – yet in the Jewish State, the Arabs keep on getting and the Jews keep on giving.

In all other states, an area that must not be expanded is compared to a ghetto from the Middle Ages – yet in the Jewish state, the ghettoization of settlers (known as “a settlement freeze”) is the zenith of political correctness.

In all other states, the expulsion of certain population groups is referred to as “ethnic cleansing” and its perpetrators are punished for committing crimes against humanity – yet in the Jewish State, the “evacuation” of settlers is legal and normative.

In all other states, the notion of clearing a whole area of Jews (Judenrein) is condemned as anti-Semitic and racist – yet in the Jewish State, the notion of removing all Jews from areas handed over to “Palestine is a legitimate plan.

In all other state, a warring party imposes a blockade on the enemy – yet in the Jewish State, we provide our enemy with fuel, water, electricity, food, money, and medical treatment.

Finally, all states demand payment in exchange for offering their help – yet the Jewish State is asked to pay in exchange for military backing for Arab states vis-à-vis Iran!