In 2004, a record low of 21,000 Jews immigrated to Israel. During that same period, 20,000 Soviet Jews immigrated to Germany . In the past several years, 70,000 former Soviet Jews have left Israel because of " adjustment problems "- going back to Russia and some going on to Germany. Israel's newspaper Haaretz reported that the Jewish population of the "greater Israel"( including occupied lands) has fallen below 50%- there are more non-Jews in Israel. Israel is experiecing a net population loss.The withdrawal from Gaza was forced by this reality.
On August 24, 2005 Israel announced a new seizure of Palestinian land that is contiguous to Jerusalem. The land will be sequestered behind the seperation wall. Walls in history have all been breached- China's Wall, Athen's redoubts, Maginot Line, Siegfried Line, Berlin Wall etc. Equilibrium, not a wall is the force that determines where things or people start and end.
In 70 A.D., Roman legions under Vespasian surrounded 1,000 Jewish Zealots on the heights of Massada which is just outside of Jerusalem. Rather than be caught, the Zealots committed collective suicide. Does history repeat itself ? Today Israel has 200 nuclear warheads and state of the art delivery systems compliments of the US. Would Israelis' do a collective suicide by launching nuclear attacks on 200 targets ?
The Middle East should be nuclear weapon free. Start with Israel.
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