1996-1997 Rothberg Yearbook

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ISRAEL: A SMALL GREAT’NATION Israel. One can hardly read a newspaper today without seeing the name “Israel” written on its pages. At the same time, Israel’s name is found in major scientific magazines the world over. In the former, usually criticized and condemned. In the latter, mostly admired for its achievements. The general impression is that of a huge country. Yet, Israel is so small that there is almost no room to write its name on its surface in the atlas of the world, as the well-known Israeli writer Ephraim Kshon once put it. The Jewish State, the land of a nation reborn in its home after centuries in which it was scattered across the world has, managed to make the desert flourish and thus created a blanket of green over the previously desert region. Its military victories - all in wars that were imposed upon it and in which it was outnumbered by its foes - as well as the daring and risky operations of its secret service provided it with an outstanding international reputation. Israel is a country that puts satellites in orbit while its Rabbis dance and celebrate the Torah during certain festivals within the Jewish tradition. Israel’s contribution to the sciences, the arts and the field of ecology, to name but one, is immeasurable. And all this within the context of the six wars Israel has had to fight in less than 50 years. Israel is a tiny democracy in an ocean of tyrannies. What is more, it is a thriving democracy stuck in the middle of a neighborhood in which military power remains critical to survival, and modernity is still considered a threat rather than the object of one’s aspirations. Israel is a nation that has to stay alert both day and night in its attempt to curb terrorism. And it is precisely the nature of the reality that Israel faces daily which highlights the peculiarity of Israel’s situation: while it sends its diplomats to negotiate peace, it must also send its soldiers to defend its boundaries. Nonetheless, despite unprecedentedly severe waves of terrorism and the hard wars Israel has undergone, it has never given up its longing for peace. The quest for peace and freedom of this young - and at the same time ancient - nation can be summarized in the last words of Israel’s national hymn, Hatikva (Hope): “Lehiyot ‘am khofshi beartzeinu, eretz Zion, Yerushaliyim.” Julian Schvindlerman
“Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.” (Psalm 122:7) ^How shall we sing the Lord’s song In a foreign land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; If I set not Jerusalem above my chiefest joy! (Psalm 137)
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