The Israel Myth

The Israel myth:

Looking back on Israel’s six decades of history, Gershom Gorenberg writes, “At 60, Israel is neither a perfect democracy, nor a Jewish ghetto imperiled by Iranian Nazis, nor a puppet master indirectly controlling Washington. It is more democratic than its neighbors, more reliably pro-Western, and more successful economically and militarily. Nonetheless, it faces the classic dilemmas of a nation-state dealing with minorities, borders, and neighbors. In other words, it is best understood as a real place, not a country of myth.”

Holocaust Survivors arrive in Haifa, 1945