Israel's Unhappy Birthday

This article brought several things to the front of my mind. I would like to say that the tone was decidedly depressed, which is not good for Israel.
First, for a while I have been trying to understand what it would have been like for a minority group who just survived a genocide, to intentionally place themselves in a situation where all those surrounding you would prefer you to leave. Regardless of what God has willed, I feel that this would be a very uncomfortable and impractical situation. What did you expect to happen? Did generations of Israeli's really think the Palestinians would just get bored and give up? That sees so far-fetched and so naive in the worst kind of way. In that sense, it feels like (from the tone of the article) the Israeli's are starting to waking up to what originally happened. Dr. Mueller said that moderate Israeli's were more likely to leave, and this seems like the right time, if Morris' descriptions are true. That's not to say that Israel should be whipped off the map, definitely not. It just seems like there are some internal existential issues the government and the people need to discuss.
Second, the idea of a Jewish state which is also a democracy seems like a non-sequitor to me. I guess I've always thought of a democracy as a form of government free of religion.


I really enjoyed Dr. Mueller's talk with us on Tuesday. He was very helpful.