Israel’s greatest strength is not only its military resilience or technological success, but its insistence on building a democratic, lawful, moral society in a region where power often substitutes for principle and justice is too often replaced by vengeance.
From the first days of its founding, the State of Israel has insisted that Jewish sovereignty must rest on a different foundation—one anchored in due process, accountable government, ethical national defense and a justice system that binds leaders and citizens alike, Jews and non-Jews. This tradition is not merely philosophical; it is strategic. It is the reason Israel can credibly argue, at home and abroad, that it fights by different rules than its adversaries.
For that reason, the recent rise of violent actions attributed to the

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