tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post7243170482324373981..comments2024-02-08T00:38:57.594-05:00Comments on Talmud תלמוד by Tzvee Zahavy: Times: Israel Economy Strong. No Catastrophe Looming.Tzvee Zahavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833902273722124103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-17000282281186198252006-12-31T19:16:00.000-05:002006-12-31T19:16:00.000-05:00Ditto to what A.Z. Fried said.
Also, you wrote: "...Ditto to what A.Z. Fried said.<br /><br />Also, you wrote: "My friends lean to the right politically and have a habit of bashing the government of Israel."<br /><br />No would accuse you of being in the habit of bashing Bush and other right-leaning folks, now, would they? Naah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-33278757946354931522006-12-31T12:40:00.000-05:002006-12-31T12:40:00.000-05:00Yes, Israel's economy is strong, and forcasts for ...Yes, Israel's economy is strong, and forcasts for the coming year are highly positive. It is clearly a profound example of the Jewish people's historic ability to thrive economically, even in the most difficult of environments. <br /><br />Unfortunately the current security environment, and Israel's ability to survive as that environment continuously degenerates, is quite a different issue. The war this past summer demonstrated Israel's inability to prevent its major northern cities from being bombed daily. It was only Israel's virtual surrender, stalemate you might argue, that ended the carnage. Today most authoratative press reports indicate that Hezbolah has now repositioned and rearmed itself, as it was prior to the hostilities.<br /><br />With Sderot and the western Negev being bombed daily, with Syria moving more troops to Israel's eastern border, and with Iran's sabre ratteling and developing nuclear threat, the security situation is as dangerous as it has been since the founding, and clearly is an existential threat. <br /><br />We are all thankful for the miracle of modern-day Israel, for its econmomic accomplishments, for the ingathering of the exiles, but let's not overlook, even for a second, how very vulnerable she is.<br /><br />A.Z. FriedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com