The State of Israel came into being for one central reason: ensuring that Jews, through their own elected government, are in control of their lives and destiny. Sadly, such “sovereignty” has lately suffered from significant erosion – and not only from external forces. Here are some of the more egregious examples, foreign and domestic.

The war in Gaza has left Hamas in control – at least the southern part of the strip. Why? Because President Trump ordered PM Netanyahu to cease fighting in order to resolve the problem diplomatically. It was clear from the outset that such a “peaceful” end to Hamas’s rule was not in the cards, but Bibi had no choice given that he harnessed Israel’s foreign (and military) policy to Trump’s whims.

Ditto regarding Israel’s war on Iran. Here Israel’s “Siamese Twin” relationship with the U.S. was even starker. Despite the combined military onslaught of the two countries somewhat successfully destroying a good part of Iran’s capabilities, here again when Trump decided “enough was enough” Israel had to kowtow to the U.S., despite the Iranian regime’s ability to continue inflicting pain on its enemies. Worse still, the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) between the U.S. and Iran (note: no Israeli signature or even input!), leaves virtually all of Israel’s original war goals unachieved, other than destroying part of Iran’s armaments. Even worse, according to (at least) Iran’s interpretation of the MOA, the final treaty will not be signed until the IDF leaves all of Lebanon, without Hezbollah demilitarized. In short, by overly aligning with America, Israel........

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