I say the blame for Israel’s depiction in the world has a lot to do with Israeli hasbara. Lie after lie has been uttered by the world media, world leaders and of course the Arab world, in particular the so called “Palestinians” with their fictitious narrative, yet Israel, that politically correct nation, ever so loathe to offend anyone, does not set the world straight. It negotiates, accommodates, capitulates and makes concessions to barbarians and thereby gives credibility of their cause to the world at large. And we keep wondering why the world is constantly at Israel’s throat.

Apart from being a Jewish nation, which is another issue, the world treats the conflict between Israel and its tormentors as one where both sides have valid arguments and if only Israel would concede more, there could be a solution. The only conclusion is that when it comes to hasbara, Israel is brain dead. It never once sets the historical record straight forcefully and with passion, so why do we expect nations of the world to react differently? Many know nothing but what they have been told. In a nutshell, Israel has the world stage from which to speak but says virtually nothing.

It never acts like a sovereign power in control of its own destiny.
War after war it lets the enemy off to fight another day and spread its relentless propaganda. Never has it prosecuted any of its various wars with the purpose of achieving the unconditional surrender of the enemy. This would be a fait accompli that the rest of the world including that brilliant powerhouse known as New Zealand could either approve or disapprove but either way be forced to shut up.

Please submit your article to the Dominion or the NZ Herald.
You will have put NZ in a diplomatic dilemma if they read your article.