The Case for Israel

I've read a number of prominent Jewish and pro-Israeli writers discuss the future of the Jewish state, and wonder if it is as necessary as it once was, or if its presence actually puts Jews in more danger. (For example by creating one big target for a nuclear-armed Iran) I really don't have an opinion on this, its a tricky issue that I'm rather hesitant to wade into. The question of whether a Jewish state is "necessary" is pretty important however, because its the only real way you can justify its creation.

Despite my criticisms of Israel, when I read stories like this, It makes me pretty sympathetic to claims that Jews still aren't really safe. The fact that it is unsafe for Jewish kids to attend public school in a liberal, secular country like Denmark is pretty shocking and unbelievably disturbing. I want to state that I've never lived in Europe and I can't speak to the actual level of antisemitism that exists in day-to-day life, but I read about stories like this a bit too often to dismiss this as propaganda.

Critics might claim that it's Israel's actions that stir this type of hatred against Jews. Not only does this not address the immorality of the issue, but it fails to recognize that maybe, also, it's these types of actions that lead many people to support the state of Israel.