As an Iraqi, I survived Saddam Hussainβs brutality.
As a Lebanese, I survived Lebanonβs bloody civil war, Assadβs tyranny, and Hezbollahβs iron fist.
In all my life, not a single European stood with Iraqis or Lebanese against their killers. Now, all those who remained silent then are donning a Kufiyyah, pretending that it was Israel that started a war on Palestinians on Oct 7, 2023.
Itβs the frustration resulting from this global unfairness that made Jews revive their state. Itβs this unfairness that keeps Jews seeing how valuable their state is.