Israel, Islam, and Western Civilization

By Rich Kozlovich 

How quickly Israelis forget and what the western world's leaders seem to wish to ignore is, quoting Lt. Col. James Zumwalt in this article:

On October 7th, Hamas brutally slaughtered babies in their cribs, burned entire families alive, and murdered children and parents in their homes. IDF soldiers are fighting and sacrificing their lives not just for Israel, but to defend the entire free world. If Israel doesn't defeat this terror, you will be next. It's time for the world to wake up.

Here's a a quote from one of my subscription news sites:

Israeli protests. In Israel, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir condemned nationwide demonstrations demanding a comprehensive ceasefire with Hamas to secure the release of Israeli hostages. Smotrich described the protests as aiding Hamas, while Ben-Gvir said they undermine government efforts and delay hostage returns. Protesters blocked roads and burned tires, particularly in Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, the chief of staff of Israel's military said Israeli forces would soon begin the next phase of operations to destroy Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also affirmed that military operations will continue until Hamas is defeated.

So, given these protests I think we should start with my four Anyone But Bibi commentaries, wherein I show the left wing Israeli government that ousted Netanyahu had only one moral foundation:  Create an "Anyone but Bibi" government.  A government with no shared vision, plan or direction.   The end result?  Suffering, which was turning into a very real existential threat to Israel.  

Suffering really is the beginning of wisdom, and the nation of Israel, after four failed elections in five years, voted to bring Bibi back, and they voted overwhelmingly to do so, allowing him to create a stable government which the disgruntled "Never Netanyahu" camp of leftists have consistently failed to do, and now Israeli's are condemning Netanyahu, partners of his coalition are walking away, and Israel is embracing national suicide.  

There was an article that appeared in Geopolitical Futures, explaining why the Israeli War is unsustainable dealing with the three major factors in all geopolitical issues.  Geographics, economics, and demographics.  

First, geographics, Israel is surrounded by Islamic nations.  Here's a defining map that appeared in a Geopolitical Futures article:

 

This has been a multi-front war, some claiming a seven front war, which I think is an accurate description and has been going on for decades, with this latest outbreak going on for two years.  With all these terrorist driven wars there's no definitive way to end them, and this doesn't only impact Israel.  Immigration jihad is impacting the entire western world.

1. Turkey Hosts Hamas Official Calling for Israel’s Destruction, Arming of Qassam Brigades
2. Hamas-Linked CAIR Unleashes 50,000-Strong Muslim Army Trained to Dismantle America’s Institutions

This brings us to the issue of demographics, and Israel's population isn't large, just under ten million people, and that creates a problem providing sufficient forces to deal with all these fronts putting a huge strain on their military personnel.  Israel only has 170,000 active duty military personnel with 300,000 reservists dealing with all these fronts facing a Muslim population surrounding them of over 370 million, with millions of active duty personnel and who knows how many thousands of terrorists.   This places a massive strain on Israel's military, with the gap between objectives and ability widening.  Fatigue, and refusing to serve longer is becoming an issue, and we're now seeing erosion of one of the most important components for success; "domestic cohesion", especially dealing with the special privileges of the Orthodox Israelis military exemptions, which has been resented from the beginning of the nation.    

Lastly, economics.  This war has placed a massive strain on their economy, since 2023 the cost has reached just under 70 billion dollars, with the costs continuing to escalate, but spending is only the tip of the iceberg.    When you're having to supply the military with so many workers it results in labor shortages, and many areas of economic interest are now drying up, including tourism.  As one writer observed:

For Israel, the past two years have revealed the limits of a system designed for short wars. Manpower is exhausted, economic pressure is mounting and political cohesion is eroding. At the strategic level, the gap between military objectives and capacity is only growing. Without clearly defined end goals, deterrence risks decay, and operations persist without closure.

Netanyahu has a plan, and that's to take over Gaza, and remove hundreds of thousands of Palestinians out of Gaza, Israeli's are protesting, the western world is protesting and abandoning Israel while supporting people who are nothing more than brutal sadistic psychopathic monsters following a criminal political movement masquerading as a religion called Islam. 

 

What could possibly go wrong?