Where Is The Bottom Of The Barrel?

Where is the bottom of the barrel? Where is the point from which we will not budge? Does that point exist?

When Begin gave up the Sinai, they explained that the Sinai is not the Land of Israel and that we will not budge from the Land of Israel. When the Arabs threw rocks, they explained that if they dare shoot, they will be at the receiving end of the IDF's wrath. When Rabin brought Arafat to Israel, they explained that they were only giving him the parts of the Land of Israel populated by Arabs, but will not touch Jewish settlements. When they destroyed outposts, they explained that the law is the determining factor and that they were only destroying "illegal" outposts. When they destroyed Gush Katif they explained that it was the law -- the new law, of course.

But throughout everything, they persistently explained that Jerusalem is the very bottom of the barrel. Since the city was liberated, all of Israel's leaders repeated that Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel will remain united forever and eternally, etc. etc.

Clearly, the commitment of most of Israel's leaders to Jerusalem was nothing more than insignificant lip service. So where is the point from which we will not budge? Where is the bottom of the barrel? Is it the posh Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv? Is it Tel Aviv? Will missiles on Haifa make a difference?

Well, we've already had missiles on Haifa. And if it is so simple to get used to constant rocket fire on Israel's cities, why would anyone think that some missiles on the Azrieli Towers would change anything?

The simple truth is that there is no bottom to the barrel. There is no point from which Israel will not budge.

The early Zionist's old dream of becoming a nation like all other nations has shattered on the rocks of reality. It is simply impossible to establish a Jewish state in the Land of Israel without Jewish goals. The world will not allow us to forget who we really are -- and it is right; if you do not represent Judaism, you have no right to steal Ramat Aviv from the residents of the Arab village of Sheikh Munis. And if you do not allow Jews to pray on the Temple Mount, you have no right to steal the Western Wall from the Moslem wakf, either.

Soon, we will see how every point from which we were sure we would not budge turns out to be nothing more than a false bottom. Tel Aviv will be Sderot -- and we will get used to it. The final remnants of Israeli sovereignty will evaporate and the negotiations on Jerusalem will turn into negotiations on the allocation of sovereignty over the entire land to all sorts of international forces.

There is only one point from which we will not budge; only one true and firm bottom of the barrel. That is our Jewish identity and connection to G-d. Only as Jews can we continue to survive, progress and flourish. Our Jewish roots are planted firmly in the bottom of the barrel. When we nurture those roots, the only way that we can possibly move is UP!

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