Something happened to the State of Israel. What was morally obvious in 1948 is not so obvious anymore. When the State of Israel was established, it was, for the parents and grandparents of these young Jews, a miracle. It was David and Goliath. We were the just cause. It was about values. We were small, but we were the good guys in the world!

I want Israel to be a normal state, part of the international community, part of the free world, but unique in terms of the Jewish people. I want both.

I was born in Israel. My parents came in 1925.

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