I've been to Israel and I like Israel unlike nearly the entire rest of the Middle East that is an ignorant, filthy, backward cesspool. But that doesn't change the fact that they are in serious long term trouble. The Germans will sell to anyone, including Saddams Iraq, today's Mullah's in Iran... and that's the problem. Calling people names because they spell out a bad trend doesn't help your cause, buddy. Iran today is strategically more important to the Germans than Israel, bottom line.
Here are the trends and they have been going on for a long time now:
1. The political influence of many Arab and Muslim nations has increased because of the resources (oil) but also trade (buying of goods and services) with Western nations.
2. The population of Jewish Israeli's is not holding pace with the growth of Arab Israeli's and those in the occupied territories. The population of Israeli’s isn't holding pace with that of surrounding Muslim nations. While the Jewish population in most Western nations holds constant or is even in decline, the Muslim population is growing: US, Great Britain, Germany, India, Canada, France...
3. The rise in Muslim population even in Western nations creates an inner pressure on policy makers. These people largely vote on certain issues as a homogeneous block, the threat of inner stability influences decision making as well as does the ability to “contribute” to political campaigns. One of the last major strongholds of Israel's interests is their lobbying (formal and informal) ability in the US which greatly affects US foreign policy.
4. The WII/Holocaust guilt of past is used up. The new generations don't care. Their is a growing secularization in Western nations (Westerners are loosing their religion), their cultural bond to Israel and the Jews specifically is in decline from a religious perspective.
5. Technologically many Arab nations have modernized, as have their armed forces. They have professionalized their armed forces that have also largely doctrinally advanced.
6. Globalization, through trade, the Internet, international media Al Arabia, Al Jazzier... The Arab/Muslim perspective in the West has become the “predominant” one with Al Jazzier on most European cable networks, pro-Arab/Mulsim papers sold on news stands etc.
There doesn't need to be another major war between Israel and her enemies at this point. Economics, demographics, the media and the political process will do what seven wars over 60 years were incapable of accomplishing. Israel's death will be a silent walk into darkness and it is the fact that this shift in power and it's causes are largely unperceived that exacerbate the problem. If you were truly supportive of Israel, don't attack me for pointing this out, ask yourself what you should do. But in the meantime you always have the option of cherry-picking those indicators that feel good to you and be like a cancer patient that is in denial. Got it- the Israeli government and Haifa university are lying but the local paper that through the game of definitions obviously creates a self fulfilling argument is believable, regards demographics. lol