The Jewish people are, of all the tribal divisions on earth, among the LEAST likely to go to war for the sheer enjoyment of it all. Pacifist by nature and by tradition, the Jewish people have nevertheless have had to defend their culture and honor against sometimes hugely looming opposition, and most of the time, they make a most credible defense.
After the years of the Holocaust under the Third Reich, the Jewish leaders vowed, “Never again!” So far, they have mad it stick every time they have been challenged.
Self-defense should in no circumstances be considered “aggressive intent”. That is left up to the Islamists. Don’t whack the hornets’ nest with a stick.
In 160 BC Cicero said they were a problem....
“Pacifist by nature and by tradition,”
Don’t mistake pacifism for unwillingness to be aggressive unless there is need be given the circumstances.