Israel is one vast archaeological site. Fascinating as to what the Jews have done with this little piece of territory compared to say Afghanistan. Astan also is a veritable archaeological treasure trove as it is known as ‘the graveyard of empires’ as it has hosted a number of rich and powerful states from the time of the Bactrian-Greek state after Alexander. What does one have in Astan today versus Israel? Does the presence of a particularly fanatical and xenophobic brand of Islam have something to do with the difference?
In passing one wonder what was Matanyahu’s fate. Was he one of many who perished in the destruction of the First Temple and the fall of Jerusalem to the neo-Babylonians?
Israel is one vast archaeological site. Fascinating as to what the Jews have done with this little piece of territory compared to say Afghanistan. It is amazing, no doubt about it, a jewel in a desolate desert. But to be fair Israel has gotten a LOT of money from the US to make that happen. Not every nation gets tons and tons of cash from someone else to build infrastructure and defense and the like.