A Very Stubborn People Indeed By Ari Bussel 2011 was a very bad year for Israel, and thus, by association, for the Jews. Israel and the Jews are indistinguishable, and anyone with a mistaken notion that being a foreign national might save that person from the fate of Israel – as if the two are separable – may find reality a very rude awakening. For instance, many American Jews claim they are “Americans first.” Their children are raised far removed from Israel, and a recent poll indicates that Israel’s continued existence is no longer crucial for them, essentially no longer...