On June 4, the Israeli cabinet voted to launch a war against its Arab neighbors: Egypt to the south, Syria to the north, and, eventually, Jordan to the west when it joined the war on Egypt’s side. These wars were bookended by various efforts to chase down the elusive two-state solution or, at the very least, a modicum of stability: The Oslo Accords, the Camp David Accords, and Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. Even as we celebrate and march in the annual Israel Day Parade in New York, even as we thank God for the miracle of uniting the holiest of holy cities, the ghosts of past wars are the shadows we cannot shake.
Author: BY NATHAN DIAMENT
Published at: 2025-05-25 22:34:31
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