Israel is the Agressor

(Thanks to "Nation of Israel Lives")

 “Israel is the aggressor”? The data completely disagrees with you.

Defense Spending

In the 1980s, Israel’s defense spending exceeded 30% of GDP. On the eve of October 7th, it was around 5%. What caused Israel to raise its defense spending again? That’s right, Palestinian aggression.

Service Terms

Mandatory military service was reduced by 4 months for both men and women. For men, it was reduced from three years to about 2.8 years. For women, service was reduced from two years to about 1.8 years. What caused Israel to raise it back up again? That’s right, Palestinian aggression. 

Defensive Technologies

Instead of attacking aggressively, Israel invested heavily in defensive systems like Iron Dome and Iron Beam. Why? To intercept rockets. To protect civilians. To avoid large-scale wars whenever possible. What caused Israel to destroy Gaza? That’s right, Palestinian aggression. 

Land for Peace

Israel withdrew completely from Gaza and parts of northern Samaria, and got October 7th. Israel returned the entire Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in exchange for peace. It handed control of the Al-Aqsa compound to the Jordanian Waqf to reduce religious conflict.

What made Israel conquer land again? You guessed it, Palestinian aggression, as well as aggression from terror groups threatening us on our borders.

Occupation

Israel signed the Oslo Accords with the PLO, an organization previously recognized globally as a terror group.

The idea was to stop any form of “aggression” and work toward peace. To let the Palestinians self-govern. This turned out very badly with the Second Intifada. Why did this not work? Yup, Palestinian aggression.

Double Standard

One final number to think about.

Israel has been the subject of 173 UN condemnations. Most countries in the world have fewer than three. And the Palestinian Authority?  Almost zero.