Of all the countries that have problems, Israel isn't bloated or complacent. It doesn't suffer from the unstable, crooked government that Spain does, the rising plutocratic society of Great Britain, the corrupt government of the US or the weak kneed leadership of Germany. It's a warrior culture that isn't held back by petty thieves or greed. Unlike America and the EU, they are answering back in kind to their aggressors with their own people. The animal spirit lives on in Israel, the ancient drive to fight for what they believe is still in their blood. I hope they win this conflict. One strip of land can't throw its weight around like this. It must be defeated.