Israel has special needs only the U.S. can take care of

There are children with special needs who are incapable of independence. Israel is like that. Take away its reliance on the U.S., its babysitter, and a disaster worse than the ones it has brought upon itself will occur

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Israel has special needs only the U.S. can take care of

There are children with special needs who are incapable of independence. Israel is like that. Take away its reliance on the U.S., its babysitter, and a disaster worse than the ones it has brought upon itself will occur

Gideon Levy

11:11 PM • April 22 2026 IDT

Is Israel ready for independence? Is independence good for it? The past few years have shown that it would be better for it not to be independent just now, certainly not under the current leadership, but also not under others, either. And no more empty clichés about independence: An independent Israel is an Israel without restraints, a danger to itself and its surroundings.

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