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Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?

In the glory which overhangs Palestine afar off, we imagine emotions which never come, when we tread the soil and walk over the hallowed sites.

As an observer, I react to the realities of Israeli life with both envy and relief. Nobody wants to live under the threat of constant attack from enemies right next door, under ceaseless and often unfair international scrutiny, defending his homeland by day and living with the memories of mass genocide at night.

Eventually, I moved from a place of anger toward the Jews of Israel toward a place of embrace.

There are many Israelis who live abroad and love the country.

Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing.

In Israel, there's a lot to learn from anyone, because to live there you've got to deal with the truth. Things happen real fast. Your day goes from cool to catastrophic in one second. Israelis know that the cafe you're in could blow up, or the shopping mall, and they rock that.

Israel has its attractions. It's the most dramatic country in the world. Everybody's engaged. Everybody argues. When I leave Israel, I get a little bit bored, you know?

The Israeli public is frustrated with the way it is portrayed abroad.

Emotion is often what we rely upon to carry us across the unfathomable voids in our intelligence.