georgephillip
Diamond Member
Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Michael Oren, discussing how Israel's next government can repair the damage caused by Netanyahu and Ron Dermer.
"Goldberg: How are you going to shape different approaches to foreign policy as a member of Knesset?
Oren: Foreign affairs is viewed as the poorer, younger brother of security affairs in Israel. We don’t have long-term strategic thinking about foreign affairs. We should take it more seriously here. Israel has to undergo a fundamental change – we have to realize we are not alone in the world Our relationships, not just with the United States, but with the Far East, with Europe, with Africa, are vital for us. We haven’t looked in strategic ways about how to defend ourselves against BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions.) I understand why this happens – there is the old Zionist notion that it is not important what the non-Jews think, that it's only important what the Jews do. But we can’t function in the world with this attitude."
Old Zionist notions like colonization and ethnic cleansing won't function in this world either.
Jewish state or democratic state?
Undoing Netanyahu s Damage to U.S.-Israel Relations The Atlantic
"Goldberg: How are you going to shape different approaches to foreign policy as a member of Knesset?
Oren: Foreign affairs is viewed as the poorer, younger brother of security affairs in Israel. We don’t have long-term strategic thinking about foreign affairs. We should take it more seriously here. Israel has to undergo a fundamental change – we have to realize we are not alone in the world Our relationships, not just with the United States, but with the Far East, with Europe, with Africa, are vital for us. We haven’t looked in strategic ways about how to defend ourselves against BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions.) I understand why this happens – there is the old Zionist notion that it is not important what the non-Jews think, that it's only important what the Jews do. But we can’t function in the world with this attitude."
Old Zionist notions like colonization and ethnic cleansing won't function in this world either.
Jewish state or democratic state?
Undoing Netanyahu s Damage to U.S.-Israel Relations The Atlantic