ISRAEL'S ROLE IN THE SECOND COLD WAR: David Hazony, my former neighbor in Washington Heights and Teaneck--and now Editor-in-Chief of Azure writes:

Israel can again serve as a model of a state proud of its heritage, a democracy that knows how to fight against its tyrannical foes without sacrificing its own character. But to do this will require that Israel, too, disperse the conceptual fog in which it has been operating, recognize the strategic costs of ambiguous outcomes such as with the Lebanon war last summer, and adopt a clear and coherent vision and plan of action. If the West is to act decisively and with clarity, it may need Israel to show the way.

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