A death certificate for the state? Israeli history tells a different story | Col. Amir Noy and Adv. Michael Sperber
Col. (res.) Amir Noy and Adv. Michael Sperber respond to Yitzhak Brick's article, which claimed that the election results are a death certificate for the State of Israel. They review historical crises – the War of Independence, 1967, the Yom Kippur War, and inflation – and argue that Israel overcame each time. According to them, the list of dangers should be turned into a work plan, not a eulogy for the state.
An opinion piece by Col. (res.) Amir Noy and Adv. Michael Sperber, in response to Yitzhak Brick's article that stated the election results are "the official death certificate of the State of Israel." The authors review previous crises in the nation's history – doubts before its establishment, the 1967 war, the Yom Kippur War, and the inflation of the 1980s – and show that Israel overcame each time. They argue that the list of dangers should be turned into a work plan, and that despair nullifies the power of the people on whom any possibility of repair will rest. They also note achievements during the current war: defense exports of $19.2 billion in 2025, high-tech growth, and medical breakthroughs. The conclusion: Israel does not need eulogies but people who believe in it and will build it.