The State of Israel is celebrating its 60th Birthday today.
Israeli President Shimon Peres in the Jerusalem Post on 60 years of public life.
Other Jerusalem Post Israel@60 articles
British PM Gordon Brown: Israel`s creation one of the 20th century`s `greatest achievements`
Iran’s Ahmadinejad compares Israel to a dead rat
JTA: Sixty years of successes, despite Israel’s craziness
UPDATE:
Editorial: The Jewish Week
Ehud Ya’ari, one of the most clear-eyed and reputable of Israeli journalists, offers a sobering analysis of Israel’s situation on the eve of its 60th anniversary of statehood.
Writing in The Jerusalem Report (“The Two-Front Threat Remains,” May 12), he asserts that while Hamas rocket attacks from Gaza and the re-arming of Hezbollah in Lebanon are largely perceived in Israel as “an irritating nuisance,” they actually represent an emerging existential threat. If left alone, Hamas will take over the West Bank and Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, will do the same in Lebanon, solidifying their roles as front men for Iran. But Israel’s leadership is too weak or short-sighted to act forcefully, argues Ya’ari, who calls for defeating Hamas in Gaza now, before matters grow worse.
hat such a disturbing analysis comes as Israelis and their supporters around the world prepare to celebrate the creation, growth and flourishing of the Jewish state — one that has not known a single day of peace — is a reminder that for all the richly deserved tributes we will hear this week about the miracle of Israel, the fact remains that its survival is not guaranteed….