Anti-Israel Fifth Column Within The U.S.

Although somewhat out of style, "fifth column,"  remains, nevertheless, a useful term.  It refers to the people working against the interests of another group, a majority group, while imbedded within the group against which they are working.

Usually a fifth column functions within the country to which it is opposed.  But, as a concept, it is equally valid to include groups that works agains a nation from within a second nation.  Consider the case of Israel.  With Israel and Jews, we find a bipolar situation.  The two poles being Israel and the U.S.  It is a somewhat unique situation that arose from the decimation of the Jewish people in Europe.  You can find Jews all over the world, but the centers of gravity are the U.S. and Israel.  And for this reason, it is in these two locations that the fifth columns seeking to weaken Israel to the point where it can no longer survive are most active.

In the U.S. the forces of Israel's fifth column were brought together by George Soros, who sees the world as a place where there will emerge a common culture.  Although the world is still far from a having arrived at a common culture,  people like Soros find Israel especially annoying.  It is such a unique nation.  It has achieved great growth without the benefit of oil although after almost 70 years this may be about to change.  It is Israel's very success that so annoys Soros.  The cultures of Israel and its Muslim neighbors should be slowly, but inevitably, arriving at a common culture.  Such a common culture would allow the two people to mingle and merge.  But, it's not happening.

Mr. Soros won't stand for that.  His first line of attack is to bring the fight to Jewish organizations that speak up in behalf of Israel.  For Soros, a major enemy is AIPAC, the lobbying organization that presents Israel's positions to Congress.  To undermine AIPAC, Soros launched J-Street, an organization that presumably speaks in behalf of Israel, but in fact takes positions that are contrary to Israel's interests.

Mr. Soros is not the only prominent member of the Fifth Column working against Israel's interests.  Abe Foxman, former leader of the ADL and even more so, Jonathan Greenblatt, while doing valuable work in behalf of the Jewish people, they have taken positions harmful to Israel.  One obvious example was their disparaging of President Donald Trump. They might find Trump not quite to their taste.  They may find him too conservative.  But after two terms of Obama, they should clearly see that, while Trump may, in their eyes, have some imperfections,  he is so much better for America and for Israel than Obama.

In siding so clearly with liberal, U.S. politicians against Trump, the ADL is doing Israel no favor.  Not to be overlooked among those who harm Israel is Rick Jacobs leader of the American Reform Judaism movement.  Even a country as outstanding in matters of human rights as is Israel can still leave room for improvement.  Israelis know this themselves.  But, by his unwarranted criticism of this outstanding nation, Rabbi Jacobs has unfairly damaged Israel's reputation. There are others that I might cited, but let me end with Ron Lauder.  Clearly his heart is with Israel and with the Jewish people.  Unfortunately, as can happen from time to time with super-rich people, they begin to think they know what's better for Israel than Israel's own political leaders.  Israel's leaders, whether from the right or the left, have been in the trenches fighting in behalf of Israel's survival.  Their sons and daughters have died for Israel.  Where does Mr. Lauder get off circumventing Israel's Prime Minister, Beebee Netanyahu?  The hubris of some of these self-appointed Jews is astounding.

Fortunately, we have writers such as Caroline Glick, who writes for the Jerusalem Post, who can help lead us through the blather of so many self-important Jewish leaders.  Besides Ms. Glick, we have Morton Klein, head of the ZOA, to speak the truth and to make clear the reality that Israel faces every day.   Glick and Klein understand the support Israel gets from the likes of the much maligned Sebastian Gorkin.  The also serve to highlight the poisonous hatred of Jews from the likes of Linda Sansour.  In the end, a well informed Jew is Israel's first line of defense.