Israeli History/Israel Today

Israel Today

Israel today is a thriving society, although facing great and formdiable challenges, the state of Israel survived the economic breakdown in the world's markets in 2008 and the shekel came out as a strong currency, Stanley Fisher, Israel's Governer of the Bank of Israel is considered one of the greatst mangers of central banks today, steered Israel's economy away from the crisis. However, Israel is being criticized for its millatry operations in the West Bank and Gaza (from which it has withdrawn in 2006.) Organization both Israeli and international, confronted Israel for un-humantarian use of force, this criticism was almost always taken seriously and some complaints became fully-fledged criminal trials. Israel's forigen relationship is centered around the Israeli-Arab conflict, and the attempts to meditate between the sides, coming mainly from the USA and Europe. These attempts came to nothing in recent years, causing great havoc in Israel's diplomatic situation which some say is detorating fast

Challenges for the future

In December 1966, before the West Bank was captured in the Six-Day War, Elad Peled authored a memo called "Jordan as a Military and Political Problem for Israel". In this memo, Peled argued that with the West Bank the Arab population of Israel would become a political majority between 2035 and 2050. The result, if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict had not been resolved by that time, would necessarily be a disaster scenario. Arabs would attempt to give West Bank inhabitants the right to return or other privileges. Jewish groups would retaliate by depriving Arabs of political rights, causing a nationwide revolt. The end of the scenario would be a "police state". Thus, Peled recommended that Israel allow Jordan to keep the West Bank. Despite this recommendation, the West Bank was captured, but there has been nothing to prevent Peled's scenario from playing out. By 2030, it is probable that Israel will either collapse as a civil society or become a multicultural state.

Antisemitism is still a major issue today. Jewish people both inside and outside of Israel are wary of petty tyrants in all walks of life who scapegoat Jews for the world's problems and covertly or explicitly encourage hate crimes. For this reason, nearly all Jews hope that Israel will be able to retain Jewish political control in the future, creating a refuge for victims of racism and a nation where Jews can succeed in a global economy. If these freedoms are to be maintained in the 21st century, however, Israel must resolve the injustices towards both Arabs and Jews that plague its present situation. All mankind should hope for a peaceful Israel.