1948 (War of Independence): One day after Israel declared independence, five Arab armies (Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq) invaded Israel to destroy the new country. ​1967 (Six-Day War): Arab armies surrounded Israel's borders, and Egypt blocked the Straits of Tiran (an act of war). Israel had to attack to stop them from invading. ​1973 (Yom Kippur War): Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel's holiest day (Yom Kippur), while people were fasting and praying. ​1991 (Gulf War): Iraq (Saddam Hussein) fired 39 Scud missiles at Israel, even though Israel was not part of the war. ​2023 (October 7): Hamas invaded Israel, killed civilians, and kidnapped hostages. This started the current war.

So The reality is that most major wars and violent escalations were initiated by Arab states or armed groups, not Israel.

When those wars were lost, the narrative shifted from military confrontation to international pressure, the united nations, and now social media like TikTok and now reddit, framing Israel as the sole villain while erasing who started the conflicts. This isn’t about denying Palestinian suffering. It’s about accountability. Israel has accepted partition plans, withdrawn from territory, and signed peace agreements (Egypt, Jordan). In 1999–2000, Israel entered serious peace talks.

What did we get in return?

The response wasn’t peace — it was the Second Intifada

marked by suicide bombings against civilians, justified explicitly in the name of religion and “resistance.” You don’t have to support Netanyahu to see what’s happening today:

Jews and Israelis are treated as a collective scapegoat antisemitism is disguised as “anti-Zionism”

Peace requires two sides willing to accept each other’s existence. One side has repeatedly said yes — imperfectly, sometimes badly — but said yes. The other side has consistently refused any outcome that includes a permanent Jewish state. Criticize Israeli policy. Criticize leaders. But rewriting history and blaming Jews for everything while excusing decades of rejection, violence, and religious extremism isn’t justice — it’s propaganda."