Netanyahu, however, has imbued the Israeli state’s existence with all of the Jewish people’s past anxieties, pains, and struggles. It does not matter that Israel possesses, according to foreign sources, a nuclear arsenal, as well as a robust economy and a strong alliance with the world’s most powerful country; for Netanyahu, it is essentially an old Jewish ghetto, attempting to hold out against relentless threats.
但内塔尼亚胡在追忆过去的基础上更进了一步。犹太复国主义本应让犹太人与他们的历史决裂。但内塔尼亚胡将所有犹太民族过去的焦虑、痛苦和挣扎注入了以色列国的存在中。以色列拥有（据外媒报道）核武库不重要，以色列拥有强健的经济和与全世界最强大国家的强大联盟不重要；对内塔尼亚胡来说，它本质上是一个犹太人社区，试图摆脱无情的威胁。