A Jewish state has existed for only short periods in Judaism’s history, and it twice committed political suicide. The reasons were always the same: politico-religious fanaticism and the blunder of challenging the prevailing world powers – hence modern Zionism’s obsessive quest for a binding alliance with a superpower.
历史上，犹太人的国际关系经验并没有太多助益。在犹太教历史上，犹太国家的存在时期很短，而且两次走上过政治自杀。原因永远是相似的：政治-宗教狂热以及不自量力地挑战现有世界列强——于是现代锡安主义（犹太复国主义）沉迷于寻求与超级大国的紧密联盟。