Israel’s annexationist right would dismiss its “defeatist” detractors with the claim that the entire Zionist enterprise was an unrealistic dream that miraculously came true. In fact, Israel materialized because historical and political conditions favored it, and because Zionist diplomacy successfully navigated the international-relations challenges that it encountered.
以色列兼并主义右派反驳其“失败主义”批评者，说整个锡安主义大厦是一个不现实的梦，实现纯属奇迹。事实上，以色列之所以成为现实，是因为历史和政治条件有利，也是因为锡安主义外交成功地处理了它所遇到的国际关系挑战。