A major objective of Zionism and Israel remains the “normalization” of the Jewish people in a secure territory of their own. As a worldwide minority through the ages, Jews have lobbied and negotiated with stronger and more numerous powers for existence and recognition. Since the onset of modern political Zionism in the middle of the 18th century, Jewish representatives have engaged foreign powers to allow, catalyze, support and sustain Zionism and then Israel’s existence. For all of its nearly eight decades, Israel has engaged countries and leaders, Diaspora Jewry, and non-Jews to provide diplomatic, economic, financial and philosophical support for the state. It took Israel three decades to achieve diplomatic recognition from Egypt in 1979, with five other Arab states and the PLO having recognized it since. It should not be surprising that among our 60 topics, more than 1,000 posts relate to Foreign Relations, Wars and Defense, Maps, Arabs of Palestine/Israel, and Arab-Israeli Negotiations.
