What are the similarities between the United States and Israel?

2021-02-08T03:39:01-05:00

The United States, created more or less in 1776, Declaration of independence, and The Constitution of 1788, would use Manifest Destiny and God and superiority in Weaponry and running from the totalitarian rule of King and Queen of British Servitude, would eliminate any one in their way, including the Native Americans, with horses and bow and arrow, living in Teepees, before Christopher Columbus arrived.

Israel Created in 1948, created based on a Balflour Declaration after WW2, by the British, was a Jewish Home for those who had been cast away, in various ways, and the Palestinians (some of witch were muslims or christians, or non believers I suppose all things being equal) some of whom were Jewish Palestinians (from what I understand?) must accept this new reality similar to the United States Manifest Desinty....

I think the only differnainton is when the United States called for separation of church and state

I love my Jewish Human Friends Minea and James Emily and Ben and more American Jews

They are trying to keep a culture alive...

of course there are Anti Semitic Jews.

There are Anti American Americans.

I think the basics of being tortured and survival and the new generation will always be of the new reality we are all human.....trying to survive and make the best of this....

If you look online Jews Marry Palestinians
American Whites Marry Blacks *( ( have a hard time believing in black of white, as I never seen a true white or black person, if compared to a black or white crayon or black and white paper? the idea that people are truly white or black is funny, and the lady who took my vrignity was supposedly a darker shade of brown or lighter shade of black in the navy...she was 22 and I was 18,,,,.and we met at the 32nd street base club where you could get beer at 18 but not in civilian life outside the base) Then I went on deployment on UNITAS cruse in South America and realiszied I could not keep my honor and commitment and told her I was not able to be loyal to her...and we well separated..)

I love honor and dignity...I just wish the laws and reality would reflect the same

Response by SrA Ronald Moore made Feb 8 at 2021 5:01 AM

2021-02-08T05:01:20-05:00

Thanks for Sharing !

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Feb 8 at 2021 6:01 PM

2021-02-08T18:01:41-05:00

PO3 Aaron Hassay , You have a few things slightly incorrect about both the US and Israel. First the US Constitution was ratified in 1988, but wasn't effective until 1789. Contrary to popular belief, the First Amendment does not require a separation of Church and State. It has two important clauses, the establishment clause and the free practice clause. Congress cannot make a law establishing a state religion--a major issue in the England from which many Colonists came. Congress also cannot make a law limiting the free exercise of religion. This meant that Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and all other manner of religious people were welcome in the USA; it also meant that people with no religion were welcome.

Modern Israel was established after the first Arab-Israeli war 1947-48. The cease fire in 1948 established the first borders. Israel is a parliamentary democracy with a prime minister who is the head of Government. The elected President is the head of State. Like the UK, Israel does not have a written Constitution. Israel is a Jewish state and the official language is Hebrew. Although Judaism is not established as the State Religion, it does have preferential treatment over others. In their legal system, many domestic issues, such as divorce, are handled under Jewish Law.

The US Doctrine of Manifest Destiny was a political philosophy used to justify expansion of the United States beyond the Allegany Mountains. Although the Native Peoples in this area between those mountains and the Pacific Ocean were often dealt with wrongly by Americans of European ancestry, the result was a nation stretching across the Continent east to west. (BTW, the American Indians started out with primitive weapons, but by the time the Indian wars were underway in the mid-to-late 1800s, they were equipped with modern weapons and ammunition. At the Little Big Horn battle for example, the American Indians had rifles equal to or better than Custer's troopers. They were also experts at cavalry tactics.) In the end, the US geographical connectivity allowed building of incredible national power.

Israel traces their claim on the lands in present-day Israel to the Biblical account of the conquering and settling of the traditional Jewish homeland. They believe this land was given to them by no less than the One God, at the end of their Exodus from slavery in Egypt. The post-WWII revolt against the UK and subsequent war with the Arab States was in the eyes of many Israelis reclaiming land they had been entitled to for over 4,000 years. A different approach than the US Manifest Destiny doctrine.