What truly troubles me is not that the nations of the world have turned their backs on the State of Israel — that, sadly, is nothing new. What pains me more deeply is that Frum Jews living in Israel, themselves refuse to recognize the State, even claiming that we don’t need an army.
This isn’t an isolated opinion; it’s the stance of certain Torah leaders. Listening to the man in the video below, who says, “We didn’t ask for a medina, so let them do what they want — what do they want from us?” — one realizes that, in his view, being Chareidi means being separate and completely disconnected from the rest of Klal Yisrael. They constantly lecture about "achdus" but they themselves do not want "achdus" they want "pirud" they want and say unequally that they don't want anything to do with the rest of the Jewish people!
Yet, it’s worth noting that this same individual gladly accepts every benefit the State provides.
His reasoning echoes that of the meraglim (spies) in the Torah. They told Moshe, in essence: “If you want a country, go ahead — what do you want from us? We prefer to stay here and learn Torah all day, free of worry. We don’t want to fight in an army or soil our hands working the land.”
But we know how that story ended — they all perished.
World leaders rushed to endorse US President Donald Trump’s proposed agreement with Iran, with the leaders of France, Britain, Germany, Italy, the United Nations, Qatar, and other regional powers praising the framework as a historic diplomatic breakthrough.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed the agreement as a critical step toward ending the conflict, while European leaders pledged to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, support implementation of the deal, and advance negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
In Jerusalem, however, the reaction was dramatically different. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency security cabinet meeting as ministers warned the agreement leaves Iran’s ballistic missile program, terror proxies, and regional influence virtually untouched. Senior Israeli officials fear the deal relieves pressure on Tehran without dismantling the threats that triggered the conflict, exposing a widening gap between Israel and much of the international community.
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