Israeli Major General Yitzhak Brick said that his attempt to anticipate the future of the Israeli occupation state leads him to question whether it is capable of reaching its hundredth year. He argued that over the decades it has become a state torn apart from within, due to entrenched hatred among its various components, between right and left, and between Jews and Arabs. This hatred, he said, has seeped into every institution of the state and drained it.
Brick made these remarks in an article published by Maariv, where he explained that this reality has been accompanied by leadership that has lost its way, prioritised political survival over the public interest, lacked long term vision, and failed to develop tools capable of confronting the accumulating challenges across all aspects of life.
He questioned whether Israelis are destined to witness the destruction of what he described as the “Third Temple”, noting that in recent years the occupation state has come to be seen globally as a repulsive and alienating entity, while a growing number of its citizens are choosing to emigrate abroad.
Brick said that national resilience is eroding across all sectors, from security and the economy to education, health, infrastructure, and science, once again raising the same question about the fate awaiting the state.
He explained that the current generation has suffered over the past two years from the ravages of war, psychological exhaustion, and existential anxiety over livelihoods for themselves and their families.
He added that the fierce war waged over the past two years has not only claimed lives, but has also exposed the falseness of the existing systems.
According to Brick, the challenges ahead, from restoring security in the north and south to rebuilding the economy and international relations, require an energy that can only be possessed by those who still have long decades ahead of them to live in this place.
