Surrounded by Enemies, Israel had to Become a Military Superpower

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Surrounded by Enemies, Israel had to Become a Military Superpower

Robert FarleyTanks, Middle EastIsrael remains in a strategically perilous position.Here's What You Need to Remember: The inability of Israel to develop long-term, stable, positive relationships with its immediate neighbors, regional powers, and the subject populations of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip means that Jerusalem continues to feel insecure, its dominance on land, air, and sea notwithstanding.Since 1948, the state of Israel has fielded…