The most persecuted people in history built a prosperous state in less than a century

The most persecuted people in history built a prosperous state in less than a century

(JNS) — Ze’ev Jabotinsky wrote in 1923 that the Jew is a prince, regardless of circumstances—that Jewish dignity does not depend on the world’s recognition and that Jewish sovereignty does not require the world’s permission. A century later, the State of Israel proves his point. In January 1948, with independence weeks away and war with five Arab armies inevitable, Israeli founding father (and sev...