Israeli ‘hegemon’ will make deal-making in the Mideast all the more moral.
As appeared in JNS ( Jewish News Service ) By: David S. Levine and Alex Sternberg A recent New York Times opinion piece by Aaron David Miller and Steven Simon (April 14, 2025) ran with the headline “ The U.S. Must Now Reckon With a Hegemon in the Mideast: Israel ”. This is not only inaccurate and incorrect; it also recklessly incites more intense anti-Semitism. Hegemon is defined as: a leader, country, or group that is very strong and powerful and therefore able to control others. Using it in this context, t he authors, who are two former State Department and National Security Council officials, show they have no concept of history or higher moral foundation of Judaism versus Islam. In commenting on Israel’s response to “Hamas terror attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, has fundamentally altered the Middle East balance of power in a way not seen since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War,” they go on to state “Enabled by the United States, its Arab treaty partners and key Gulf...