If, God forbid, a war with Iran breaks out, it will be a nightmare. And we will all be in it, including the Persian Gulf countries and Saudi Arabia. No one will remain unscathed.
I want the State of Israel to remain a Zionist, Jewish and democratic state. There is nothing 'far' or 'ultra' about those ideals. I also advocate the creation of a viable Palestinian state.
Although my stance on responsible citizenship made sense to many Israelis, the intelligentsia could not, as you say in English, get their heads around it. 'Racist' and 'fascist' were the knee-jerk reactions.
It's their choice, the choice of the people of Gaza, to create the real peace or at least to create conditions of coexistence.
Terrorism attacks Jews, but it targets all countries and Western values. Israel is just an hors d'oeuvre.
People can choose between the sweet lie or the bitter truth. I say the bitter truth, but many people don't want to hear it.