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An Israeli friend that wishes to remain anonymous wrote this. Please share. The Letter Israel’s Prime Minister Cannot Write Mr. President of the United States, There are things the Prime Minister of Israel cannot say to you. He’s bound by diplomacy. He’s committed to alliances. He must measure every word. I, on the other hand, am not restricted by these things. I write to you as an Israeli citizen who happens to also be an American. As a former soldier whose friends have children who are also active soldiers. As a someone with strong roots in the north. As a person who lived in a country that has buried soldiers, children, families, neighbors, and friends, and still stands tall. And therefore, Mr. President, when you speak about Israel as if it owes you its very existence, perhaps it is time to bring you back down to earth. Israel did not begin with Donald Trump. Israel was not born in the White House. Israel was not established because of a tweet, a speech, a deal, or a press conference. Israel was built from the blood of generations. From pioneers who buried children and kept plowing. From fighters who fell so others could live. From mothers who waited for sons who never returned. From families who were burned, slaughtered, expelled, returned, and built a home here. So, thank you for your support. Thank you for your friendship. Thank you for the moments when you stood beside us. But do not be confused. You did not save Israel. Israel is saved every day by the soldiers of the IDF, the intelligence services, the security forces, the citizens who remain dedicated to living on the borders, and this people that refuses to disappear. And then you tell the world that a Syrian rebel leader turned president can deal with Hezbollah better than Israel. Really? If what you mean is that he can do what Israel will never do, slaughter without warning, erase without checking, turn an entire village into a “security solution,” then yes, he is probably faster. Barbarians always work quickly. They do not pause for morality, for children, for uninvolved civilians, or for conscience. But do not call that victory. And do not compare that to the IDF. Because the Israel Defense Forces does not need a lesson in security from someone who mainly knows the language of blood & violence. The Jewish people do not need permission to exist from any leader in the world. Mr. President, In the north of Israel, there is no “theoretical”. No committees. No PR headlines. There are empty homes. There are children who have not returned to their childhoods. There are communities that have lived for years under threat. There are families who received a knock at the door. There are soldiers who fell so Northern towns can live. And when you say “enough,” when you speak as though this can be wrapped up because it interferes with your agenda, you are not talking about some place on a map. You are talking about our home. Israel values alliances. Israel knows how to say thank you. Israel does not forget who stood by its side. But Israel is not a puppet state. It does not wait for permission to defend its children. It will not abandon its border because it is convenient for Washington. And it will not apologize for refusing to die quietly. Mr. President, Perhaps you have grown accustomed to thinking that everything begins and ends with you. It does not. The people of Israel were here before you. The State of Israel will be here after you. And our north will not be a playing card in your game. If you think you can explain to us who will guard our home better than our own children, then perhaps you truly have lost your north. We have not. And we do not intend to leave or lose the north no matter what you say! MATTHEW FEINBERG