e popular narrative today concerning Israel is that 20th-century Zionism birthed the nation in 1948. The only thing that was actually “birthed” during this period was a widespread skepticism about the validity of ancient Israel.

No other modern nation has ever had to defend its right to exist as much as the nation of Israel today. Of the 193 nations in the United Nations, over one-third of the proclamations of the United Nations against a nation have been against little Israel. They constantly have to defend their right to exist as a nation.