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Ukraine Learns the Israel Lesson
Israeli soldiers just deployed out of the Gaza Strip after fighting Hamas militants for nearly two weeks get a bite to eat at a gas station in January 2009 at Kfar Azza. (David Silverman via Getty Images)
Zelensky said his country will emerge from the rubble a 'big Israel.’ What did he mean?
By Lahav Harkov
04.07.22 — U.S. Politics
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Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky declared Tuesday that, when the war is finally over, Ukraine would emerge from the rubble a “big Israel.”

He meant that the war would never really be over, that Ukraine would be on a permanent war footing, just as the Jewish state is. He meant that it would view its neighbors the way Israel has long viewed its own: …

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Lahav Harkov
Lahav Harkov is the Senior Political Correspondent for Jewish Insider, focusing on Israeli politics and diplomacy. She's on X/twitter @LahavHarkov.
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