2. thanks to the arab palestinians
israelis, be on guard and disarm or shoot anyone coming at you with a knife. All haredi have to have pistol training and martial arts skills if not in the idf.
On the other hand, given the 2000 year history of jewish weakness(no excuses-talmud over physical training), it is the arab attacks that have forget the fighting israeli character. Vestiges of yankelism which invites attacks can still be seen in yishai, beilin, olmert, ben ami, haber. Israelis have to feel strong and then they will reflect it.
The arabs have helped to develop an israeli toughness through 90 years of persistent attacks. In one way, without these attacks, israelis would all be yankels, weak and pathetic.
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