Summary: This article by guest author Franz Gayl (Major, USMC, retired) was posted in March 2012, and remains as relevant today. It looks ahead beyond Israel’s current moment in the sun. They face a divided Arab people and even more fragmented Islamic societies, which they overawe by their massive military strength — exercised in the shadow of the world’s hyperpower. But these are ephemeral advantages; meanwhile the tides run against Israel. Invisibly, quietly, decisively. Deteriorating demographics, increasingly powerful enemies, and a shrinking roster of friends. For an analysis of Israel’s grand strategy, showing why it might lose, see The Fate of Israel (newly revised).
Contents
- Introduction
- The Physical Dilemma
- Hasty Implementation of a Thoughtful Vision
- Debating U.S. Responsibility
- Potential Israeli Objections
- Thoughts on Peaceful Alternatives
- Preparing a U.S. Home
- About the author
- For More Information
We should begin preparing now for the Evacuation of Israel
By Franz Gayl (Major, USMC, retired)
(1) Introduction (revised July 2014)
The conflict in Gaza is an increasingly lethal indicator that the U.S. must begin to plan for the evacuation of Israel. Our collective inability to prevent barbarism by military and diplomatic means has become obvious. ISIS gains are just a regional prelude. WMD proliferation also continues, and a broadly nuclear-armed Mideast is not unthinkable in coming years. Concurrently, unconstrained non-state enemies of Israel are becoming destructively super-empowered. The exponential progress of multi-purpose advanced technologies is relentless.
As we approach the middle of the 21st Century the most dangerous weapons will find their way into the hands of the least rational enemies of Israel. Some have called this assessment pessimistic, even naïve. But it it is realistic, based on real trends — historical, current, and forward-projected. The writing is on the wall, and we must plan and prepare a U.S. backdoor for the Israeli people to avoid a second Holocaust.
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