I speak with an Israeli nearly every day. She has told me many times that Israel is a divided country.

There are the secular Jews who are not religious. Then there are the Orthodox Jews who practice the Jewish faith. Finally there are the ultra -orthodox Jews who are extreme in following the Torah to the letter.

In her opinion as a secular Jew, too many concessions and accommodations are given to the Orthodox and ultra - Orthodox who wield far too much power over the Netanyahu government.

In that context, Israel is being dictated to by extremists who want the annihilation of Palestine and the Palestinians. They see the “Holy Land” as the “Promised Land” of the twelve tribes, with Palestinians as usurpers. They are no more interested in a peaceful solution than is Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah.