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Simon Moos @smoos_tweets · Mar 30 Translated from French The jubilant relish with which—from the President of the Republic to the lowliest thug on social media—every action and gesture of Israel is subjected to relentless scrutiny is profoundly unhealthy. No other country in the world is examined, debated, and held to such unrealistic and unjust expectations to this degree. The slightest misstep, the tiniest management failure, provides its detractors with the chance to cry havoc and unleash the dogs of war. Even under a sky pelted with ballistic missiles, Israel is never entirely innocent of the security inconveniences inflicted on those who wish to enjoy its religious heritage. While in France the President warns of the risks of interference, he grants himself the pontificating role of chief commentator on the private affairs of the Hebrew state. The special relationship that France, by virtue of its conquering history, maintains with Jerusalem has for too long given the Quai d’Orsay the illusion of a right to intrusive oversight of the internal affairs of the Jewish state. Like it or not, the land of Israel is no longer an Oriental protectorate, nor a province where self-appointed prosecutors can vent their frustrations. Let it be remembered that this land was decolonized by its indigenous people, and that the symbolic privileges other states believe they hold in its capital depend solely on Israel’s goodwill. Israel is a sovereign Jewish state, and its capital is Jerusalem.