Our ability to defend ourselves, our knowledge that we are thus different from the Jews who died in those forests, has been a source of pride. “Never again” is a ubiquitous phrase. It is in that context that one needs to understand Israelis’ widespread sadness at the nuclear-weapons agreement with Iran that the P5+1 group reached this week. The news reached us, again on our iPhones. It was no surprise, of course, but the finality was still sobering. The overwhelming sense was one of alone-ness. Few Israelis believe President Obama’s protestations that he has Israel’s back. He wanted a deal and a legacy, Israelis sense, and Israel was the price.
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