İsrail Dış İlişkilerinde Hâlâ “Yalnız Olan” Bir Devlet mi?

Abstract

The Jewish people have experienced a history of persecutions, restrictions, expulsions and pogroms. All these have accumulated as to shape the world view of the Jews. On the other hand, the beliefs that people have about the world and the other peoples determine their reactions to the outside world. As a result, the Jewish people have come to see the world as two parts, the Jewish and non-Jewish, with the latter seen as hostile and untrustworthy to Jews. The Jews have believed that they are a people “who dwells alone”, they should be dependent only on other Jews, and they should be self-reliant. In turn, this frame of mind has inevitably affected the policy makers’ decisions while conducting Israel’s foreign relations. These people have come to see the world as hostile and Israel as a country with no friends. In this regard, the purpose and the main topic of present study are to examine this world view of the Jewish people and the policy makers, to indicate how this belief has shaped the foreign policy of Israel, and to scrutinize whether the thought of a country with no friends is still a valid argument for Israel.