Ever since Theodore Herzl had the vision to re-establish a Jewish State, Israel has been a prominent player on the world stage. To put it in perspective, this country is one-tenth the size of the state of Texas and has one-third the population. Yet, it plays a far more central role in world affairs than its tiny size might normally dictates. A book recently published explores Israel’s history, and how it succeeded in the face of insurmountable odds. Daniel Gordis in his book Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn speaks of the founding of Israel as “a fairy tale. Israel is a story of a homeless people that kept a dream alive, of a people’s redemption from the edge of the abyss, of a nation forging a future when none seemed possible.” While he recounts its history, readers begin to understand that Israel has become a blending of democracy and tradition with far more prosperity than anyone expected from it. He told American Thinker, “I wanted to...(Read Full Article)