The Visions of Israel's Founders Compared to Reality

Israel is a place of much culture and history. It was called the “Promised Land.” It was promised to the descendent of Abraham, Jacob. Israel was the name that was given to Jacob after his fight with the Angel of God (Genesis 32:28). It became an independent state in 1948, when it was recognized by the United Nations as a country in its own right within the Middle East. It is a fairly new and young state; it has been independent for only sixty-six years. The people of Israel have fought long and hard to come to this place, and they would not have been here had it not been for the visions of the Jewish people who wanted a place that they could call home. The Land of Israel is the birthplace of the Jewish people and these people were the ones who gave the Jews their identity. Their spiritual, religious and national identity was formed here, they created a culture of national and universal significance, and this is where they wrote and gave the bible to the world. Although they were exiled, the Jewish people were quite determined to reach their goal. They never gave up, and they remained faithful for their dreams to come to reality. They were able to reestablish themselves and were successful. This is clearly shown because they were able to revive the Hebrew language, build villages and towns, and create a thriving community that controlled its own economy and culture.

In the Declaration of Independence, so much is brought up right in front of our eyes, and it talks about the many visions and values that Israel’s founders had in mind in order to one day bring up a great nation. They wanted immigration of the Jews and the gathering of the exiles as well as development of the country especially for the benefit of all Israel’s inhabita...

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...reams about his or her new life was effected by the choices that he or she made. In reality, the decisions that the characters made altered what they envisioned and thus, they were faced by disappointment and forced to tackle new life challenges. The persistence and struggles to bring their dreams to reality was strong, but sometimes, it was not enough. Therefore, many compromises were to be made. Because of different factors such as time, contradictions in expectations, and generational tensions with experiencing reality, there are evident disagreements between visions/dreams and reality. Since everyone experiences the chapters of life differently, the ideas and dreams of the Jews did not balance with the actuality of those that were represented in real-life; there was indeed various inconsistencies as well as disagreements that the people are required to tolerate.