Young Israelis, Young Righties

A very interesting article in the WSJ about Israeli Millennials. It turns out they're quite conservative on security issues:

Born close to or after the 1993 Oslo peace accords between the Israelis and Palestinians, and coming of age during a wave of violence known as the second Palestinian intifada, Israel’s millennials take a harder line on security and peace than older generations.

Let's imagine Zevi, An Israeli born in 1993. 

Among his earliest memoires is the Second Intifada and the almost daily terrorist attacks culminating in the Passover Massacre.

Zevi's Bot Mitzvah Torah reading was interrupted by Hezbollah missiles. He spent much of that summer in a bomb shelter.

Zevi saw Hezbollah seize southern Lebanon and Hamas seize Gaza. He watches Iran wearily and lives with the threat of missile attacks from Lebanon and Gaza.

He knows Ehud Barak tried to make peace in 2000 and Ehud Olmert tried again in 2008 only to be rebuffed by the Palestinians.

Every Friday tens of thousands of Palestinians gather on the Gaza border and try to breach the fence.

Oh, and Netanyahu has been Prime Minister for-ever!

Zevi's experience is kind of like growing up in the Reagan era, Republicans are the only presidents one remembers, except for Mr. Peanut Jimmy Carter. 

Zevi and a million young Israelis like him are not interested in giving peace a chance.

Can you blame them?