31 years into its existence, or 31 years ago, the State of Israel signed a peace treaty with its southern neighbor and longtime foe, Egypt. The historic handshake between prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat led to the return of the Sinai Peninsula to Egyptian sovereignty, an end to all belligerency from Egypt, mutual recognition of each country by the other, and fee passage for Israeli ships through the Suez Canal.

The wheel of fortune turned twice that year, however, and 1979 saw the Islamic Revolution of Iran that ousted the Shah and replaced him with the style of government Iran still 'enjoys'. Today, Israeli and Iran are, shall we say, not so friendly.

So it is with politics -- you win some, you lose some. The long arc of history tends towards peace, and some day the Middle East will be no more hostile to Israel than the American Midwest. As the 31 verse of the Torah, and Bible, states: " And the Lord saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good". So why worry?

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