Teaching The West
How Netanyahu Taught the West to Win Again
The Israeli Prime Minister’s doctrine of peace through strength and total victory may have served as the proof of concept for the grand strategy now rising in the West
History may well look back at Benjamin Netanyahu not just as the longest-serving leader of Israel, but as the architect of a new Western paradigm. For years, the prevailing wisdom in Western capitals was that of de-escalation, containment, and appeasement.
The assumption was that the only way to manage the Middle East was to empower Iran as a counterbalance and to keep Israel on a short leash. Netanyahu stood almost alone against this tide, arguing that in a neighborhood of wolves, only the projection of overwhelming power guarantees survival.
The events of the last year have vindicated the "Netanyahu Doctrine." By defying the pressure to stop the war and instead dismantling the Iranian proxy network piece by piece, Israel proved that the "escalation" feared by Western diplomats actually leads to stabilization. This approach, ignoring the polite consensus to achieve tangible results, bears a striking resemblance to the foreign policy instincts of the incoming American leadership. It is highly probable that the Israeli success in changing the reality on the ground has served as a real-world inspiration for a broader global strategy.
The war Israel is waging against radical Islam is the microcosm of the war the free world must wage against the axis of anti-Western powers, including Chinese communism. Netanyahu demonstrated that you do not win by managing the conflict; you win by defeating the enemy.
He showed that alliances like the Abraham Accords are built on shared interests and strength, not on concessions to terror.
As Washington pivots to a more aggressive stance against its adversaries, the Israeli template is visible. The concepts are identical: economic pressure, military deterrence, and the total rejection of the idea that one must apologize for defending one’s civilization. Netanyahu was the pilot; the new American era is the global rollout. The West is learning that the only way to preserve liberty is to stop apologizing for it and start fighting for it.