Qaddafi’s death and Israel’s future

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Libya never took part in any of the major wars against Israel, but it did provide financial and other backing for Palestinian terror groups over the years.  Anti-Israel sentiment in Libya is high. This despite the fact that one indelible footnote to the Libyan Revolution was the boost it received when a young Israeli, Noy Alloshe, posted a video mocking Qaddafi for his “Zenga Zenga” speech.  That video went viral and helped further remove the fear associated with the dictator.

But in the political realm, overtures Israel made to support the rebels were rejected.  If you want to read some chilling language, see the comments from Libyans following a YouTube post by a Libyan Jew who returned to Tripoli to restore a synagogue there.  The man barely escaped with his life.

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As in Egypt and elsewhere, years of propaganda have brainwashed entire populations against Israel and Jews.  Repairing that damage will take time.

That man would be David Gerbi, whose story I