Question

I’ve always argued that “it doesn’t seem the Zionist idea was especially brilliant or particularly safe for the Jews” and that “it doesn’t look like there’s a bright future for the Jewish state.”
Of course, I argued about it, annoyed people, got pitied by those around me, but I really thought so, beyond just enjoying the provocation.
Of course, given that the state exists, I support it and love it—and I feel pain for it—
It seems everyone is sure that soon we’ll topple Hamas and then peace will be upon us. It’s not at all clear that we’ll succeed, but even if we topple Hamas, its ideology lives in the hearts of the Gazans.
Replace Hamas with the Palestinian Authority? A: who says the Authority would last two weeks. B: let’s not forget Jenin (maybe that’s part of A). C: what or who will be there the day after Mansour Abbas. A souped-up Yassin could easily come to power. People talk about having nurtured a monster and now hell has broken loose? The Authority could turn out to be a far more massive monster in a few decades—or less. Today’s Gazans are not the Gazans of 20 years ago, and certainly not those of 50 years ago. That kind of change in character could definitely happen among the Arabs of Judea and Samaria / the West Bank (from in-depth reporting that has been done on Palestinian youth, and other indications, anger-filled prophecies are already suggesting that such a deterioration is in fact happening). The separation fence in Judea and Samaria / the West Bank (where in some places buildings from both “peoples” literally stand on the two sides of it) cannot be secured like the fence in Gaza—which also… well, never mind.
Maybe I have a glimmer of hope regarding coexistence with Israeli Arabs, many of whom—perhaps most of whom—consistently present themselves as anti-Israeli Palestinians when foreign reporters come to interview them.
And that’s just the little ant… There are also tanks in the form of Iran, Hezbollah, and so on.
You could argue that we aren’t safe in the world either; just see the destruction of European Jewry in the Holocaust and the pogroms against Jews in Arab lands, etc. But—and I apologize for ignoring assumptions about spiritual motives for the persecution of Jews as some eternal necessity—in the United States it doesn’t seem to be that way. The main hatred directed at us today is in the Arab and Muslim world under the banner of Zionism and the “occupation.” More generally, without getting into pluralistic apologetics, it seems Muslims live quite a bit by the sword, so it’s no wonder.
I’m guessing you’d agree with me about our lack of any unique spiritual status when it comes to hatred—among other things because of your attitude toward the unique quality of the Jewish people—I’m aware that this is a different topic, but it feels to me like somewhat the same rationale.
There’s no concrete question here, because we’re already here and would be happy to stay even if the meter is running (unless one “defects” abroad?). But in any case, what do you think about the matter?
Thank you very much.