Aaron Katsman
IsraelNewsletter.com

What could a horse with a 38-1 shot of winning, and a small country with only 7 million people surrounded by enemies, have in common? The answer: They are both longshots and underdogs that have prevailed and flourished despite predictions to the contrary. For those not familiar, the horse Da’ Tara, won Saturday’s running of the Belmont Stakes, spoiling Big Brown’s attempt at winning horse racings triple crown. Big Brown was considered a lock to be the first horse to capture the elusive triple crown in 30 years. Instead, he was upstaged by a horse that no one had paid any attention to.

Likewise, the tiny country of Israel, has flourished despite predictions of destruction. In a great article in The New York Times, Thomas Friedman asks the following question: “Question: What do America’s premier investor, Warren Buffett, and Iran’s toxic president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have in common? Answer: They’ve both made a bet about Israel’s future.” (Continue »)

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