¢ Foreign policy that assures international backing, especially American — diplomatic and economic- backing Israel's positions, and which holds the "moral high ground" vis-a-vis our enemies and opponents. ¢ The fact that Israel is stronger than any combination of enemies is what enables us to act from a position of strength and self confidence in order to change the reality : to counter the threats and to seize the opportunities. ¢ Let me elaborate briefly about each of the threats: Two ironies and one insight about Isis. Assad slaughtered 200,000 of his people including by using chemical weapons — and that wasn't enough to get the British parliament and Prime Minister Cameron or the American Congress and President Obama to act. ¢ Then, ISIS beheaded two journalists (not really a new practice in the Middle East) in front of the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028892