Once upon a time the magic formula "if you will it, it's no fairy tale" made a collective dream come true. At least so it seemed.
The idea had been to recreate a Jewish State in the supposedly-empty historical homeland. Gradually the years of exile would shrink and become "an intermezzo".
The "Dream Come True" turned out to be a Fata Morgana which lasted no more than one generation's lifetime. Two thousand years had passed, and from generation to generation Jerusalem was not forgotten. But neither was the Massada mentality.
Many saw it coming: "We are heading towards a Tsunami" they cried out on the streets, in Facebook and where not - but it didn't lead to the needed change of direction. "Criticism = antisemitism" turned out to be a powerful defense mechanism. Petty self-interest of ratings-addicted politicians did the rest. The privileges of the holy cows (the settlers) remained untouched (actually increased), and when the irresistible flood came, all drowned together: Jews and Arabs, the cows as well as the ones who had cried out in vain.
Massada II will never become a touristic attraction. When from Dimona a mushroom came up, the whole country was swallowed, leaving nothing but a deep hole in the earth.
