How Israel went from underdog to 'oppressor' in 40 years

Michael Oren cites Life Magazine's special edition for Israel's 25th Independence Day in 1973, and wonders what happened to us since? This year Israel is celebrating . . . a series of accomplishments that have surely exceeded the expectations of its most visionary founders. It is one of the most powerful small nations in history. . . . [It] has tamed an arid wilderness [and] welcomed 1.25 million