Israel can regain the world’s respect by embracing its real strength: its heritage. As the ambulances were whisking away the injured from the recent car-ramming terror attack in Tel Aviv, the International Red Cross was setting its sights on what it sees as the real culprit in the ongoing violence: Israel, of course. As always, when Israel’s enemies force it to choose between self-defense or destruction, the world is dismayed, not by the needless instigation by its enemies, but by Israel’s response. In the UN, Israel is the designated punching bag, and even the United States disrespects Israel by appointing members of anti-Israel groups to the US Holocaust Memorial Council. Israel’s attempts to gain the respect it deserves are not succeeding, and it’s worth considering why.