The more powerful you are, the more people fear you and the better they treat you.
When I’ve had more power, people have treated me better. When I’ve been weak, they’ve often treated me with contempt.
We never know what other people’s intentions are. All we can do is maximize our strength. Weak peoples get decimated. Look at what happened to the Chinese in the 19th and 20th Century and to Christians in the Middle East today (outside of Israel).
Jews and Israel must be strong or they will be in danger of genocide.