As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.                                                                       —Pope John Paul II, 1986 In the modern world, the concept of the nation-state seems to be coming increasingly under threat; many persons on the political Left, of the “No Borders” persuasion, simply no longer view them as being valid constructs. Even Pope Francis does not do so these days, it would appear. I am convinced that this is one reason for such persons’ frequent fanatical hatred for the State of Israel. Recent events in the country appear to have demonstrated…