Israel does not have the right to exist, so there is no right to defend it.

I mean, you could theoretically validly say that about all countries, but saying that about, say, Palestine, would evoke blanching from most of us here.

Insofar as any country has a right to defend itself, so too does Israel.

It’s just that Israel has rarely acted or attempted to act in self-defense, preferring to pursue senseless and horrific genocide instead.