This is a really bizzare statement. Of course, if you compare Israel to Iceland, as someone did in another comment, the difderence in behavior is noticeable. But do you consider the worlds these two countries are living in? Israel gets critisized for 1/10 of what all the surrounding countries commit without any international outlash. It have been at war since its creation — with the countries not across the world, but right at the border. Most of Israel's population comes from people who were expelled from these neighboring countries mere 70 years ago. So yeah, to survive in the environment where people are constantly trying to kill you — and just "you" as a country, but you personally, because of your ethnicity — you have to grow some arrogance.