It does means a lot actually. The article is very clear how in the following statement which is one of several insightful information bits:
Melman explained the situation as he sees it: “Many Israelis are depressed because they don’t see an end to [Benjamin] Netanyahu’s belligerent policies. The economy is deteriorating and the government doesn’t offer hope to its citizens. All these are fertile ground for the cultivation of spies.”
The material conditions are very different from the US invasion in Vietnam.
In CGTN, there are videos in spanish explaning how democracy works in China such as this one -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEoFJ6-dBbc
This could help with you anti communist dad. That’s what I have been exposing my father in law and my family in general.