The political divisions within Israel are quite something to behold as you have pointed out. While there is agreement on eliminating Hamas, there is no agreement politically (facts are another thing) of who is responsible and why for allowing Hamas to carry out 10/7 and even less agreement on what to do after Hamas is eliminated as a viable entity. If war is a mere extension of politics, whose political agenda within Israel is truly being served? The answer to this will drive whether any kind of achievable peace and Palestinian self-governance will happen going forward. I fear right now the agenda is about Netanyahu’s political survival and staying out of jail, which can lead to nowhere good, and tensions and hatred will only be stoked by the Gaza operation.
The political divisions within Israel are quite something to behold as you have pointed out. While there is agreement on eliminating Hamas, there is no agreement politically (facts are another thing) of who is responsible and why for allowing Hamas to carry out 10/7 and even less agreement on what to do after Hamas is eliminated as a viable entity. If war is a mere extension of politics, whose political agenda within Israel is truly being served? The answer to this will drive whether any kind of achievable peace and Palestinian self-governance will happen going forward. I fear right now the agenda is about Netanyahu’s political survival and staying out of jail, which can lead to nowhere good, and tensions and hatred will only be stoked by the Gaza operation.