Haaretz, Israel’s liberal daily, has just posted two editorials, excoriating the reckless Netanyahu government.
The first is on the issue of the hostages and the necessity of accepting the peace deal that is on offer; the second sees nothing but looming disaster flowing from the government’s policy of assassinating Hezbollah leaders.
We repost them to show the extraordinary polarisation and the scale of division in Israeli society – on some issues. It runs throughout society, into the highest levels of the political leadership.
Haaretz has no doubt that the targeted assassinations merely provide fuel for the next escalation, that Netanyahu will do all he can to avoid accepting a hostage deal.
Can he be reined in? Can a ceasefire be achieved in Gaza? Can a further disastrous escalation into a full-scale war with Hezbollah be avoided?
All bets are off.