Thomas Friedman is not my favorite columnist, but I agree with his take on the imminent catastrophe that is about to unfold in Gaza. Israel absolutely has a right to self-defense that includes taking on Hamas in Gaza. However, as Friedman notes, the hot-house online environment means that incidents like whatever happened at that hospital will triple or double. As I originally wrote immediately after the attacks, Hamas wants Israel to invade Hamas. Palestinian deaths are the point.
I don't necessarily agree that we are on the cusp of a wider war, though we certainly could be. What I do agree with is that Israeli policy has been badly damaged by Netanyahu's alliance with the far right settler movement on the West Bank. There is not outcome that I can see that provide lasting security via a two-state solution when Netanyahu and his far right enablers hold power.
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