| |  | | | | | | | As the war and tense cease-fire negotiations to end it drag on, hunger is spreading in Gaza, more Israelis and Palestinians bury their loved ones, and the increasingly desperate families of Israeli hostages are marching towards Jerusalem.
Alon Pinkas argues Netanyahu's lightweight post-war Gaza plan barely deserves serious review, while David Daoud explains how Hezbollah sees opportunity in attempts to erode Israel's legitimacy in the West, using the language of resistance to a settler-colonial state as part of its broader strategy to deliver a "final blow" to the Jewish State.
In another sign of Israel's sinking reputation, Khinvraj Jangid describes how Netanhyahu's plan to replace Palestinian construction workers barred from entry due to the war in Gaza with labor from India is getting major pushback by India's vehemently pro-Palestinian unions.
Haaretz editor-in-chief Aluf Benn warns of the ever more dangerous tilt of Netanyahu's government, arguing their goal is suppression of freedom of speech and the establishment of a religious-nationalist autocracy that bars those who think differently from the public sphere.
Yael Litmanovitz and Muhammed Khalailysay that the surge in attacks targeting Arab public officials in Israel seen ahead of this week's local elections are a warning sign for the entire country. | | |
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