No longer the same Israel? October 7th and the future of the Jewish State
For now, it's still Benjamin Netanyahuโs Israel. In 2023, in the immediate aftermath of the countryโs worst day of bloodshed in its history, pundits predicted the quick demise of the right wing prime minister. On this the third anniversary of the October Seventh attacks, Israelโs still not reckoned with the security failures on the day, the root causes of the Hamas-led terror attack, the brutal war of vengeance that followed and most of all, Netanyahuโs still prime minister with a fair shot at re-election. Even if the Likud leaderโs voted out on October 27th, his most serious general election rivals don't exactly advocate for a radical break when it comes to the Palestinians.