One month after the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel, PM Binyamin Netanyahu talks about the prospect of a long war, a prospect that seems impossible. So what's the alternative?
Before October 7, Israeli hawks cynically characterised periodic flare-ups with Gaza as "mowing the lawn". Now, after the bloodiest day since independence for Israel, fighting escalating on multiple fronts, as well as the killing of more than 10,000 Palestinians, the reality can no longer be ignored. Nor each side's pain.
