I have been monitoring the Hebrew press for the last three days and it is increasingly obvious to me and others, that no one out there, including Israeli top analysts, understands where the current escalation is leading. The sum of 1-4 may well prove to be devastating for the Israelis. There is no prospect of a future for the Jewish State in the region.\u00a0 Israel\u2019s military might is proving to be dysfunctional, and unable to suitably deal with the conflict and its nature. More and more of them are doing that, just as I did many years ago. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n Gilad Atzmon’s New Book: The Wandering Who? A Study Of Jewish Identity Politics <\/strong>is out soon.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0You can now pre-order the book on <\/span>Amazon.com <\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>or <\/span>Amazon.co.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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\nHowever, a few things are becoming clear:
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\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The so-called \u2018Jewish spring\u2019, known also as the Israeli \u2018tents protest\u2019, has been easily dismantled. The Israelis seems to be far more enthusiastic about wars than social justice. The na\u00efve thinkers who believed that Israel was heading toward a ‘social revolution’ will have to eat their words once again. \ufffd
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\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The nature of the clash in the Egyptian border is far from being clear; yet, it is obvious that the IDF was caught unprepared. In reality, Eilat, the Israeli southern tourist resort, is in immanent danger of being cut off from the rest of the country. Israel, so it seems, doesn\u2019t have the military answers to such a scenario.
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\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Israeli \u2018Iron Dome\u2019 anti missile system cannot provide the answers to the Palestinian’s growing ballistic capability.\u00a0 It manages to intercept some missiles, but most missiles reach their destinations.
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\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In spite of a further deterioration in its military power of deterrence, Israel is reluctant to deploy large forces into Gaza. Needles to mention that this is good news.
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\nA few explanations for that reluctance are as follows:
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\nA.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Israel doesn\u2019t possess the military means to impose a change in Gaza.
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\nB.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Israel is aware of the damage a ground operation may inflict on its public image.
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\nC.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Considering the volatile situation in the Middle East and in Egypt, any Israeli operation could easily lead to mass protest that would erase what is left of American interests in the region. Consequently, Israel holds back and swallows the bitter pill.
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\nD.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Israel also comes to realise that its security is dependent on Hamas\u2019 strength. Thus, it prefers to negotiate a truce, hoping that the Hamas would become \u2018Palestinian Authority number 2\u2019. Israel still fails to grasp that resilience is an inherent reaction to oppression.
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\nConclusion:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nAll those aeroplanes, tanks and nuclear bombs, increasingly, appear as futile. \ufffd
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\nIn fact, there is not much that Israelis can do for themselves unless they, once and for all, attempt to grasp the true meaning of peace and reconciliation. Otherwise Israelis better run for their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n