So has Bibi taken the bait? It seems he can always can be counted on to be in a hawkish mood.
Will the attack in the Golan Heights be the catalyst for yet more insanity? Netanyahu has, tragically, responded. The Israeli people must be exhausted.
It’s not just Hezbollah in Lebanon that’ll be in on this flare-up. This sounds like a war no one wants—not that the one in the south was on everyone’s calendar before it broke out.
To this outside observer, it all serves to reinforce the feeling that peace in the Middle East is just a cheap cliché, like a beauty pageant contestant who says she just wants to “help people,” an obligatory bucket list item that makes for a nice sound bite but will always remain unchecked, because the warring sides appear intent on fighting until no one is left.
And the instigators who thrive on creating instability will always be around.