Egypt is threatening to recall its ambassador to Israel, has joined South Africa’s petition against Israel at the International Court of Justice Hague, and even hinted that it could withdraw from the Camp David Accords that were signed 45 years ago.
One of the most striking characteristics of the war in Gaza is a severe deficit of empathy. Israelis and Palestinians indicate that they have no emotion left for the other side. The stress would be too unbearable. In addition, each side tends to dehumanize the other, deny the other’s suffering and promise vengeance and violence…
Four months into the war in Gaza and the cafés in Tel Aviv are full. It’s nearly impossible to find a spot in trendy restaurants on weekends. Yet no one should be mistaken. Israel is not back to normal.
