Quotations

Economist article, October 16 2023:

"For Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, an American think-tank, the lessons are clear. Terrorist and insurgent groups, he argues, resort to spectacular violence to provoke an irrational response: “They know that the harm that they can do to the dominant power is limited. They understand that the harm that the dominant power can do to itself is infinitely greater.”

Gilad Atzmon:

"Maybe having a war with Hamas, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, then Jordan, Egypt and eventually Pakistan isn’t the most clever choice..

"Israel is on a very dangerous path and I myself don’t see a single voice of reason in the country except of course Gideon Levy who tries to warn them about the consequences of their actions.
Everyone can understand how upset and tormented they are, yet, instead of capitalising on their current support and moving the region forward towards reconciliation, they are about to exhaust the last drop of sympathy inflicting more misery on the region and themselves.

"It is tragic to watch but hardly surprising for me at least…"