TEL AVIV: Israel’s war in Gaza, which is already well into its twenty-second month, has exacerbated already-existing political and cultural divisions and turned family and friends against one another.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration is being urged by hostage families and peace advocates to negotiate a truce with Hamas and release the remaining hostages taken during the October 2023 Hamas attacks.
Netanyahu’s right-wing cabinet members, on the other hand, are eager to take advantage of the situation to acquire and occupy more Palestinian territory, even if doing so could lead to additional international censure.
During Israel’s most critical time in the middle of its longest conflict, the issue has weakened national unity by dividing the nation and straining personal ties.
