Naftali Bennett argues that Israel’s future depends on striking fear into its enemies’ hearts
Regional foes must be confronted in new ways, says Israel’s former prime minister
ISRAEL WAS forever changed on the Shabbat morning of October 7th, when at dawn thousands of terrorists from Gaza burst through the border, attacking and slaughtering Israeli communities. Until then, we Israelis mostly felt that we were a Western society, where people worked in tech, planned skiing vacations and went on wellness retreats, with few worries.
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