Israel’s attack on Gaza has benefited the current leadership, especially Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in pre-election polling. But do they have an exit strategy?
The fall of Ehud Olmert is a tragedy for Israel and the world–squandering a genuine opportunity for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab relations.
The media was enthused, but ordinary Israelis, cynical about their own political leaders, gave Obama a muted reception. The refrain here is “No, they can’t,” not “Yes, he can.”