RE: https://mas.to/@therightarticle/117389306088618194
The societal dimension is, in my view, the most volatile. Most Israelis are #Zionist, and even many Haredim support the war and the occupation. The rift between secular and religious Israelis is not analogous to the liberal–conservative divide in other democracies. Israel’s left remains Zionist and unable to detach itself from the state’s founding ethos; it will therefore always rally around the flag.
The real pressure is mounting from outside: Jews are increasingly detaching themselves from Zionism. The response to the #UK Green Party’s recent motion has been hysterical. The rhetoric on social media and among MPs echoes the reaction to #NAZA. The writing is on the wall. Given that Israeli factions have been “clubbing each other to death” over other issues for some time (allegedly the impetus for Sinwar’s move), I don’t see a way back.
That said, I also don’t foresee civilian collapse. Those who can are leaving, while many others are returning or immigrating. In my own family, one branch that has lived in France for more than 30 years, most members are now heading to Israel, leaving their lives in France behind. As predicted, Israel will likely become poorer, less educated, more inward-looking and paranoid, and possibly more dangerous.
