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What should Israel do?

Israel faces a dire threat from the outside, and its Prime Minister and his allies have been prioritising their own interests.

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Smoke billows over southern Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured near the border with Israel on Sept 26.

Smoke billowing over Lebanon amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel near the border with Israel on Sept 26.

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Thomas L. Friedman

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What would you do?

There is no other question that Israel’s government has posed to the world more often since

Hamas invaded Israel on Oct 7

and Hezbollah attacked Israel on Oct 8.

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