Old friends met for dinner. They consider themselves central-left liberals: despise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have reservations about the settlers, support human rights and fear for the future of this place, but are cautiously optimistic. The war will end, the hostages will come home, normal security will return, rapid post-war growth will prevail.

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