Netanyahu is gambling with Israel’s future
Perpetual war and fading American popular support is a formula for disaster
Perpetual war and fading American popular support is a formula for disaster

The prime minister is preparing Israel for a future of open-ended war against perceived threats

A small window exists for Israel’s allies to dissuade it from further escalation

Israeli prime minister seized chance to strike but risks delaying rather than destroying weapons programme

Military campaign backed by Israeli public falls short of prime minister’s aims ahead of polls

Public opinion and elite sentiment has turned decisively against Netanyahu

The prime minister plunges the war-weary region into a fresh bout of conflict that threatens to be its most destructive