One cannot create security and foil threats only by bombing. This is no substitute for diplomacy and a well-thought-out policy, something which in the Netanyahu era has become devoid of any meaningHaaretz Editorial03:05 AM • August 23 2026 IDTWhile we were wondering whether, ahead of the election, Benjamin Netanyahu would choose to wage war in Gaza or Lebanon, or perhaps ignite the West Bank, he decided to make a move in northern Syria, expanding a front with Turkey.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Middle EastSyriaIsrael–TurkeyTurkeyBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesFlorida DemocratsIranLikudNetanyahuJared KushnerWest BankYehuda KatzPollHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Is Dragging Israel Into Another Pointless Confrontation – With TurkeyReports: Several Palestinians Wounded by Israeli Settler Attacks in West BankEisenkot Vows No Palestinian State After Arab Party Leader Urges RecognitionIt Took 15 Years to Expand Jerusalem's Light Rail. Was It Worth the Wait?Israeli Arab Party Moves Closer to Adding Jewish Lawmaker to Election SlateRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?An Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to Hide
Editorial | Netanyahu is dragging Israel into another pointless confrontation – with Turkey
One cannot create security and foil threats only by bombing. This is no substitute for diplomacy and a well-thought-out policy, something which in the Netanyahu era has become devoid of any meaning
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