Israel offering financial inducement to Egypt to accept the Palestinians from Gaza.
Alternatives to invasion Israel could take against Hamas. (Thanks to Joshua Selby for the pointer.)
Why Arabs rejected Zionism long before 1948 (it was not because of anti-semitism). This is a quite informative essay. (Thaks to Cora Diamond for the pointer.)
Dueling letters at Columbia: here and here. (Via Corey Robin on Twitter, I learned that Bernard Harcourt, my former law colleague now at Columbia, signed both! The dangers of not reading what you sign...)
Israeli academics suggest creating "safe havens" for Gaza Palestinians in Israel, once Red Cross is permitted to confirm safety and well-being of the hostages. (Thanks to Alon Harel for the pointer.)
Hamas official vows that they will repeat "October 7 again and again." I'm sure civilians in Gaza appreciated that well-timed bit of public relations from their benighted rulers.
Israeli soldiers are now dying in the invasion, and this is just the beginning.
More names and faces of victims in Gaza.
With increasing civilian deaths in Gaza, will Iran enter the fight? Iranian foreign minister warns that, "regional militias in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq and Syria could open multiple fronts against Israel, with a high potential 'that the result will be that things will not go the way that Israel’s regime wants.'” Iranian missiles can strike Israel. What if Iran-aligned militias all attack simultaenously? It's hard to see how running this risk is in Israel's interests. The one time I visited Israel, the philosopher Saul Smilansky kindly took me on a driving tour of a significant part of the country. In the space of two hours, we passed the border with Jordan, the border with Syria (with ISIS visible in the distance!), and Lebanon. Two hours, three international borders, only one peaceful (currently--with Jordan). One can see on the map how small Israel is, of course, but seeing it in real life drives it home. If a quarter-milliion Israeli troops are trapped in street fights in Gaza, what happens when the Lebanon and Syria borders are attacked or crossed by Islamic militants and their missiles? If Iran rains bombs down on Haifa, as they have threatened. If the West Bank erupts. If even neutral Arab countries like Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia decide now is the time to "solve" the Palestinian problem by destroying Israel? (Dependency on the U.S. may restrain the latter countries, not to mention Israel's nuclear deterrence--but if Israel has to use that, then there is no hope.) It's well and good to talk about deterrence, but unintended effects occur all the time.
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