Nimrod Flaschenberg is a former Knesset staffer and campaigner for Hadash. He is one of the cofounders of the Berlin-based group Israelis for Peace.
October 7 saw so many aspects of the Israeli state and society — its uncompromising reliance on military force, its dehumanization of Palestinians, and its demand for unquestioning loyalty to ethnicity and nation — kick into overdrive.
Benjamin Netanyahu is not deterred by diplomatic tough talk behind closed doors. The only thing that can defeat him politically is the end of the war itself — something the United States has the power to make happen.