Israel, after facing grave peril 18 months ago, is now militarily dominant, fighting in Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza. Despite American support, this renewed military strength brings risks.
Israel's aggressive actions risk overextension and internal strife. The article suggests that the government's actions, while currently successful, could ultimately lead to disaster.
The article highlights the potential for hubris to lead to negative consequences for Israel. The ongoing conflicts and the government's approach are presented as potentially unsustainable.
IT IS HARD to believe today, but 18 months ago Israel was in grave peril. Surrounded by enemies, bickering with its main ally in Washington and reeling after Hamas’s attack caused the most murderous day in the country’s history, the Jewish state seemed vulnerable and confused. Now, by contrast, Israel is rampant. It is still fighting—occasionally in Lebanon and Syria, more permanently against Palestinian militants in the West Bank and once more, on an even larger scale, in Gaza, where an American-sponsored ceasefire has broken down. But this time Israel is fighting on its own terms and with full American backing. You might think that makes it safe again. Yet its renewed military supremacy comes with a danger of overextension and bitter strife at home. As its government charges ahead, it risks turning hubris into disaster.
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