Looking at the two Israels, this October and 12 months ago - opinion
One Israel existed on October 7 – a nation caught off guard, unprepared as Hamas stormed its borders. It was an Israel slow to respond and missing crucial intelligence.
SMOKE RISES over Beirut’s southern suburbs, early Tuesday morning. This is the Israel of power and precision, an Israel that reclaims its strength and strikes fear into its enemies, the writer argues.(photo credit: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)ByYAAKOV KATZ