Former British ambassador to Israel Tom Phillips, writing in Haaretz, comes to the conclusion that so far, "Hamas has won".
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www.haaretz.com
He explains that Hamas "flipped the script of a militarily invincible Israel and exposed the fragility of its international support, prompting hard questions about its long-term sustainability".
If you think about it, before the war Israel was considered by many, especially in the West, as a normal country, whose existence was legitimated by a moral imperative following the Holocaust. Not saying that was correct but it was definitely the perception. Now however it's almost universally considered a pariah state, themselves committing genocide, and with zero moral authority whatsoever. That's a truly stunning reversal, and a change of perception that will last a long time.
Not sure how much of that is imputable to Hamas vs Israeli society themselves descending into collective genocidal madness...
Mike