Israel needs to get the hell out of Gaza

The extremists in Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government have led a reckless act of economic, military and moral overstretch.

Thomas FriedmanContributor

Jun 23, 2024 – 4.10pm

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On November 4, 2022, just after the current far-right Israeli government coalition won election, I wrote a column with this headline: “The Israel we knew is gone.” It was meant to be a warning flare about just how radical this coalition is.

Many people disagreed. I believe events have proved them wrong – and the situation is now even worse: The Israel we knew is gone, and today’s Israel is in existential danger.