A chastened Israel fights for its life and its soul – POLITICO
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. TEL AVIV — In 2006, celebrated Israeli author David Grossman’s son Uri was killed in Lebanon when his tank was hit by a Hezbollah rocket. At his son’s funeral, Grossman spoke of the perennial dilemma Israelis face living in such an unforgiving neighborhood — having to defend themselves physically, while maintaining their integrity and not surrendering to cynicism. “We have to guard […]