@Alon @BenRossTransit can a ground invasion? that depends how it works out. if it is maximally destructive, little will have been won, it’s just bombing by other means. Israel was respected for being competent, capable, clever, able to achieve its aims at moderate cost in its own resources and more broadly. It’s remarkable that Israel was able to normalize relations with so many Sunni Arab states despite Palestine, because Israel seemed actually able to contain the conflict. 3/