Damage for damage is Benjamin Netanyahu’s retaliatory logic. But because the damage in Israel after Iran’s attack is small, there is no great pressure to act to strike back massively. But it is still unclear whether the Prime Minister will be guided by this insight.
When the War Cabinet meets in Israel, photos are published of a very long table at which only men sit. Some wear uniforms, some wear a yarmulke on their heads, and in the middle sits Benjamin Netanyahu, the head of government, always civil and resolute. After the Iranian attack, the war cabinet met on Sunday and then on Monday; a decision was not initially announced. The situation: between anger and reason. Israel’s leadership agrees that Iran’s major attack with more than 300 drones and missiles requires a response. What is controversial, however, is how to react and when.