(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - In place of the false anticipation of "an end to the conflict," Israel has developed a new model that can be termed "peace-lite." Instead of political agreements setting out terms for security arrangements and normalization, the new approach relies on setting boundaries that would grant Israel international legitimacy for acts of self-defense. Instead of control on the ground, Israel would deter its enemies from afar, through its air force. It was deterrence in place of peace.
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