Israel must reject Netanyahu and begin radical reform to heal its trauma

Opinion: Nearly a year on from October 7, Israeli society is still reeling. Only the end of the current coalition and a strategic overhaul can give the country the rebirth it needs, writes Eran Etzion.

The World Today Published 9 September 2024 4 minute READ

Eran Etzion

Non-resident scholar, Middle East Institute, Middle East Institute

On October 7 Hamas forces attacked from Gaza leaving 1,200 dead in Israel and kidnapping 251 people, inflicting on Israel its worst national trauma since the country’s inception in 1948. The following month, a study concluded that just under half of Israelis were in a clinical state of depression, and just under a third were showing signs of post-traumatic stress. 

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