Poll after poll shows a majority of Israelis reaffirm their support for the war in the Gaza Strip. The trauma, anger and feeling of humiliation induced by the massacres of October 7 fuel this intransigence.
During the first weeks of the conflict, only a small number of activists affiliated with the ‘peace camp’ and Israeli Arabs dared to warn of the humanitarian drama in the making. But, after five months of war, figures from the academic world are also taking the risk.