Op-ed: Israel's Military Strategy Postpones Political Solutions

A Le Monde op-ed warns that Israel's military actions in Gaza and Lebanon avoid addressing the core political conflicts, creating future dangers.

Published Fri Aug 14 2026 00:25:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

A foreign policy specialist argues in a Le Monde op-ed that Israel's military deployments in Lebanon, Gaza, and against Iran consistently sidestep the underlying political questions of these conflicts.

The author, Yonatan Touval, contends that this pattern of postponing political resolutions is a deliberate strategy that now poses a significant danger to regional stability.

This analysis comes as Israel's ongoing military assault on Gaza, under a crippling siege and amid a genocide case at the International Court of Justice, continues without a clear political endgame. The op-ed's critique highlights a fundamental flaw in a strategy reliant on indefinite military dominance.

The piece suggests that without addressing the root causes, any temporary suspension of hostilities will only leave the fundamental issues unresolved, setting the stage for future escalation and further violence against Palestinians and their neighbors.

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• 'Each time, the suspension of conflict between Israel and its neighbors leaves unanswered the question that caused it' (Le Monde)
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