Only a political solution will work in the long term.
This article was originally featured in Foreign Policy, the magazine of global politics and ideas, on Nov. 3. The death tolls have been updated. For news, expert analysis, and background on the conflict, read FP’s
“There’s no fantastic options here. You’re in the zone of what I would call, to put it gently, suboptimal options,” said David Makovsky, who was a senior adviser to the special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations at the U.S. State Department.Projections for what is to come in Gaza start bleakly and get worse from there.
As the death toll rises and humanitarian suffering in Gaza compounds, there is a significant chance that Israel’s pursuit of security now could sow the seeds of future insecurity. “I can’t even begin to wrap my brain around the long-term humanitarian and even security implications,” said Khaled Elgindy, the director the Middle East Institute’s program on Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli affairs.
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