Between Victory Slogans and the Reality of Attrition
בין סיסמאות ההכרעה למציאות של שחיקה
Summary
Over the past two and a half years, a widening gap has emerged in Israel between public expectations and military reality. Officials and commentators have repeatedly declared that Hamas and Hezbollah have been "eliminated" or "destroyed once and for all," yet the security situation remains far more complex. The article argues that Israeli society is struggling to reconcile triumphalist rhetoric with the grinding, unresolved nature of the conflicts.
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בשנתיים וחצי האחרונות נוצר בישראל פער הולך ומתרחב בין הציפיות של הציבור לבין המציאות הצבאית. פעמים רבות נשמעו אמירות על כך ש"חיסלנו", "השמדנו" או ״הסרנו אחת ולתמיד״ את האיום מצד ארגוני טרור כמו חמאס וחיזבאללה. אך המציאות הביטחונית מורכבת יותרRelated dispatches
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