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Israel鈥檚 guiding principle
Mark Sappenfield
鈥淓scalate to deescalate.鈥� That is a key idea in today鈥檚 story by Christa Case Bryant and Anna Mulrine Grobe. It is the principle behind Israel鈥檚 invasion of Lebanon to dismantle Hezbollah. It is the principle behind the devastation in Gaza.聽
It is now clearly Israel鈥檚 guiding principle post-Oct. 7, mirroring the United States鈥� reaction to 9/11. Will it make Israel safer? Or will it spawn new cycles of violence? The answer will reverberate globally. Today, we look at Iran鈥檚 response, America鈥檚 own tough decisions, and whether Israel knows where this new stage of the war is going.
