Israel deeply divided after 100 days of war in the Middle East

One hundred days have passed since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, marked by a joint Israeli-American offensive against Iran and Israeli strikes targeting the pro-Iranian Hezbollah. This war drags on with no prospect of an immediate end, plunging the Israeli population into deep division. While some citizens continue to support the military action, a growing rift now runs through society. Some protesters express "psychological despair" over the situation in Gaza, while others firmly maintain their conviction that their country's actions remain fully justified.

A society fractured by war

Internal tensions reflect a growing polarization over the conduct of the government and the army in the Palestinian territory. Some Israelis question the very nature of the offensive, even going so far as to use the term genocide to describe the military operations, even while acknowledging that "at the beginning, it wasn't genocide." This shift in rhetoric reflects a change in public perception. Calls for peace are multiplying, voiced by those who see no way out of the ongoing conflict.

Irreconcilable camps

Israeli society is thus torn between camps with irreconcilable positions. On one side, citizens convinced of the strategic and security necessity of this protracted war. On the other, a growing segment of the population openly questions the objectives and methods employed. This internal fracture reveals the limits of a once-solid consensus on national security issues, as the conflict drags on and the prospects for resolving the crisis remain unclear.