As bad as this is, it isn't an existential crisis for Israel, as 48 & 73 were. Hezbollah is containable. The issue is what to do about Hamas. Any effort to completely destroy them will be absolutely horrendous for everyone. I think Biden's right to try to force the Israelis to think through what happens next, whatever the list of "next" …

As a historian & economist I make a pretty good retired English teacher, but nevertheless it seems to me that whatever contribution slavery made to the development capitalism involved the creation of wealth in the North & in Britain which was then invested in new technologies, like textile mills.

Instead of worrying about what the Israelis are going to do, wouldn't it be a better use of our experts' time to try to work through what happens afterwards? How does this war end? How is peace made? How are refugees fed & housed? How is Gaze rebuilt? I use the passive voice intentionally. I'm no expert & have no idea what should be done or who should do it.