One Thousand Days of War and One 17th of Tammuz - Have We Learned to Win? | Col. (Res.) Prof. Gaby Siboni
After one thousand days of war that have changed the Middle East, and specifically on the day of the breach of the walls of Jerusalem, we must understand: In the Middle East, victory is not…
Assessment
The op-ed uses the convergence of a 1000-day war milestone and the fast of the 17th of Tammuz to argue that Israeli and Jewish strategic thinking must embrace the concept of victory. The author contends that in the Middle East, winning is a survival imperative, not a taboo. The piece is a call to shift national consciousness away from restraint toward a decisive mindset. It signals a deepening public debate over whether prolonged conflict management is sustainable or whether a fundamental change in approach is required.