Netanyahu is an artist of chaos. He sees little value in strategy and almost scorns the very idea. Eisenkot lives for strategy papers, meticulous staff work and orderly planning

The destructive narcissism described by 20th-century psychoanalyst Herbert Rosenfeld applies to Israeli society. 'Choose the right leader, and he will solve the problem for you,' we are promised. But Israel's crisis is too deep to be resolved by swapping one savior for another

The late peace activist Yossi Amitay spoke of a Japanese proverb about conviction in isolation, which he used to describe the persistence of peacemakers despite political marginalization: 'He who is right in the face of all his opponents is a majority of one'