Israel's biggest existential threat isn't Iran

According to Israel's current leadership – not some external enemy – Israel will lord over Palestinians as non-citizen subjects permanently because they fall within the country's unilaterally defined expanded territory. This is regime change

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Dahlia Scheindlin

11:18 AM • May 01 2026 IDT

This column recently argued that while the state of Israel faces significant strategic and military threats, it does not actually face existential destruction. Even threats to "wipe Israel off the map" don't mean that Israel can or will be wiped off the map by Iran or any outside military power.

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