The Simchat Torah War

The launch by Hamas of an assault on the Jewish state, occurring nearly 50 years to the day after Yom Kippur War, is a reminder that the battle that began well before 1948 — recall the Hebron riots of 1929 — has never stopped. Israel, riven internally and on the verge of a diplomatic breakthrough with Saudi Arabia that appeared set to reshape the region, is back in a familiar place. Fighting for her survival. This is being called “Israel’s 9/11.”