The Self-Undoing of Israel: Has Zionism Crossed the Point of No Return?

Image by Cole Keister.

Is Israel’s trajectory toward isolation and collapse self-inflicted, and has Zionism reached the point of no return?

Every war led by Benjamin Netanyahu is framed not as policy, but as fate.

“There are moments in which a nation faces two possibilities: to do or die,” Netanyahu declared on October 28, 2023, as Israel expanded its genocide in Gaza.

The wording is familiar. The urgency is always absolute. The implication is unmistakable: Israel is not choosing war.