More Israelis had been killed by West Bank terror by the summer of 2023 than in any prior year of West Bank terror since the Second Intifada almost 20 years earlier.
Palestinian officials from Hamas and the Popular Front called to escalate terrorist activities against Israel.
Forty retired Israel Police officers, including former police chiefs, criticized Ben-Gvir's conduct and warned he could ignite another Intifada.
The Magazine spoke with a range of individuals in Israel's capital to find out how they feel, what they are doing differently, and where they see things going.
This does not appear to be an era when terror groups feel they are on the rise, such as in the 1990s to 2014, when ISIS took over Mosul. Nevertheless, the violence continues.