By Latheef Farook
Livni cites three critical factors in this dismantling:
Rise of Armed Settler Militias: She argues the state has lost
its monopoly on force, allowing groups of armed individuals in the West Bank to
operate as private militias with total impunity.
A Fractured Legal System: The government is permitting parallel
systems of religious and territorial laws to supersede state law, destroying
the concept of "one law for all."
No Limits on Occupation: By entrenching an indefinite occupation
without defined borders, the government is eroding the internationally
recognized definition of its own sovereignty.
"A sovereign state has territory, one law for all, and a monopoly on arms," Livni said. According to her, none of that exists today. Her warning is clear: The current trajectory isn’t sustainable, even from the perspective of their own definition of statehood.
Supporting this claim Israeli historian Ilan Pappé believes Zionism has entered its final phase, Israeli society is disintegrating internally,
and what a just future for Palestinians and Israelis could look like. Pappé argues that Israel is a classic settler
colonial project built on ethnic cleansing
, apartheid and permanent military rule over Palestinians.
Another report titled” the war may have paused, but the fight over Israel’s future is only beginning” stated that around 120,000 citizens, particularly highly skilled professionals and doctors, departing. This exodus, often driven by security concerns and political instability, has created a "brain drain," creating a negative net migration trend
Columnist
Simon Speakman Cordall said analysts and
observers from within Israel and its diaspora have warned that Israel will find itself diminished and no longer the secure
regional hegemony if it maintains its current path.
Economic Strain: Over 46,000 businesses have
closed due to war, with high capital flight and reduced tourism.
Internal Divisions: A
profound, often violent struggle exists between secular/liberal
and theocratic/messianic factions, impacting social cohesion.
Security Concerns: Prolonged
war has severely strained military and civil resources, causing high-level evacuations.
At present, Israel is widely regarded
as a pariah state. Even many of its western supporters are beginning to see
it less as a strategic asset and more as a political liability.
The convergence of several myriad of
factors—demographic pressures, international isolation, shifting regional
dynamics—has collided with the valiant determination of the Palestinians, who
for decades have resisted and kept their cause alive against all odds.
Together,
they have produced a strong force against the Zionist regime, one that no
amount of western backing or propaganda can contain indefinitely. The storm
surrounding Israel is not a passing squall but a gathering force that points to
an irreversible trajectory.
Columnist Feroze Mithiborwala said
February 28, 2026, will be etched in history not as a moment of Israeli
triumph, but as the day the “Invincible Fortress” began its terminal
decline. Across the cities of Israel, occupied Palestine, the myth of
national unity has dissolved.
The retaliation from
the Axis of Resistance—spanning the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),
Hezbollah, and Ansarullah (the Houthis)—has systematically dismantled the
illusion of the Iron Dome’s omnipotence. While the military censor in Tel Aviv
works overtime to suppress the full extent of the damage, the data escaping the
blackout is grim.
Inside the Israel’s
Ministry of Defense , the mood is apocalyptic. Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir
stating the IDF
is reportedly short of approximately 12,000 troops. General Zamir warned that the reserve system
is “collapsing in on itself.”
For the first time ,Israel
is experiencing a net migration crisis that threatens its demographic
foundation. The scenes at Ben Gurion Airport are
of controlled chaos, with flights booked out months in advance. Many who cannot
find flights are seeking passage by ship to Cyprus and Greece.
Even
more startling are the reports of dual-national Israelis utilizing the Rafah crossing into Egypt or
maritime routes to escape the rain of missiles. While exact 2026 figures are
guarded, estimates suggest that over 150,000 citizens have fled since
the February 28 escalation, adding to the nearly 70,000 who left in late 2025. George Galloway has remarked “The
settlers are becoming the unsettled. The very people who came to displace
others are now finding they have no place of their own that is safe.”
The Israeli economy is in a tailspin. The Finance
Ministry warned in March 2026 that the war is costing the state
approximately $3 billion per week in
lost productivity and direct military expenditures.⁸
Preliminary estimates place the damage to
Israeli civilian and military infrastructure at upwards of $25 billion. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)
has seen a massive withdrawal of foreign capital. International investment
agreements—once the pride of the “Start-up Nation”—are being canceled daily. The
United States is footing a bill that exceeds $18 billion in just the
first few weeks of the conflict.
Israel’s global standing has reached a nadir. European capitals, once staunch allies, are now distancing themselves as the humanitarian and economic fallout of a war with Iran threatens global energy markets.In the United States, the political landscape is shifting. While President Donald Trump initially authorized the strikes, he is increasingly being blamed by his own “America First” base for being maneuvered into another “forever war
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