The shock attack by Hamas on Saturday has claimed over 1,000 lives in Israel and has set the stage for a new era in Israel-Palestine relations and Israeli politics. In Israel, the event is being referred to as a national trauma equivalent to the 9/11 terrorist attacks that destroyed New York’s Twin Towers and sparked a US-led global "war on terror". Israeli retaliation for the attack has so far killed more than 1,000 in the Gaza strip, where Hamas holds power, and looks set to kill many more. As macabre details of Saturday’s attack continue to emerge, the shock in...