Israel's Leaders Are Banking on Israelis Internalizing a State of War as a Way of Life - Haaretz Today

Article: "Israel's Leaders Are Banking on Israelis Internalizing a State of War as a Way of Life - Haaretz Today" by David Issacharoff, March 11, 2026 (updated: March 09, 2026).

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Israelis have, quite literally, sleepwalked into the 12th day of the Iran war.

The conflict is already longer than last year's Israel-Iran war and far wider in scope.

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The headline frames Israel's leaders as deliberately counting on Israelis to internalize a perpetual state of war.

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This framing presents normalization of conflict as a deliberate political strategy according to the article's title and lead.

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The remainder of the article's text, supporting arguments, evidence, and details are not available in the source material given, so further facts or implications cannot be summarized.

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