Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- inyamin Netanyahu's rejection of Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan is hardly a surprise, given the current mood among Israeli Jews. Anything less than the full termination of Hamas will be seen as a failure of leadership, threatening the prime minister's chances of survival at the upcoming election.

But the problem is not simply Netanyahu, and it would be naive to think that his departure would necessarily lead to a different Israeli approach to Palestine.

Take the leading contender to replace him: Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israeli Army chief of staff and the leader of the newly formed Yashar Party. He is unlikely to take a radically different stance on the Palestinian cause, having been a member of Netanyahu's war ...