Israel Generals Give a Stark Warning: Its Enemies Smell Blood

  • Foes are ‘rubbing eyes in disbelief,’ retired general says
  • Netanyahu blames the opposition for inviting enemy fire
Protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Israel.Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
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Israel’s Passover holiday week has been a deadly one filled with rocket barrages, enemy drones, drive-by shootings and a car-ramming, prompting a deeply divided society to agree on one thing: its enemies smell blood.