Europeans, the vast majority of Americans, and good people the world over are now backing Israel as never before — but for how long? What happens when Israel turns the full force of its ire at Gaza’s urban centers, where it is already bombarding Hamas targets on an unprecedented scale? 

Prime Minister Netanayhu reportedly told President Biden that Israel has no choice but to send troops into Gaza, even though a land invasion is sure to escalate and protract the war. The rare and nearly universal global sympathy for Israel is likely to abate as the scale of destruction and suffering in the Strip rises along with death counts.