Gaza is finished as an adversary of Israel for the foreseeable future and the landgrab in the West Bank is on epic proportion now. This conflict is certainly moving to the next stage, which is the Israeli desire to curb Iran. For decades Iran has become a big problem for Israel and, if at all possible, Netanyahu is going to use Trump to curb Iran or even destroy Iran as a potent adversary. So, in that regard, it is important to watch the two schools of thought: Scott Ritter, who is basically asking Iran to comply and lay low at least while Trump is the President and then there are those analysts who are countering Scott Ritter. Very interesting debates going on. And I don't think Scott's arguments are without merits.
But one thing is for sure: Just like leading to the Iraq War in 2003, there is attempt to manufacture the consent in America these days and the drums of the war against Iran are sounding louder and louder...