While aware of their own mistakes, many Israelis have been blindsided by the reactions of countries like Australia. To understand the scale of the Hamas massacre, former Israeli prime minister Barak notes Australia has 2½ times the population of Israel – had such an event happened on Australian soil, some 4000 people would have died in brutal circumstances. During his term in office, Barak worked diligently for peace in the region. In 2000, at the Camp David Summit overseen by US president Bill Clinton, he tried and failed to reach an agreement with Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat. Ehud Barak...