Nothing will make the October 7th tragedy something that "was worth it" for the country to go through; but given this terrible disaster, there is no small consolation in the fact that two years later, Israel is about to emerge from it in the strongest and safest position in its history.
This happened first and foremost thanks to Israeli society, which, apart from a small factional and violent minority that lost its mind, demonstrated remarkable resilience worthy of admiration—one that surprised our enemies no less than they surprised us on the day of the disaster.
It happened thanks to an elite and wonderful group of fighters in the regular army and no less so in the reserves; right-wing and left-wing, secular and religious, who, in a sacrifice hard to describe, put their lives aside for the sake of the country, and unfortunately, not infrequently, lost them for it.
And it also happened thanks to leadership that bears responsibility for the terrible failure but demonstrated an astonishing recovery ability, immense mental resilience, the capacity to withstand almost unimaginable pressures, and a true and ongoing understanding—not only immediately after the massacre—that if the State of Israel wants to survive in this region, it must "change the record" and break free from the disease of "now-ism" and the addiction to quiet.