Ya‘alon‘s comments are the latest in a chorus of similar statements indicating that hawkish Israelis, namely from the Likud, no longer view peace or even the peace process as a strategic Israeli asset.

On Sunday, on a panel which hosed the heads of all of Israel‘s major parties, Likud strongman Interior Minister Gideon Sa‘ar blasted parties from both the left and the right for their adamant positions regarding the peace process, saying „there is no basis for the position that there is something bad with the status quo“.