As Israel and Gaza mark the first anniversary of the 7 October attacks and subsequent devastating assault on the enclave, pro-peace Israelis are as far from the political mainstream as ever before with far-right and secular nationalist leaders dominating the landscape making engagement with Palestinians almost impossible. At least 42,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip – most of whom were women and children – since 7 October, which has devastated the entire enclave, reducing much of it to rubble. Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, Israeli raids have inc…