The IDF denied it was creating a buffer zone. The IDF claimed it was only pushing back Hezbollah in order to prevent persistent attacks on Israeli residents of the North.

Polls have shown that some 40% of those evacuated are considering not returning to the North, said Bezek.

Not all activist causes are treated equally, and by not cracking down on activists who cause millions in damages, the UK government is tacitly endorsing their cause.

The overall question the Shejaia experience raises is whether this will become another Jabalya or if more will be accomplished.

"What should have been done was not to deal with the tactical threat to Israel, Hamas, but the strategic threat, Hezbollah," Reichman University President Boaz Ganor told Maariv.

Kraft is directing some of his largesse toward Y.U., which has sought to position itself as a safe haven for Jews who fear antisemitism at other schools.

"This coming Sunday, we are all supposed to leave the Yehuda Hotel, and we have nowhere to go," Nassimi explained. 

In order to counter this allegation of bottlenecking, US arms transfer experts went through "hundreds of separate items" with counterparts, accompanied by Gallant on his visit, an official said.