Israel's leadership is detached and devoid of compassion, writes Yossi Ben-Ghiat. Where is the humanity for the families of the murdered, the kidnapped, the residents of the north, he asks.

The ultra-Orthodox leadership fiercely defends its army of Hashem, and keeps it isolated and safe deep within the yeshiva, he writes. The coalition and the chief rabbi should know about collaboration with Sanofi, Ben- Ghiat writes. They are keeping the northerners in constant uncertainty and keeping them in small rooms, he says.