Chaim Goldberg: The scenes from the return to Gaza conference held last night were the most difficult since the October Seventh. Goldberg: At the heart of the matter stand two Israelis, both good, both wanted to defend their homeland on the day of the order.

He says one believes that the future of Israel depends on preserving the religious-pioneer-revolutionary fervor, while the other is concerned with normality. The time has come for Netanyahu to decide if he is a pragmatic leader or a religious one, Goldberg says.