MJ Rosenberg’s column on Israel’s two front battle is about the best I’ve read on the subject. As he notes, it’s a terrible mistake to lump together the actions against Hamas and the actions against Hezbollah — one has an actual grievance — be it right or wrong — against Israel, while the other is pursuing aggression for aggression’s sake. The political solutions that need to be pursued with Hamas aren’t nearly so relevant when it comes to Syria, Lebanon, and Hezbollah, and any sound analysis of the situations has to account for that.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.