The Great Communicator. Instead of encouraging this Israeli policy of weakness, we should reverse course and encourage the Israelis to be strong and act tough. It is not war, though it could become war.
War means a major inter-state conflict.
That's not war. There's been no real clash of military forces. Each side has a basic decision to make, and I would note that in each case it is not the leadership that is primarily having to make the decision, but the body politic. The Palestinians have in the past sustained violence for years. This too could be the beginning of a very long series of confrontations.