Ami Ayalon, former head of Israel's Shin Bet (the country's domestic intelligence agency) and ex-navy commander, has warned that Israel is "heading to apartheid" if it does not reach a territorial agreement with the Palestinians. In a recent interview, Ayalon said the current government's moves in the West Bank — including land purchases and expansion of Israeli authority over Palestinian infrastructure — amount to a march toward full annexation, adding that "most Israelis do not see Palestinians as a people." He also cautioned that military force alone cannot resolve the region's conflicts, and that Israel risks deepening a rift with Jewish diaspora communities worldwide who, particularly among younger generations, increasingly do not accept what they see happening in Gaza and the West Bank.