The debate around Netanyahu’s next moves is too often framed as “restraining Israel.” That’s the wrong frame. The more effective frame to think through is: how do you structure an escalating cost matrix so that every provocation makes Israel’s strategic position worse, not better? The tools are already there: 1. The EU can initiate trade sanctions — starting with individual member states, building momentum for bloc-wide action. 2. Gulf states can walk back Abraham Accords normalization — the most potent leverage they’ve barely used. 3. The US domestic debate can sharpen the MAGA vs. MIGA fault line, every escalation further fractures Israel’s base of bipartisan support and is framed as threatening American national security. 4. Egypt can maximize pressure at the Rafah crossing — turning access into a strategic instrument, not just a humanitarian afterthought. The logic is simple: sabotage the Iran ideal and regional stability, escalate in Palestine or Lebanon, and face diplomatic isolation. Right now, Israel operates in an environment where escalation is cost-free. That’s the variable that has to change. Not restraint. Cost imposition. Make every lash-out more expensive than the last and the political calculus shifts on its own. It’s time to end Israeli impunity.