Is Israel alone?
Article by The Economist
Israel’s global reputation has taken a battering. Since the start of its war in Gaza, which killed over 70,000 Palestinians, the country has been condemned by governments across the world for its disproportionate use of violence and its toleration of settler attacks on the West Bank.
In Israel, such criticism is called unfair. The country’s defenders say the censure is dismissive of Israel’s right to self-defence following the October 7th attacks, in which Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 people.
Has Israel really been shunned by the international community? And—behind closed doors—do lots of governments deem the country too important to isolate? David Rennie, The Economist’s geopolitics editor, is joined by an expert panel to assess the reality of Israel’s standing.