Palestinian civilians ran for cover during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza in January. Israel’s use of enormous force in the war generated heavy international criticism. Mohammed Abed/Agence France-Presse.From The New York Times:
JERUSALEM — Israel, whose founding idea was branded as racism by the United Nations General Assembly in 1975 and which faced an Arab boycott for decades, is no stranger to isolation. But in the weeks since its Gaza war, and as it prepares to inaugurate a hawkish right-wing government, it is facing its worst diplomatic crisis in two decades.
Examples abound. Its sports teams have met hostility and violent protests in Sweden, Spain and Turkey. Mauritania has closed Israel’s embassy.
Relations with Turkey, an important Muslim ally, have suffered severely. A group of top international judges and human rights investigators recently called for an inquiry into Israel’s actions in Gaza. “Israel Apartheid Week” drew participants in 54 cities around the world this month, twice the number of last year, according to its organizers. And even in the American Jewish community, albeit in its liberal wing, there is a chill.
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My Comment: With popular opinion going against Israel in Europe, and with a U.S. Government willing to open discussions with radical governments like Iran .... an outsider would have to say that Israel's days are going to (at a minimum) be more difficult in the next few years.