Israel's diplomatic isolation prevents proper recognition for its military achievements - analysis

Despite the IDF's achievements over three years of war, Israel faces growing diplomatic isolation that prevents it from translating military gains into strategic leverage. Prime Minister Netanyahu is set to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday, but even US President Donald Trump has indicated no interest in meeting him, while being prepared to meet Iranian officials. The article argues Israel lacks a functioning foreign minister and defense minister, and its government is composed of political operatives lacking diplomatic vision.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to travel to the United States to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday, as Israel faces growing diplomatic isolation despite the strategic leverage it could offer allies across the Middle East and Europe. The article argues that the IDF's achievements over three years of war have been remarkable, but they should have been taken to the next level. Even US President Donald Trump, one of Netanyahu's closest allies, has indicated he has no interest in meeting Netanyahu at this time, while being prepared to meet Iranian officials. The article claims Israel does not truly have a functioning foreign minister or a full-time defense minister, and much of the government is made up of political operatives who lack diplomatic vision and strategic military thinking. On Thursday, the INS Drakon, the Israeli Navy's sixth submarine, is set to enter Israeli waters. The submarine could strengthen Israel's alliance with Greece and Cyprus, and could provide what Egypt and Italy lack in confronting Turkish assertiveness over the division of economic waters in the Mediterranean. The article concludes that Israel needs a series of diplomatic moves to emerge from its isolation and must become a force shaping the region both diplomatically and in security terms.