Only Netanyahu? Why support for Israel really collapsed
Einav Schiff argues that the collapse of support for Israel in the US is not solely due to Benjamin Netanyahu, but rather a broad public mood in Israel that is unwilling to hear criticism. Congressman Brad Sherman's warning is met with silence from opposition leaders because they, according to Schiff, are also part of the phenomenon. The article analyzes the national trauma since October 7 as a cause of Israeli isolation.
Einav Schiff argues that the collapse of support for Israel in the US is not solely due to Benjamin Netanyahu, but rather a broad public mood in Israel that is unwilling to hear criticism. Congressman Brad Sherman's warning, who published alarming polls from July, is met with silence from opposition leaders - Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, and Avigdor Lieberman. Yair Lapid responded with a vague tweet. Schiff claims the reason for the silence is that the opposition leaders are also part of the phenomenon: the Israeli public simply does not want to hear. The article analyzes the national trauma since October 7 as a cause of Israeli isolation, creating "Planet Israel" - a planet that understands how it is perceived from the outside but is not interested in it. Schiff notes that Bennett also supports construction in E1, Lieberman declared that "there are no innocents in Gaza," and Eisenkot fights the image of someone who stood to "withdraw" in Gaza. The fact that it is an American congressman who sounds the warning, and not courageous Israeli leadership, demonstrates the depth of the problem.