Weight of Western opinion is turning; Israel will face a changed reality

Global focus is more intense than on any other conflict; young American Jews are finding it difficult to square Israel’s actions with their progressive politics

Israel should take note: the weight of opinion is turning against it (Guardian)
JONATHAN FREEDLAND: Thanks in part to a global focus more intense than on any other conflict, western attitudes to the Middle East may be shifting

Even with a ceasefire, Israel must face a changed reality (New Yorker)
BERNARD AVISHAI: There is a growing sense that Israel cannot come out of this crisis the same country it was when it went into it

Young American Jews have reached a tipping point with Israel (Rolling Stone)
Many American Jews are finding it difficult to square Israel’s actions in Palestine with their progressive domestic politics

Photo: Demonstration in Germany, May 16, 2021 (Alexander Pohl)