Netanyahu long since lost Thomas Friedman, whose love for the best side of Israel knows no bounds. Now he has lost the extremely hawkish Bret Stephens, and even Trump is making noises that don’t sound too great. Is this a warning sign?
You bet it is. If the Israeli government can’t even keep foreigners who almost always give it unqualified support on its side, it can’t expect any help from anyone outside its boundaries while the war drags on. It will be overstretched and completely isolated–all for the privilege of killing thousands of Palestinian noncombatants who aren’t responsible for the war.