Jewish leading academic says Israel has lost 'world sympathy' through war actions

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Israel has lost “world sympathy” due to its actions in Gaza, which could fuel a much wider regional crisis, a leading Israeli-born academic has told The National.

Yossi Mekelberg warned that the conflict had reached a “boiling point” with the deaths of more than 8,000 Palestinian civilians, inexorably heightening the risk of spillover to other parts of the region.

The high civilian death toll reported by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which includes 2,700 children, is also having a detrimental effect on Israel’s mission to destroy the militant group by potentially sending more Palestinians into its ranks, he said.

They felt that they needed to react with as much power as possible to stabilise the situation and to restore some deterrence but in this process, so many civilians have been killed on the Palestinian side, which is having a destabilising impact on the region.”

Very well said!!

Speaking common sense that has been abandoned and suspended lately.

The major point of his analysis is the number of innocent civilians who have been killed as a result of the bombing campaign of Israel with emphasis given in the number of children who have died and how this has a detrimental effect on Israel's mission to destroy Hamas when at the same time it has infuriated and angered the entire Arab World and other Muslim Countries that now threaten Israel will military action.

I agree with the Professor and add that it was a huge mistake for Israel to retaliate the way it did believing this will control the situation by killing thousands of innocent civilians.

Also to add that the Prof needs to be careful with his criticisms as it won't be long until they accuse him of antisemitism, of showing sympathy for the terrorists, or for being a nazi sympathiser......

a reply to: Leviathan4

I don't think so.

I don't care about Israel at all. I remember the USSR Liberty. I don't think we should be sending them any money either.

But they're within their rights to do whatever they think is needed to destroy Hamas.

a reply to: Leviathan4



Many are calling Israel's strikes as genocidal violence.

a reply to: Leviathan4

Yep the billions from well-funded pro hamas terrorist groups including here in the US are working like a charm, we even see it here in ATS.

Money talks BS will say anything they want.

Keep it up, no everybody are idiots.

Interesting take on U.S.'s role in all of this.

a reply to: watchitburn

Some Arabs think so as well.

twitter.com...

Breaking News: Just now, #Hamas snipers have reportedly killed dozens of children and women on the streets, targeting those attempting to travel from north to south #Gaza and those displaying white flags as a sign of peace. [/quote[

originally posted by: NorthOS
a reply to: watchitburn

Some Arabs think so as well.

twitter.com...

Breaking News: Just now, #Hamas snipers have reportedly killed dozens of children and women on the streets, targeting those attempting to travel from north to south #Gaza and those displaying white flags as a sign of peace.

As one commenter said in that twitter feed, How does anyone know it was Hamas?

The Pentagon just told members of Congress that they will no longer be providing them transport to Israel. This policy is also going to apply to most DoD officials.

Blinken clearly got some more info about Netanyahu's future plans other than that he will not consider a ceasefire during their call today.

Israel has lost “world sympathy” due to its actions in Gaza,

By what percentage has Israel lost "world sympathy"?

Is "world sympathy" a necessary commodity that a country must have for it to act in its own self interest? And if so how much "world sympathy" must a country possess?

Many are calling Israel's strikes as genocidal violence.

How many? Do the numbers of people calling Israel's strikes a genocide of violence out number those that do not? And if so by how much? How many people around the world dont care eather way? By what mechanism does a country need to be concerned with the support it has from the citizens of other countries let alone their own country?

What power is there showing anecdotal examples of people who support Israel or hamas in this conflict?

“Yossi Mekelberg warned that the conflict had reached a “boiling point” with the deaths of more than 8,000 Palestinian civilians, inexorably heightening the risk of spillover to other parts of the region. ”

This no name random blowhard has it backwards.

The boiling point was in fact reached from the murder, barbarism and kidnapping by the palestinian hamas terror death cult.

He also thinks that Israel defending itself is a bad idea because it’s only going to cause more terror recruits.

There has never been, nor will there ever be, a lack of barbaric animals to replenish the ranks of these worldwide terrorists.

originally posted by: Dandandat3

Israel has lost “world sympathy” due to its actions in Gaza,

By what percentage has Israel lost "world sympathy"?

Is "world sympathy" a necessary commodity that a country must have for it to act in its own self interest? And if so how much "world sympathy" must a country possess?

Many are calling Israel's strikes as genocidal violence.

How many? Do the numbers of people calling Israel's strikes a genocide of violence out number those that do not? And if so by how much? How many people around the world dont care eather way? By what mechanism does a country need to be concerned with the support it has from the citizens of other countries let alone their own country?

What power is there showing anecdotal examples of people who support Israel or hamas in this conflict?

Lmao - they’ve lost 100 % support from morons idiots & imbeciles. Not doing so well with halfways normal adults. Even the Biden crew are forced to admit what Hamas did, and Israel’s right to self defense. Completely doing it to have any chance in 2024 elections, but they’re saying it nonetheless
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a reply to: Leviathan4

He is an academic, no "jewish leading Academic" Jewish politics are one of his "experteses", he wrote an opinion piece that is all.

Anybody can write opinion pieces, just like hamas has been doing since Israel fought back and using these pieces as the only truth coming from Gaza.

Professor Yossi Mekelberg
Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme

TextBiography
Yossi Mekelberg has been an associate fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House since 2002.

He was previously professor of international relations at Regent’s University, where he was head of the international relations and social sciences programme, and the faculty lead on outreach projects. He had taught at Regent’s University since 1996, and before that at King’s College, London.

his fields of expertise include the politics of the Middle East, Israeli politics, the Middle East peace process, international relations theory and US foreign policy towards the MENA region.

For four years he wrote a weekly column for the Al-Arabiya network before moving to write twice a week for Arab News. He is also a member of the Human Rights Watch London Committee.

In addition Yossi is a regular contributor to international media on a variety of international affairs issues.

I disagree with his opinion.

a reply to: Leviathan4

It was inevitable when your enemy fights like a little punk.

They were destined to lose sympathy from the moment the little punks went and hid in their urban catacombs.

Who else can blindside civilians, and run and take cover behind their friends and loved ones, and still win world sympathy?

It's gonna get bad. It's not going to be quick, and this is just beginning of the social goldfish memory reset. Palestine will gain popularity as support for Israel goes over a cliff.

Can't stop goldfish from being easily conditioned.

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: NorthOS
a reply to: watchitburn

Some Arabs think so as well.

twitter.com...

Breaking News: Just now, #Hamas snipers have reportedly killed dozens of children and women on the streets, targeting those attempting to travel from north to south #Gaza and those displaying white flags as a sign of peace.

As one commenter said in that twitter feed, How does anyone know it was Hamas?

Fair question.
But how does anyone know it was Israel?

Why would Israel risk losing support on the world stage by committing intentional targeting of civilians.

Also a waste of money, operational time, equipment and resources that could be utilized defending their other fronts that are being attacked.

There are also pictures of trucks blocking roads that are stopping civilians retreating to the south. We don’t know that is Hamas either.

What we do know is that Hamas uses civilians as human shields because they have done so in the past.

When do people start debating and being concerned about the other hits that Israel is taking from Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon?

Seems like it’s a non issue until Israel ramps up attacks on those countries. Then they will be condemned for defending themselves there as well.

The silence is telling.

It's just as Netanyahu wanted as he said in 2001!

Netanyahu ; A large scaled invasion on the Palestinian territory to get them to the point where they are afraid.. that everything is about to collapse. A fear that everything will collapse. That is what we need to achieve.
Interviewer: aren't you afraid that the world will call us occupiers? Netanyahu: The world won't say a thing. The world will say we are defending ourselves.
Interviewer: Aren't you afraid of the world, Bibi?- No.
Especially today with the US. I know how they are. America is very easy t o influence. They won't get in our way.
Interviewer; what if America does say something after all?
Bibi: So then they say something, so what?

Oh sweet.

Another, "Hate the Joos" thread.

originally posted by: DBCowboy
Oh sweet.

Another, "Hate the Joos" thread.

More like bittersweet. The west all going crazy about evil Russia, how evil they are and defending Israel on the same time like it's a little sweet angel.

a reply to: Plugit

Except Russia supports the Hamas.

carnegieendowment.org...

originally posted by: NorthOS
a reply to: Plugit

Except Russia supports the Hamas.

carnegieendowment.org...

So why Israel supported Hamas? Why they wanted Hamas there instead of the PLO so they gave Hamas lots of money & support to win.
theintercept.com...

Israel’s strategy of divide and conquer
“Hamas, to my great regret, is Israel’s creation.”

Yasser Arafat (who himself referred to Hamas as "a creature of Israel."

Just kill woman and children, flatten their houses, hamas and those people living there are all the same! Get them out and kill them, doesn't matter.
We want that land, we Israel the people of god are in our right!

Yet almost no Jew believes in Jesus and his words and do the opposite.

This only leads to more suffering, more deaths and a good change to WWIII/nukes.
Just defend this little angel Israel... all be will well!!

originally posted by: Plugit


Israel’s strategy of divide and conquer
“Hamas, to my great regret, is Israel’s creation.”

.

No, that is no true, history does not lie, is been posted over and over how Hamas came to be, their creator were the muslim brother hood.

History cannot be change just to fill propagandas to satisfied those that wants to find more faults on Israel.

It does not work that way.

Truth, hamas attacked Israel, killed, decapitated and took hostages of civilians including Americans, Israel defended themselves and now Israel is evil.

Reality can not be twisted for personal believes.