Israeli analyst: Israel faces political defeat in Europe and the US

Israeli analyst Avi Yissacharoff said, “Every visit to a European city reveals the scale of the political defeat Israel is facing: pro-Palestine banners are displayed in the streets, young people wear the Palestinian keffiyeh, and demonstrations and strikes are organized in support of Gaza.”

He added that Hamas has succeeded in winning widespread sympathy among European publics, while the Israeli government has failed to sway public opinion.

Yissacharoff pointed out that more alarming is Israel’s failure to influence American public opinion, even within the Republican Party, which has begun to take positions that are less biased in favor of Israel than in the past.