Israel weathers an international isolation that is more rhetorical than real. The war in Gaza is still far from turning the country into a pariah, despite the growing social unrest and the tone of the condemnations.

The US highlights its differences with Netanyahu by abstaining from the UN, but maintains arms deliveries to Israel. Israel, for example, will participate in Eurovision in May and its team played last week against Iceland in qualifying for the European soccer championship, unlike what happened with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.