What Was the Tipping Point on Gaza?

In July, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France is planning to recognize a Palestinian state-joining the ranks of more than 100 global states, most of which are non-European, which had already done so. His decision was a clear shot across the arc of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israeli behavior in Gaza. This point has been clarified in the following days by news that the UK also intends to identify a Palestinian state if progress has not been made towards a ceasefire before the United Nations General Assembly in September.

For France and the United Kingdom, the choice of recognition of the Palestinian state is less than any meaning that this is a symbolic gesture that will often work, and more than the fact that it will increase the pressure on Netanyahu to change the path. However, these are only the main developments for several weeks that you feel as if the wave of world public opinion and government work swings from commitment and indifference to Gaza, to a more open feeling of popular disgust and preparing to criticize Israel. Even Barry Weiss Free pressFor a long time from the supporting press of Israel, he published an article that argues that although there is no way to know whether the crimes against humanity were committed in Gaza, the possibility exists.

In July, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France is planning to recognize a Palestinian state-joining the ranks of more than 100 global states, most of which are non-European, which had already done so. His decision was a clear shot across the arc of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israeli behavior in Gaza. This point has been clarified in the following days by news that the UK also intends to identify a Palestinian state if progress has not been made towards a ceasefire before the United Nations General Assembly in September.

For France and the United Kingdom, the choice of recognition of the Palestinian state is less than any meaning that this is a symbolic gesture that will often work, and more than the fact that it will increase the pressure on Netanyahu to change the path. However, these are only the main developments for several weeks that you feel as if the wave of world public opinion and government work swings from commitment and indifference to Gaza, to a more open feeling of popular disgust and preparing to criticize Israel. Even Barry Weiss Free pressFor a long time from the supporting press of Israel, he published an article that argues that although there is no way to know whether the crimes against humanity were committed in Gaza, the possibility exists.

In their own way, these efforts made to exempt the citizens of Israel proactively from the things that are likely to be implemented in their name, recognize the extent to which the global debate is transformed: even most Western Israeli supporters are increasingly concerned about the long -term damage to the country’s global image. It is clear that the reputation of Israel is suffering in the world, even among Western countries that have long been the most powerful supporter. In June, the pure preference for Israel in every major Western European country was more than 40 points underwater. In France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, only about 15 percent of the people surveyed believed that the Israeli campaign in Gaza was a proportional or reasonable response to Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023. Even in the United States-the strongest strongholds of unconditional support-the polls, suggest nearly Americans risk if they are delivered. Party gap).

Whether this transformation – and the continuous decline in the reputation of Israel worldwide – will already change the policy of the Netanyahu government or do anything to improve the suffering in Gaza, unfortunately a much more difficult question to answer it. But more important than public opinion, which has decreased for a very long time, may be an increased weight of government Opprobrium. In addition to the United Kingdom, France and other countries that are committed to recognition of a Palestinian state if the ceasefire is not achieved, there is the case of the German government. Just six months after the announcement of Israel’s existence as an essential job for modern Germany, Counselor Friedrich Mirz announced that the country will stop arms exports to Israel. The European Commission has strengthened, although it is still resisting the full comment of the Israel Association’s agreement with the European Union, its speech and discusses a partial comment.

All this raises the question: Why now? After all, the massacre in Gaza continued for nearly two years. There are some factors that we can refer to that which indicates the reason for seeing this turning point.

To anyone, and The arguments against the belief that atrocities occur weaker. Hamas is still controlling some of the remaining civil society in the Gaza Strip, including the victims produced by the Ministry of Health, but there is ample evidence now to support the high infection rate in the region. Some of these arguments are increasingly bleeding in semi -common theories about the fake atrocities and photographers who perceive the international press.

It would be ideal for international journalists to go to Gaza and find facts for themselves; It is also an inevitable fact that the Israeli government prevents this. Last week, it was reported that although Sky News was allowed to be on a plane while aid in Gaza’s decline in Gaza, it was banned from photography and was told that future aid would be blocked if that happened.

However, even without this, it is increasingly clear that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has become unacceptable. Doctors from international charitable societies reported their wounds to a purposeful targeting and a lack of basic pain relievers in hospitals. Humanitarian organizations such as Jose Andres’s central kitchen have struggled to receive enough food due to the Israeli blockade. It may be true that aid is stolen and denied what is noticed – as some of the strongest supporters of Israel argue – but this is not a reflection of some unique Palestinian selfishness. It is a reflection of despair, and it is now visible to the world.

Another reason for the shift in global opinion is that the denial of the Israeli government – along with the ongoing violence from settlers against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem – has become increasingly unclear. Bizalil Sotrich, one of the most Israeli government ministers, has called for the annexation of Gaza and even the expulsion, through the “voluntary migration” of the Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank. Another minister, Amichai Eliyahu, said that Israel does not bear the responsibility for feeding the Palestinians, who indicated that he should be expelled from the region. Since respectable international institutions such as the World Food Program have turned from talking about “suffering” to “hunger” and “sharp starvation”, these statements have become more difficult to reconcile with reality.

The last element of this transformation, although it is less important, is that the specter of protests on campus and anti -Semitism has greatly calmed down in the United States. Many protests in 2024 were good, but the relatively intense demands for many of these movements-and chaos in universities-were negatively seen by many Americans. These protests were partially dissipated by the arrival of the summer vacation, but they also wither at a later time, under a campaign from the university and police departments and even the direct pressure from the Trump administration.

Ironically, the protests they are exposed have made it easy for the prevailing commentators and conservatives in the United States to criticize Israel’s actions, because they no longer have any opinions considered extremist. It even allows some people within the Republican Party-including the figures associated with Maga, such as Tucker Carlson-the political space that publicly wonders about the reason for the United States benefiting from the support of the Israel War.

The most important question is whether any of this really matters to end the suffering in Gaza. There is certainly an increasing concern in Israel and its supporters around the world about the decline in the country’s image. Israeli government officials and thinkers are increasingly opposed to the full occupation of Gaza. In a recent poll, 74 percent of the Israeli respondents said they support a deal with Hamas that would liberate all hostages in exchange for ending the war. However, this did not do much to change Netanyahu’s willingness to maintain conflict and satisfy his extremist extremist coalition partners.

Netanyahu seems to be determined to move forward in a devastating occupation of Gaza that will only do little to bring the hostages to the home or solve the basic security problems of Israel. It is also not the steps of the French and the British towards the political recognition of a Palestinian state. The needle is likely to turn in the absence of greater pressure on Israel.

The elephant in the room, of course, is the position of the United States – in particular, the location of the Republicans. Democrats, although it has long been opposing the issue of Israel, is increasingly opening their criticism, including a modern attempt in congress to prevent additional weapons sales to Israel. In contrast, the conflict over Israel is only the appearance of the Republican Party. In early August, US House Speaker Mike Johnson visited the western wall in Jerusalem and said that his prayers were “America will always stand with Israel.” Representative Margori Taylor Green, at the same time, criticized “genocide, the humanitarian crisis, and the hunger that occurs in Gaza.” It is difficult to classify the division within the Republican Party: Johnson and Jereen referred to their evangelical faith while talking about Israel, for example, both of whom were strong to US President Donald Trump. To date, it was the most frank strangers in the party who turned more than others over Israel, but there is little arrangement for this unbridled reorganization.

Trump remains himself A puzzle on Israel. He publicly thought about an American role in rebuilding Gaza, but he complained about Netanyahu’s willingness to withdraw the United States to Israeli chaos. According to reports, Trump is not opposed to the Israeli Israeli occupation in Gaza, but it also prompted Israel to allow more assistance in the region after his attention was caught about the pictures of the Palestinians who are starving.

The biggest danger is the possibility that Trump concludes that the United States should participate in a tangible ability to occupy and rebuild Gaza – by paying a lot of the cost of the devastating war of Israel in this process. Netanyahu has publicly embraced this idea in the past, although it is not clear whether it is currently supporting it. Regardless, this will be a huge, unforgettable mistake for the United States – which risk preparing half of the world and the country’s involvement in crimes against humanity.

The best approach is to stop the supply of weapons and ammunition to Israel, pressure the Israeli government to allow more food and medical supplies in Gaza, and to use the American influence to push strongly for a peace agreement. Currently, Trump appears to be not ready to go to this extent. But with the start of more of his Maga base to question the relationship of the United States and Israel, the president may find that the unlimited support for Israel is not as it was believed.