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London and other capitals around the world have experienced large protests against the war in Gaza. Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images

Netanyahu remains unmoved by Israel’s lurch toward pariah status − but at home and abroad, Israelis are suffering the consequences

Invites are rescinded, teams and singers are booed, and citizens wonder if they should disclose their nationality. Israelis are feeling the effects of international isolation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony of the Knesset Museum, in the old building of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, 11 August 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg / AP POOL

Israeli PM Netanyahu denounces ‘weak’ Albanese in social media outburst

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a stunning attack on prime minister Albanese, calling him ‘weak’ and saying he ‘abandoned Australia’s Jews’.
Palestinians crowd to get food in Gaza City on July 30, 2025. Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images

Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American‑backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen

US officials have used a number of rhetorical strategies – ways of talking about something – to distance the country from, and avoid responsibility for, atrocities committed by those it supports.
Druze militiamen ride a motorcycle past the site of an alleged Israeli army strike on the main road outside the Druze-majority town of Sweida, Syria, on July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Israel’s attack on Syria: Protecting the Druze minority or a regional power play?

Israel’s strikes in Syria, framed as protecting the Druze, reflect a strategy to fragment the Syrian state and secure Israel’s role as the dominant regional power.

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