Here Is How to Bring Israel Out of Isolation

Dr. Efron is the Israel policy chair and a senior fellow at RAND. She wrote from Tel Aviv.

Israel’s international isolation is deepening.

In recent months, Luxembourg, a hub for the issuing of Israel Bonds in Europe, said it would stop approving their sale. Britain announced a ban on the import of goods made in West Bank settlements and sanctions on anyone who finances or profits from them. Canada and France joined it and nine other European countries expressed support for the move. For the first time, G7 states have now normalized the idea of sanctioning Israelis.

The hope of many Israelis and Israel’s supporters........

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