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December 4, 2012

Israel's List of Friends Keeps Getting Shorter

Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg

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Shortly after the UN vote, Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon, said, “This day is the day of the historic rout of the Palestinians.” But Israel’s collapsing reputation among even its friends suggests that the rout is moving in a different direction.

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TAGGED: Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Julia Gillard, Australia, Benjamin Netanyahu, Settlements, Middle East, United States, Israel

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