(UnHerd) Prof. Edward Luttwak - In spite of all the anti-Israel demonstrations around the world, Israel is definitely winning the political war. How times have changed since 1967, when socialist Israel still enjoyed the enthusiastic support of global "progressives," but was so diplomatically isolated that it received no support at all from Europe or America when openly threatened with war by Egypt, Jordan and Syria. France had been willing to sell weapons to Israel, but Charles de Gaulle stopped all further sales as soon as the fighting started. In Rome, a cargo of gas masks headed for Tel Aviv was intercepted at the airport. This time it has all been very different. The U.S., UK and EU did not try to stop the Israeli counter-offensive against Hamas, with the U.S. sending military supplies. While in UN venues, Russia and China declared their support for the Palestinians, Moscow has continued to cooperate smoothly with Israel's air force as it operates over Syria to attack Iran's Revolutionary Guards, while not one Chinese partner has withdrawn from any joint venture in Israel. Likewise, not one Arab country with whom Israel has diplomatic relations has interrupted them in any way. The writer is a contractual strategic consultant for the U.S. government.
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