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Israel Is More Isolated Than Ever. Is It Enough to End the Gaza Genocide?

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Buttu, D. (2026, October 7). Israel Is More Isolated Than Ever. Is It Enough to End the Gaza Genocide? Zeteo. https://zeteo.com/p/israel-is-more-isolated-than-ever

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This interview essay discusses how support for Palestine has grown significantly over the past three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, leading to a shift in global public opinion against Israel. The author notes that while many celebrities and public figures now openly support Palestine, there has been little change in actual policy or actions taken by countries towards Israel. Over 200,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed, injured, or are missing due to ongoing conflicts, yet trade with Israel continues and no significant measures have been taken against Israeli officials accused of war crimes. The essay questions why global decision-makers have not acted on the changing public sentiment regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Diana Buttu writes in Zeteo about the increasing isolation of Israel and changing public opinion towards Palestinians. She notes that support for Palestinians has grown significantly, with public figures like Megyn Kelly altering their stance due to criticism over previous statements. Polls indicate that Israel is not liked, even in the United States. Palestine solidarity movements continue to draw large crowds; for example, Palestine marches attract thousands of participants. Notably, artists who avoid taking a clear stand on Israel’s actions, such as Ed Sheeran, face consequences like decreased ticket sales. Buttu emphasizes that staying neutral on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is no longer an option and highlights the growing recognition and support for Palestinians' rights globally.

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Diana Buttu
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🔮 To the outside observer, the “pro-Netanyahu” and “anti-Netanyahu” labels imply that there are two different visions for the country and that the policies of the next government will depend on which one wins the elections.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Elections cannot produce change in Israel
🔮 It’s not that I couldn’t have imagined criticizing Israel publicly – or at the very least calling for a “free Palestine” – in the West would no longer be taboo; I just never thought it would take so long and come at such an enormous cost to Palestinians.
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Gaza Israel Israeli Palestine Palestinians

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Israel GPE · 9× Palestinians NORP · 4× Gaza GPE · 3× Israeli NORP · 3× Palestine GPE · 3× Hamas ORG · 1× U.S.-funded GPE · 1× Zach Bryan PERSON · 1× Zeteo ORG · 1× – Mehdi Macklemore PERSON · 1×

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Palestine marches continue to attract thousands, and even in the United States, public opinion polls are showing that Israel is not liked – so much so that Megyn Kelly, a woman who, just a year ago, said that we Palestinians were “fine” having our children starve just so that we “can put them on camera,” has begun to change her tune.
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🔮 It’s not that I couldn’t have imagined criticizing Israel publicly – or at the very least calling for a “free Palestine” – in the West would no longer be taboo; I just never thought it would take so long and come at such an enormous cost to Palestinians.

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Note from our Editor-in-Chief: This interview essay is part of our special week-long coverage marking three years since the horrific Hamas Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the U.S.-funded Israeli genocide in Gaza that followed. asserted
that → mark → Gaza
If you’re not already a paid subscriber, become one today to get full access to all of Zeteo’s Oct. 7 coverage and more. asserted
you → ’re → coverage
Today, Palestine can be seen and heard everywhere. asserted
Palestine → see → ?
For the first time, supporting Israel is costly and staying “neutral” is not an option – just ask Ed Sheeran, whose ticket sales have plummeted for his mealy-mouthed bothsidesism and “it’s complicated” stance. asserted
it → support → bothsidesism
Palestine marches continue to attract thousands, and even in the United States, public opinion polls are showing that Israel is not liked – so much so that Megyn Kelly, a woman who, just a year ago, said that we Palestinians were “fine” having our children starve just so that we “can put them on camera,” has begun to change her tune. asserted
we → continue → tune
It’s not that I couldn’t have imagined criticizing Israel publicly – or at the very least calling for a “free Palestine” – in the West would no longer be taboo; I just never thought it would take so long and come at such an enormous cost to Palestinians. asserted
it → ’ → Palestinians
In just three years, over 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured, or are missing; children are being starved, and their limbs blown off; Israeli bombings have not stopped; and Israel continues to use Palestinian bodies to test out the latest AI mass-killing invention. asserted
Israel → kill → invention
And while global public opinion has shifted, we still have not seen this translate into a shift in policy. asserted
this → shift → policy
Bombs are still being sent to Israel; trade is still flowing with Israel (despite proclamations that they will stop), and Benjamin Netanyahu (and his entire cabinet of war crimes supporters) is still roaming freely, despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. asserted
Netanyahu → send → warrant
Israel continues to speak very openly about ethnic cleansing, not just in Gaza but in the West Bank and in Lebanon, and the Israeli public continues to deny (or not care) that it has carried out genocide. asserted
it → continue → genocide
In Gaza, Israel steals more and more land, kills more Palestinians, and has, one year into a so-called ceasefire, not allowed any reconstruction material to enter the Strip because it has made clear that it aims to ethnically cleanse. asserted
aims → steal → Strip
It’s no longer a secret – and the global public is catching on, but why haven’t the decision-makers? asserted
makers → ’ → ?
Why haven’t the bomb shipments stopped? asserted
shipments → stop → ?
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