Israel must put restoring its global standing above domestic politics - opinion

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The greatest threat facing Israel may not be military but diplomatic – and the next prime minister must act before it is too late.

Israel's next leader will sit at the head of a national table laden with critical challenges: the open fronts in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria; a vengeful Iran; the erosion of the rule of law in the West Bank; international sanctions; domestic polarization and crime in the Arab sector.Yet towering above them is the greatest threat of all: Israel's diplomatic collapse around the world, especially in the United States.

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