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Israel Unbound

The conventional wisdom is that Israel’s persistent occupation of Palestinian lands is irreparably damaging its international standing. The reality, however, is that Israel currently enjoys an unprecedented degree of global influence, as a slew of new challenges give its foreign policy significantly more room for maneuver.

TEL AVIV – Israel’s persistent occupation of Palestinian lands is irreparably damaging its international standing – or so the conventional wisdom goes. In fact, Israel currently enjoys a degree of global influence unprecedented in its history, as a slew of new international challenges give its foreign policy, long held hostage by the single issue of Palestine, significantly more room for maneuver.

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