France has joined the UK, Canada, Australia and Portugal in formally recognising a Palestinian state, leaving the increasingly isolated Israel more dependent on US support.

“America is all that stands between Israel and a pariah status that would have dire implications for its diplomatic, legal and military security,” said The Economist . But there are “cracks deep within the foundations of the alliance”.

What did the commentators say?

Despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s “blithe assurances” that relations with America are strong, “they are not”. Israel ’s prime minister has “riled the Trump administration” and is losing support from US voters across the board. Americans “rightly shudder” at the sight of starving children in Gaza, and Israel’s unilateral moves – such as missile strikes on

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