Peter Beinart
American journalist and commentator; former editor of The New Republic; professor at CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and editor-at-large of Jewish Currents; writes the newsletter The Beinart Notebook.
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Their wordsKraft and Netanyahu’s actions aren’t merely morally loathsome. They’re politically stupid.
↗From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its criticstheguardian.com 1st of 5 in this piece
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Pro-Israel leaders are doubling down instead of making concessions to save Israel's reputation.
Their wordsWere pro-Israel leaders savvy, they would greet the turn in American opinion with tactical concessions aimed at salvaging Israel’s reputation. Instead, they’re doubling down.
↗From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its criticstheguardian.com 2nd of 5 in this piece
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Faced with losing something they took for granted, people become more aggressive, not more prudent.
Their wordsBut loss aversion suggests that when faced with the loss of something people have taken for granted, they don’t become more prudent. They become more aggressive.
↗From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its criticstheguardian.com 3rd of 5 in this piece
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Loss aversion among Israel's defenders is part of why Israel's public standing keeps declining.
Their wordsThis is loss aversion in action, and it’s part of the reason that Israel’s public standing keeps declining.
↗From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its criticstheguardian.com 4th of 5 in this piece
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Israel's champions are likely to keep answering critics in ways that strengthen the criticisms.
Their wordsIn the meantime, Israel’s champions are likely to keep answering its critics in ways that strengthen the very criticisms they are trying to quash.
↗From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its criticstheguardian.com 5th of 5 in this piece