Folha de São Paulo is the largest-circulation paper and media website in Brazil, the most populous country in Latin America. It is considered a paper of record and appeals especially to a left-of-center readership. The paper approached AJC CEO David Harris, after he was interviewed on the dilemmas of ethics, from a Jewish perspective, for a popular Brazilian show.
Hamas is a death-worshipping jihadist terrorist group. Israel is a democratic state that protects all of its citizens - Jews and Arabs alike - against their murderous actions. What it would take for Israel to attract the sympathy of the Western commentariat.
From Washington, the issue of American leadership – much in the news these days in the wake of President Trump’s recent interactions with counterparts in Europe and the Middle East – has a distinctly abstract air.
For now, the US, Israel, the EU and some Arab states appear more willing to help the Palestinians in Gaza than their own leaders. This, of course, is not new. It is the tragic ongoing curse of Palestinian history.