His immediate response has been clear enough: there will be no Israeli military withdrawal whatsoever until Hamas is completely disarmed. While diminishing support for Israel in the United States is certainly a major concern for Netanyahu, Israeli domestic opinion is, for now, far more important. Regardless, the longer-term danger to future Israeli governments may stem not from local or regional factors but from the international community – particularly Israel’s traditional allies in the West. Via PicrylIn the UK, for example, two new books publish first-hand accounts of the treatment of Palestinians. Successive recent governments have shared a commitment to controlling public dissent over the Israeli treatment of Palestinians, including novel legal interpretations of terrorism that have seen thousands of protesters arrested.