Israel's international isolation is painful. But it is also necessary | Opinion

For Israelis, international delegitimization is also personal. Tel Aviv-based artist and anti-war activist Addam Yekutieli wrote about silent or blatant boycotts of Israelis across all fields: "From just being a pariah state, we ourselves, as individuals, are pariahs." The response I got most often was "oh," followed by awkward silence, when I mentioned I was from Israel while traveling in Europe.

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