Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today In diplomacy, symbolism and tone matter; insults and arrogance backed by bombs are not easily forgotten. Given Israel's actions in Gaza, the West Bank, and across the region, the last thing Lebanese want is a tone-deaf appeal from NetanyahuShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe07:50 PM • June 11 2026 IDTBeyond hard and soft power, diplomacy also involves a great deal of ceremony and symbolism. How you talk to friends or enemies is critical – it's the "relations" part of foreign relations.CommentsIn the NewsThe Snarky, Tone-deaf Diplomacy of Netanyahu's IsraelWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Hundreds of Haredi Anti-draft Protesters Block Key Roads Across Central IsraelTrump Threatens to Hit Iran 'Very Hard Tonight,' Hints at Kharg Island OperationIsrael Deports French Journalist, Accuses Her of Supporting HamasRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza