A senior diplomat once captured Israel’s foreign relations for me in just four words: “The good is improving; the bad is deteriorating.”

The failure of Israeli public diplomacy is not a new phenomenon. Rather, it is the result of years of neglect, lack of coordination, and above all, the absence of clear and…

A senior diplomat once captured Israel’s foreign relations for me in just four words: “The good is improving; the bad is deteriorating.”

The Foreign Ministry's diminished role reflects a broader failure to integrate diplomacy into national security.