Changing Global Sentiments Toward Israel - An Analysis Through Machiavelli’s Lens

Changing Global Sentiments Toward Israel - An Analysis Through Machiavelli’s Lens

A ruler’s greatest mistake is believing they can govern through old fears when they can no longer convince the people. The state of Israel, for a long time, invested in the world’s conscience; rising from the ashes of the Holocaust, it successfully turned its victimhood into diplomatic capital. But as Machiavelli warned: “Love may be fleeting, but hatred accumulates.”