Israel always listens, it can’t afford not to. Just don’t confuse public statements with private pressure.
The US-Israel security partnership (intelligence) and Israeli lobby carry a lot of influence in D.C., so often times those two (public vs. private) don’t actually align because it takes a lot less political capital to make worthless PR statements, then to apply meaningful behind the scenes pressure.
Israel always listens, it can’t afford not to. Just don’t confuse public statements with private pressure.
The US-Israel security partnership (intelligence) and Israeli lobby carry a lot of influence in D.C., so often times those two (public vs. private) don’t actually align because it takes a lot less political capital to make worthless PR statements, then to apply meaningful behind the scenes pressure.