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Elvis Costello, whose music dominated my 20s, joins the boycott of Israel. As I’ve said before, Israel is losing the battle for public opinion in the West. Europe is pretty much gone, and I think the United States public may be next. I worry because I want Israel to exist, and this trend threatens that. ...

By , a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy.
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Elvis Costello, whose music dominated my 20s, joins the boycott of Israel. As I've said before, Israel is losing the battle for public opinion in the West. Europe is pretty much gone, and I think the United States public may be next. I worry because I want Israel to exist, and this trend threatens that.

Elvis Costello, whose music dominated my 20s, joins the boycott of Israel. As I’ve said before, Israel is losing the battle for public opinion in the West. Europe is pretty much gone, and I think the United States public may be next. I worry because I want Israel to exist, and this trend threatens that.

(HT to Juan Cole)

Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1

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