International community must increase isolation of Israel

Boycotts, divestments, and sanctions are needed until all Palestinians are allowed to live freely in a truly independent state alongside Israel, writes Daoud Kuttab.

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu certainly has reason to celebrate. He surprised nearly everyone by securing a decisive electoral victory, winning a third consecutive term in office after his right-wing Likud party gained a five-seat advantage in the Knesset over its main rival, the centre-left Zionist Union.

But the celebration is likely to be short. The way Netanyahu finagled this outcome — renouncing his commitment to a two-state solution with Palestine and pledging to continue building settlements on occupied land — will almost certainly have serious political and diplomatic consequences for Israel.