The Hubris of the Economist
A year after the weekly reckoned that Israel was on the ‘bleakest trajectory,’ it laments the Jewish state’s success.

Almost exactly one year to the day after the Economist published a cover story entitled “Israel Alone,” the British newspaper is out with an edition whose cover laments “Israel’s Hubris.” Both covers feature the flag of the Jewish state rippling in the gale. A year ago, Israel’s sin was its isolation. What a difference 12 months makes. Now it is “hubris” — that’s Greek for chutzpah — for which Israel is taken to task. Israel loses even when it’s winning.
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