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Is Israel really isolated? Polls and diplomacy point in opposite directions
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President Donald Trump predicted in recent days that additional countries would soon join the Abraham Accords, renewing debate over whether Israel is becoming increasingly isolated or continuing to expand its most important strategic relationships.
«The Abraham Accords have been, I think, a tremendous success,» Trump said during a Tuesday Oval Office meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. «I think you’re going to see a lot of countries joining pretty soon.»
Trump’s prediction underscores a central debate about Israel’s global position: Public support for the country has fallen sharply in the United States and across much of the world, yet Israel continues to build or preserve diplomatic, military, energy and technology relationships with foreign governments.
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President Donald Trump predicted in recent days that additional countries would soon join the Abraham Accords. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The Abraham Accords, brokered by the Trump administration in 2020, normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sunday. Trump has made expanding the agreements a central goal of his Middle East strategy.
The dispute depends partly on how isolation is measured. Critics point to worsening public opinion, pressure at international institutions and growing opposition among Democrats and younger voters. Israeli officials and conservative foreign-policy experts argue that government-to-government cooperation remains strong and, in some regions, is expanding.
Trump reinforced that strategy Thursday by saying a U.S. civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia would depend on the kingdom joining the Abraham Accords. The statement showed the administration attempting to use one of Washington’s most valuable offers to Riyadh to secure normalization with Israel, but it did not demonstrate that Saudi Arabia had agreed to do so.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon rejected the contention that Israel had become isolated.
«The claim that Israel is an isolated country is simply not true,» Danon told Fox News Digital. «While the campaign to dismantle the Hamas terrorist organization has drawn international criticism, Israel’s relationships with other countries have not weakened. They have evolved.»
Former White House national security official Richard Goldberg similarly argued that Israel retains strong support among conservatives and that its electoral gains are translating into closer government relations.
«Polling in the United States shows massive support among conservatives and Republicans, including self-described MAGA, for Israel still,» Goldberg told Fox News Digital. «And that’s reflected around the world, particularly among conservative candidates and parties that win elected office right now.»
Goldberg pointed to political changes in Latin America, expanding partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean and Israel’s continuing defense and technology relationships as evidence that public criticism has not translated into comprehensive strategic isolation.
The dispute comes amid polling that shows Israel retaining deep support among Republicans while losing ground across the broader American electorate and much of the world.
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Anti-Israel protests in Istanbul. (Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images)
Eighty percent of self-identified MAGA Republicans said Israel’s security matters to U.S. security and prosperity, a Reagan Institute survey released in June found, while 73% supported sending Israel U.S. weapons. Among MAGA Republicans under 30, 63% said Israel’s security matters to the United States and 60% supported sending weapons.
The same survey found that broader support was narrowing. Sixty-five percent of Americans said Israel’s security matters to U.S. security and prosperity, down six percentage points from a year earlier.
The figure fell nine points among Democrats to 57%, compared with 75% of Republicans and 80% of MAGA Republicans.
A Pew Research Center survey published in June found that a median of 67% of adults across 36 countries viewed Israel unfavorably, while 25% viewed it favorably. The findings came from Pew’s Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.
In the United States, 60% of adults viewed Israel unfavorably, up from 53% in 2025 and 42% in 2022, according to a separate Pew survey conducted March 23 to March 29. Eighty percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents held an unfavorable view, while negative assessments were also widespread among adults under 50.
Israel no longer held a statistically significant advantage over the Palestinians in Americans’ sympathies, Gallup reported in February. Forty-one percent said they sympathized more with the Palestinians and 36% with the Israelis, although Gallup said the five-point difference was not statistically significant.
In 2023, 54% sympathized more with Israelis and 31% with Palestinians.
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel highlighted that erosion during a July 8 speech at Tel Aviv University.
«Support for Israel around the world is declining,» Emanuel said, «The only diplomatic achievement Israel has secured in the past three years is Somaliland.»
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Anti-Israel activists hold banners that include, «globalize the intifada» during a protest commemorating Nakba Day May 15, 2025, in the Brooklyn, New York. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Emanuel’s conclusion focuses on Israel’s declining public legitimacy and its strained position in traditional diplomatic institutions. Goldberg and Danon argue that it overlooks expanding government-to-government relationships built around defense, intelligence, energy, technology and trade.
Goldberg pointed in particular to Latin America, where he said newly elected conservative governments have made closer ties with Israel an early priority.
«Every time a government in South America right now flips from left wing to right wing, one of the first things they do is reestablish better relations with Israel, withdraw recognition of a Palestinian state and see what else they can do to make Israel a strategic partner,» Goldberg said.
He cited Argentina under President Javier Milei and the proposed «Isaac Accords,» along with political changes in Chile, Colombia and Bolivia, as evidence of a broader realignment.
Goldberg also argued that Israel remains central to emerging partnerships involving energy, defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure.
«If you’re in the Eastern Mediterranean and you’re Greece and you are Cyprus, you’re thinking about how do we work with Israel to make the Eastern Mediterranean partnership even stronger,» he said. «If you’re Armenia and Azerbaijan in a tough neighborhood between Turkey and Iran, you’re talking to Israel, you’re getting closer to Israel.»
Israel, Greece and Cyprus reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a trilateral summit in December 2025, agreeing to expand cooperation in energy, security, emergency preparedness and regional connectivity.
Danon said the diplomatic shift is visible even inside the United Nations, an institution where Israel routinely faces critical resolutions and public condemnation.
«We see this every day in the corridors of the United Nations,» he said. «While many South American countries were once highly critical of Israel in recent years, we are now cooperating with many of them. These discussions are happening in public and behind the scenes.»
«As Israel’s official representative to the United Nations, I regularly meet with ambassadors from around the world, including from Arab countries, to quietly advance initiatives where we share common interests,» Danon said.
Danon went further than Goldberg in assessing Israel’s position since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks and the subsequent war.
«Compared to the period before October 7th, Israel is in a far stronger geostrategic position,» Danon said. «That is reflected not only in regional developments but also in the country’s diplomatic relationships around the world.»
The competing evidence suggests that much of the disagreement depends on how isolation is defined.
Israel may be losing public support and influence in traditional international institutions while simultaneously preserving or expanding government-to-government cooperation in defense, technology, intelligence, energy and agriculture.
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European Union Council President, Charles Michel (center), Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meet in January 2020 in West Jerusalem. (PhKobi Gideon / GPO / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Goldberg acknowledged that relationships driven by conservative political victories could become vulnerable when governments change.
But he argued that Israel is increasingly building relationships around durable national interests rather than political ideology alone.
The central risk for Israel is that today’s collapse in public opinion could eventually reshape tomorrow’s government policies. Conservative governments may currently protect and expand strategic ties, but younger voters and left-wing parties could alter those relationships after future elections.
Israel is scheduled to hold national elections Oct. 27, the country’s first since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.
Goldberg argued that a change in Israel’s government would provide a test of whether international opposition is directed primarily at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or at Israel itself.
«If there is somebody else who becomes prime minister next, we will have to evaluate,» Goldberg said. «Those very loud detractors of Israel who right now use Netanyahu as their symbol for bashing and say it’s not about Israel, it’s about Netanyahu, they’ll be put to the test very quickly.»
He noted that the boycott movement and anti-Israel campus organizations remained active during the previous government led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, when Netanyahu was not prime minister.
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President Donald Trump predicted in recent days that additional countries would soon join the Abraham Accords, renewing debate over whether Israel is becoming increasingly isolated or continuing to expand its most important strategic relationships.
«Is their hatred and venom really just about Bibi Netanyahu, or is it fundamentally about a Jewish state that they don’t like existing?» Goldberg asked.
For now, both realities appear to be unfolding at once: Israel remains a sought-after military, intelligence and technology partner for a growing group of governments, while its support among the global public has fallen to levels that could eventually threaten those relationships.
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La inteligencia artificial dificulta el acceso al primer empleo de miles de jóvenes en EE. UU. con filtros automáticos
Miles de graduados y postulantes a empleos de nivel inicial en Estados Unidos encuentran obstáculos en los procesos de selección a causa de herramientas automáticas de cribado basadas en inteligencia artificial. La adopción masiva de estos sistemas por parte de las empresas durante los últimos dos años ha repercutido en las tasas de contratación juvenil, en un contexto donde la eficiencia y el volumen de postulaciones impulsan la digitalización del reclutamiento.
Según un informe publicado en 2026 por la firma estadounidense Greenhouse, solo el 21% de los responsables de recursos humanos en el país confía plenamente en que los sistemas automáticos evitan rechazar postulantes calificados. Una encuesta paralela realizada por la consultora Gallup muestra que la desconfianza de los jóvenes hacia la inteligencia artificial en el empleo aumentó de 22% a 31% en un año, mientras que la proporción de quienes consideran que la tecnología reduce habilidades y oportunidades profesionales supera el 60%.
El uso de algoritmos de selección y sistemas de seguimiento de candidatos (ATS) se consolidó en los procesos de incorporación laboral durante la segunda mitad de la década, una tendencia reforzada por el crecimiento del volumen de postulaciones y la necesidad de optimizar recursos en las compañías. De acuerdo con la American Staffing Association, alrededor del 49% de los buscadores de empleo percibe que la inteligencia artificial aplicada a la selección es más sesgada que la revisión humana, lo que alimenta el debate sobre equidad y acceso a oportunidades.
Los sistemas de filtrado automático, conocidos como Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), son plataformas tecnológicas que utilizan inteligencia artificial para gestionar y organizar grandes volúmenes de solicitudes laborales. Estas herramientas identifican palabras clave en los currículos y cartas de presentación, seleccionando los perfiles que mejor coinciden con los requerimientos de la vacante. Según datos de Greenhouse, en la mayoría de los casos el primer análisis lo realiza un algoritmo, sin intervención directa de un reclutador humano.
El avance de estos sistemas ha permitido a las empresas reducir tiempos y costos, pero también ha generado riesgos de exclusión para postulantes cuyos perfiles no se ajustan exactamente a los parámetros definidos. Investigadores de Stanford University, Chapman University y Northeastern University analizaron 4 millones de aplicaciones laborales y concluyeron que los algoritmos producen desigualdades, especialmente cuando los candidatos aplican repetidas veces a vacantes gestionadas por el mismo proveedor tecnológico. Esta situación puede derivar en rechazos sistemáticos y reducción de oportunidades para ciertos grupos, según el estudio.
La reducción de oportunidades para jóvenes y recién graduados es una de las principales consecuencias de la automatización en la selección de personal. El informe de Ambition Search indica que los programas de ingreso para graduados y los puestos de nivel inicial cayeron un 33% en 2025, situándose en el nivel más bajo desde 2018. En marzo de 2026, el número de jóvenes fuera de la educación, el empleo o la formación alcanzó los 1,012,000, de acuerdo con datos oficiales procesados por la consultora.
La encuesta de Gallup revela que el 62% de los estadounidenses entre 14 y 29 años considera que la inteligencia artificial dificulta el desarrollo de habilidades y el acceso a un empleo que permita el crecimiento profesional. Además, el mismo estudio detectó una disminución del 5,5% en la contratación de personas de entre 22 y 25 años en sectores expuestos a la automatización, mientras que los trabajadores mayores no experimentaron variaciones significativas.
La American Staffing Association señala que el 49% de los candidatos percibe sesgos negativos en los sistemas automáticos, lo que afecta la diversidad y la equidad en el acceso laboral. “La principal vía de ajuste ha sido la caída en nuevas contrataciones, más que el despido de empleados actuales”, señala el informe de Gallup.
La automatización en la selección de personal presenta desafíos para la diversidad y la equidad, según especialistas y entidades laborales. Ambition Search advierte que, si los algoritmos se entrenan para seleccionar perfiles que coinciden con patrones históricos, las empresas pueden perder variedad y restringir la incorporación de talentos con experiencias diferentes. El informe de Greenhouse subraya que los sistemas automáticos afectan especialmente a quienes envían solicitudes a varias compañías que utilizan el mismo proveedor tecnológico, ya que el algoritmo tiende a rechazar sistemáticamente los perfiles que no superaron filtros previos.
En la práctica, esto reduce las oportunidades de quienes buscan empleo en sectores con alta demanda y competencia. La American Staffing Association recomienda a las empresas revisar periódicamente los criterios de los algoritmos y ofrecer alternativas para quienes no avanzan en la primera fase automática, con el fin de evitar la exclusión involuntaria.
Algunas grandes organizaciones de Estados Unidos han anunciado iniciativas para asegurar el acceso de jóvenes al mercado laboral. Bank of America informó a medios estadounidenses que mantiene su compromiso de contratar anualmente a miles de graduados, revisando sus procesos internos para garantizar la equidad. El director ejecutivo, Brian Moynihan, declaró en entrevistas difundidas por Fox Business que la entidad financiera promueve programas específicos de incorporación, pese a la tendencia general de reducción de vacantes de nivel inicial.
La American Staffing Association y la Harris Poll publicaron en 2026 un informe en el que recomiendan mayor transparencia en el empleo de inteligencia artificial y la adopción de mejores prácticas para limitar los sesgos. Entre las propuestas figura la formación de equipos de recursos humanos en el desarrollo y la supervisión de los sistemas automatizados.
Expertos consultados por Ambition Search y Greenhouse sugieren que los jóvenes adapten sus currículos y cartas de presentación a los formatos digitales, utilizando palabras clave relevantes para los sistemas automáticos y familiarizándose con los procesos de selección de cada empresa. También recomiendan consultar recursos institucionales y guías de orientadores laborales para mejorar las posibilidades de superar los filtros iniciales.
El debate actual gira en torno a la regulación y supervisión de la inteligencia artificial en la selección de personal, una cuestión que sigue abierta en el ámbito académico y en organismos públicos. Las universidades y centros de investigación continúan monitoreando los efectos de la automatización en el acceso laboral y la movilidad social, según los informes de Greenhouse y Gallup.
El despliegue de sistemas automáticos de selección repercute en la estructura del empleo juvenil y en la capacidad de las empresas para atraer talento diverso. La optimización de recursos y la reducción de tiempos en la gestión de postulaciones contrastan con los riesgos de exclusión y la posible homogeneización de los perfiles contratados. El desarrollo de soluciones que permitan una evaluación más justa y transparente es un objetivo identificado por consultoras, asociaciones y responsables de recursos humanos.
El seguimiento de estas tendencias y la incorporación de mecanismos de control, revisión periódica y participación humana en las etapas críticas del proceso de selección serán determinantes para el futuro del mercado laboral estadounidense. El acceso al primer empleo y la diversidad de talento figuran entre las prioridades de las políticas laborales y educativas en el corto y mediano plazo.
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Letitia James faces scrutiny after New York City spends $81,700 per homeless person amid shelter scandals
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New York Attorney General candidate Saritha Komatireddy is accusing Letitia James of failing to hold New York’s nonprofit homeless shelter providers accountable despite years of audits, investigations and scandals involving billions of taxpayer dollars.
The criticism comes as a New York State Comptroller report in March found New York City spent roughly $81,700 per unsheltered homeless person in fiscal year 2025, with spending on street homelessness more than tripling since 2019 as the city’s homeless population climbed 78%.
Komatireddy described the situation as a crisis, arguing that government spending has surged while outcomes have deteriorated.
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A view of a homeless encampment near the Intrepid Museum in New York, N.Y., on July 15, 2026. (John M. Taggart/Fox News Digital)
«So there really are questions about what has happened to that money and why that’s happening,» Komatireddy told Fox News Digital. «The person who should be asking those questions, the person who should be investigating, is the attorney general. But Letitia James has totally failed New Yorkers when it comes to holding homeless shelter nonprofits accountable so that they actually help the homeless.»
Her criticism follows years of investigations by the New York City Department of Investigation, the New York State Comptroller and federal prosecutors that uncovered allegations of fraud, self-dealing, kickbacks, conflicts of interest, excessive executive compensation and weak financial oversight at organizations operating city-funded homeless shelters.
Among the highest-profile cases was that of Bronx Parent Housing Network CEO Victor Rivera, who was accused by at least 10 women in a 2021 New York Times investigation of sexual assault or unwanted sexual conduct while they lived in shelters operated by his nonprofit.
Weeks later, Rivera was federally indicted on conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering charges tied to an alleged kickback scheme. He pleaded not guilty.
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A 2024 Department of Investigation review found nepotism, lack of competitive bidding and exorbitant salaries were issues among 51 city-funded shelter providers, including executives earning salaries approaching or exceeding $1 million. The report specifically noted that the attorney general has authority under New York law to challenge improper transactions involving nonprofit organizations.
State Comptroller audits also identified millions of dollars in unsupported or improper costs at several nonprofit shelter providers, including CAMBA, Westhab, the Institute for Community Living and Samaritan Daytop Village, with follow-up audits finding that many recommendations remained unimplemented.
Komatireddy argued those repeated findings should have prompted broader action by the attorney general’s Charities Bureau, which is responsible for overseeing nonprofit organizations in New York.
A homeless man sleeps on a New York City street alongside his possessions. The AG’s office has publicly announced only a handful of enforcement actions involving nonprofit homeless shelter providers. (Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
«The amount of money that’s being spent is really shocking,» she said. «We know that at least one homeless shelter CEO received a million dollars in compensation. Meanwhile, New Yorkers are sleeping on the streets.»
«It’s the attorney general’s job to audit and investigate the homeless shelter nonprofits,» she continued. «We have a Charities Bureau in the attorney general’s office whose responsibility is to oversee and supervise all nonprofits in the state, but Letitia James has not been doing that job.»
James’ office has publicly announced only a handful of enforcement actions involving nonprofit homeless shelter providers during her tenure.
Among them were a 2022 settlement with HELP USA requiring governance reforms following a Charities Bureau investigation into conflict-of-interest issues involving former CEO Alan Altheide and a 2023 lawsuit seeking to dissolve Housing Bridge Inc., alleging its executives diverted charitable assets for personal benefit.
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FILE – Republican candidate for New York Attorney General Saritha Komatireddy called for audits of every homeless shelter nonprofit that receives taxpayer funding. (Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images))
Komatireddy called for audits of every homeless shelter nonprofit that receives taxpayer funding.
«We need to audit and investigate every homeless shelter nonprofit in New York,» she said. «Make sure the people who are doing a good job are supported, the people doing a bad job are cut off from taxpayer money, and the people committing crimes are prosecuted and put in jail.»
The homeless shelter criticism is the latest in a broader campaign argument from Komatireddy that James has failed to aggressively police taxpayer-funded fraud.
Earlier this year, Komatireddy criticized James’ oversight of New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit after federal officials suspended its funding, alleging the attorney general had adopted «a deliberate leadership choice» to pursue fewer criminal fraud cases and allow investigations to languish.
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James’ campaign rejected the criticism.
«Saritha Komatireddy’s latest line of attack is as hollow as her record of public service,» a campaign spokesperson said. «While Saritha is busy playing politics, New York Attorney General Letitia James has spent over two decades working hand-in-hand with government partners across New York City and state to protect homeless New Yorkers and hold bad actors accountable.»
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