When some European parliaments voted in 2014 to recognize Palestine as an independent state, many Israelis, who had long blamed the Palestinians for the continued failure of peace talks, began to worry. More significant, Netanyahu’s public clashes with US President Barack Obama fueled concerns among Israelis – including supporters of Netanyahu’s Likud party – that their government’s policies were deepening Israel’s isolation and thus undermining its security.
欧洲议会于2014年投票承认巴勒斯坦的独立国家地位，导致许多长期指责巴勒斯坦人要为和谈失败负责的以色列人开始忧虑。更重要的是内塔尼亚胡与美国总统奥巴马的公开冲突加深了以色列民众（包括内塔尼亚胡所在利库德党支持者）的忧虑，他们担心内氏政策将进一步加剧以色列的孤立并对国家安全构成威胁。