India, May 24 -- Netanyahu's Gaza war tactics, civilian toll, and dismissal of criticism as anti-Semitism are isolating Israel globally, risking its transformation into a pariah state.

LONDON: On Wednesday, two young members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, about a mile from the White House, when they were murdered in cold blood. According to Israel's ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, the victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, had become close friends and were planning to travel to Jerusalem the following week to become engaged. Instead of a wedding, their parents and friends will now be attending their funerals. Advocacy groups, to which both Yaron and Sarah belonged...