According to National Public Radio (NPR), the US State Department memo is related to a phone call between Assistant Secretary of State Bill Russo and Israeli foreign ministry officials on March 13, when Russo warned that the two sides are facing a "major credibility problem" because of the "unpopular" military onslaught in the Gaza Strip.
The memo says the war has inflicted "major damage" to Israel’s reputation worldwide, which could last for the generations but the regime’s officials are currently unaware of.
“The Israelis seemed oblivious to the fact that they are facing major, possibly generational damage to their reputation not just in the region but elsewhere in the world.”
“We are concerned that the Israelis are missing the forest for the trees and are making a major strategic error in writing off their reputation damage”, the State Department memo cautioned, recommending pressing Israeli regime officials on the issue “at the highest levels”.
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