Not only has the UN Human Rights Council failed to improve the UN’s reputation or ceased its Israel derangement syndrome, it has entrenched both.

Energy Ministry advises Noble Energy, Shell and Delek Drilling not to start work on the Aphrodite gas field off Cyprus until the two countries reach agreement over ownership of the reserves.

Since April's elections, Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman has become a one-man political stumbling block. The more power he wins in the March 2 elections, the more likely we are to head toward fourth consecutive elections.

In an Instagram post with a picture of the cleats, he says he visited Israel in 2015 for the first time, and that the trip was “meaningful” and “helped shape my perspective on things.”

In the UK, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Austria, shoddy coalitions and incessant elections have become a matter of routine.