The decision by Japan’s Itochu to cut ties with Israel’s Elbit over Gaza will have consequences beyond Palestine.
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Professor of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Osaka Jogakuin University in Osaka, Japan
The decision by Japan’s Itochu to cut ties with Israel’s Elbit over Gaza will have consequences beyond Palestine.
![Itochu’s decision is surely the harbinger of increasing Israeli isolation, writes Takahashi [Toru Hanai/File Photo/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RC27S5A00RUD-1-1708360727.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
By supporting Israel’s war on Gaza, the West brought its so called ‘rules-based’ world order to the point of no return.
