This is obviously very disappointing. But I think also we in the West need to take our share of the blame for this. By increasingly treating Israel as a pariah, we have effectively forced Israel to be more amicable to illiberal countries. When your very survival is on the line, realpolitik will triumph.

They come to the only possible conclusion, that america isn't zionist enough.

Also, I love their argument that if only israel was allowed to torture muslims in the name of stopping terrorism, that would make them more likely to condemn china for doing what they claim is torturing muslims in the name of stopping terrorism.