Diplomacy as it is currently practiced against my country, is war by other means. England, France, the United States, the EU, UN, etc., want us to make sweeping territorial concessions in exchange for diplomatic relations with a country we are supposed to help create, one which would probably cause our demise. Normally, the way to do that is by waging war against us. But instead, we are told (not asked) to yield to diplomatic pressure, the consensus of the international community, and go gentle into that good night. I stand by my signature line.
Stand as you will but your signature line is false even for Israel. It may surprise you to know that the decision as to whether a state of war exists is not yours to make. You can call anything you don’t like a “war” but that does not make it so.