Why Israel and instead notrael

1. Why the question is cultural, not covered by mainstream reporting

The phrasing “notrael” reads like a satirical or rhetorical twist meant to question Israel’s policies; none of the provided reporting treats “notrael” as an established term or movement. The search results are conventional news items — liveblogs about events, contest rules, and international diplomacy — and do not mention any formal proposal, campaign or broad discourse to rename Israel or adopt “notrael” ^{[1] [5] [6]}.

2. What mainstream coverage does focus on: policies and international reactions

Times of Israel liveblogs and other outlets in the results chronicle diplomatic rows, military actions, and political controversies involving the Israeli government, such as disputes with Norway, Lebanon and European bodies, and discussions of Gaza operations and ceasefire negotiations ^{[1] [7] [6]}. These items show intense debate about Israel’s behavior on the world stage — the likely real target of a jokey coinage like “notrael” — but they stop short of any formal renaming discourse ^{[1] [3]}.

3. Where “rename” energy actually appears: international institutions and criticism

Some sources illustrate institutional pushback or concentrated criticism of Israel — for example, commentary cataloguing UN resolutions highlights asymmetries in how Israel is treated in multilateral fora ^[4]. Eurovision voting-rule changes are framed as responses to complaints involving Israel’s entry and alleged government promotion ^[2]. These are concrete arenas where critics and defenders frame Israel’s identity through policy and participation — again, not through rebranding the country’s name ^{[4] [2]}.

4. Multiple perspectives in the record: security, diplomacy and cultural life

Reporting in the results shows competing perspectives: Israeli officials emphasize security and national sovereignty (as in calls about Hezbollah or IDF operations), while external actors — the EU, UN bodies, and some broadcasters — raise concerns about humanitarian and legal implications ^{[1] [3] [6]}. Cultural disputes (Eurovision) show that critics may push institutional changes without advocating to erase or rename the country ^[2]. The sources present this as policy contestation rather than symbolic renaming.

5. What would be required to treat “notrael” as a real phenomenon

None of the supplied pieces document grassroots campaigns, political platforms, or official proposals to call Israel “notrael.” To treat that term as substantive, one would need reporting on organized movements, formal petitions, or political actors using the term in sustained public discourse — items not present in the current set of sources (not found in current reporting).

6. Why rhetorical renaming sometimes emerges in politics — context from the results

While “notrael” is absent from the sources, the material illustrates why rhetorical renaming could be attractive to activists or satirists: high-stakes conflicts (hostage crises, military operations), contested international votes, and cultural rows create symbolic pressure points where critics use language to register moral or political disapproval ^{[1] [4] [3]}. The sources show the real-world frictions that generate strong rhetoric, even if they do not document this particular coinage ^{[1] [3]}.

7. Limitations and how to learn more

Available sources do not mention any organized “notrael” movement, scholarly etymology of such a name, or official debates about renaming. To confirm whether the term has traction, one would need coverage from social-media monitoring, activist sites, opinion pages, or investigative pieces explicitly documenting the use of “notrael” — none of which appear in the supplied results (not found in current reporting).

8. Bottom line for readers

If your question is rhetorical or humorous, the supplied reporting explains the context that might inspire such wordplay — intense controversy over Israeli policy in diplomacy, war and culture — but does not support treating “notrael” as an actual or recorded alternative name for Israel in mainstream sources ^{[1] [2] [4]}. If you want me to check social media, opinion columns, or activist outlets for evidence of the term’s use, provide those sources or permission to run a fresh search.