The Dangerous Myth of the Moderate Jihadists
America has made a foolish deal with the devil.
October 4, 2021
Anti-Semites Believe in Jews’ Disproportionate Power. Why Not Use That Belief against Them?
The “Israel Lobby” myth has gone mainstream.
According to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the U.S. government “is controlled by the wealthy Zionist individuals and corporate owners,” while Khamenei’s supposedly moderate foreign minister Javad Zarif has tweeted that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) “dictates U.S. and Western policy in the Middle East.” Such assertions of nefarious “Zionist” power have had much purchase in the Middle East since the early 20th century, and have long been present in America as well. If anything, Mark Dubowitz writes, they have become more mainstream in recent years:
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Anti-Semites Believe in Jews’ Disproportionate Power. Why Not Use That Belief against Them?
The “Israel Lobby” myth has gone mainstream.
The Vice-President’s Encouraging Response to a Student Libeling Israel—and What It Says about Democratic Priorities
“Your truth cannot be suppressed, and it must be heard.”
Eilat Mazar’s Quest to Uncover King David’s Palace
“Let the stones speak for themselves.”
With Its Last Jew Gone, Afghanistan Becomes Yet Another Country Whose Jews Have Disappeared
People decided they no longer wanted to live with those who weren’t exactly like themselves.