The Israeli Left Shoots Itself in the Foot by Demonizing Benjamin Netanyahu
He’s done nothing anti-democratic—and he’s curbed the growth of settlements.
January 25, 2019
The media and student unions take one side, and administrators won’t push back.
In 2016, a talk by an Israeli activist at University College London was met by a violent protest; eventually police had to escort the participants to safety, past a jeering mob. Such happenings have become commonplace on British campuses, where anti-Israel sentiment runs high. No small amount of responsibility belongs to the BBC, which dominates reporting and consistently paints a distorted picture of events in the Middle East. But, writes Tamara Berens, there are other causes as well:
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Login or SubscribeHe’s done nothing anti-democratic—and he’s curbed the growth of settlements.
The media and student unions take one side, and administrators won’t push back.
The ACLU’s perverse argument.
Philo-Semitism and an appreciation of national freedom.
A higher law and the consent of the governed.