The Missile Threat from the West Bank Shouldn’t Be Taken Lightly
Hamas and Iran have made clear that they want to do in the West Bank what they’ve already done in Gaza.
August 11, 2023
Quasi-official propaganda states that Jews control American elections and the Ukrainian government.
Although Vladimir Putin has aligned himself with a nationalist and authoritarian Russian political tradition that more often than not has been entangled with anti-Semitism, and has also sought to repair the reputation of Communist anti-Semites like Stalin, he has shown few if any indications of personal animus toward Jews. To the contrary, he has made a point of cultivating good relations with Jewish leaders where possible. But since the war with Ukraine began in 2014, state-sponsored anti-Semitism has begun to reemerge from the margins. Ben Cohen discusses this resurgence with the historian Ksenia Krimer:
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Login or SubscribeHamas and Iran have made clear that they want to do in the West Bank what they’ve already done in Gaza.
Anti-Semitism is the real elephant in the room.
Quasi-official propaganda states that Jews control American elections and the Ukrainian government.
A shared moral grammar.
It was thought to keep ships safe.