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February 28, 2019

The Best Way to Fight Anti-Semitism in American Politics Is to Vote against Anti-Semites

Stop dialoguing and start winning.

Called to task for defending her 2012 comment that “Israel has hypnotized the world” and blinded others to its “evil doings,” Congresswoman Ilhan Omar apologized—and promptly received offers of “dialogue” from Jewish leaders. A few weeks later, she again blamed U.S. support for Israel on nefarious Jewish influence. Edward Luttwak, taking inspiration from French and British responses to political anti-Semitism in the 1930s, argues that the only proper response is not dialogue but firm and united Jewish opposition:

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