The Viciousness of the Left’s Turn against Israel
You’re an anti-Zionist and not an anti-Semite? Mazel tov! Your opinions are atrocious nonetheless.
May 23, 2024
The Viciousness of the Left’s Turn against Israel
You’re an anti-Zionist and not an anti-Semite? Mazel tov! Your opinions are atrocious nonetheless.
Naturally, neither the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez nor his political ally and compatriot Josep Borrell—who was as quick to express his sorrow over the death of the Iranian president as he has been to condemn Israel for war crimes on flimsy evidence—would admit any hostility toward Jews. These two socialists would instead fall back on the rhetoric of progressive internationalism, and their defenders would rush in to complain of the “weaponization of anti-Semitism” to stifle any criticism of Israel. Susie Linfield, a scholar of leftwing anti-Zionism, has some thoughts on this matter:
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