As Israelis Await the Third Lebanon War, the West Has Already Bought into Their Enemies’ Propaganda
Border towns have seen a half-century of violence, and expect more.
September 13, 2021
Just a few days after a horrific bombing in Jerusalem.
In 1975, the UN General Assembly passed its notorious resolution declaring that “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.” Thanks to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the beginning of Israel-Palestinian negotiations, the resolution was repealed in 1991. But the slogan “Zionism is racism” came roaring back to life—accompanied by the now-commonplace claim that Israel is an “apartheid state”— twenty years later, as Gerald Steinberg relates:
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Login or SubscribeBorder towns have seen a half-century of violence, and expect more.
Just a few days after a horrific bombing in Jerusalem.
Instead, they kiss and make up.
From Nazi Germany to a kibbutz to fighting the Axis in Africa.
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