Strange bedfellows: Antisemitism unites the radical left and the isolationist right

You could hear it in the surprised response from Smith — who, while not supportive of Trump’s action, felt the need to state the obvious: “This isn’t Israel’s fault that Donald Trump decided to bomb [Iran] . Smith then corrected Mohyeldin’s framing, noting that “Iran has definitely been provoking Israel” and pointing to the double standard the host had applied to Israel’s right to self-defense. But critics consistently delegitimize the actions of the Jewish state — to the point where observers deny Israel even the ability to protect its citizens from an explicitly existential threat.

Author: Jonathan Greenblatt

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