Netanyahu is soft on anti-Semitism when it suits him

The Jewish state chooses its battles carefully

The Economist
Aug 22, 2017 · 4 min read
In this May 23, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Israel museum in Jerusalem — (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner

Israel has long seen itself as the protector of Jews everywhere and a bulwark against global anti-Semitism. It has brought prominent Nazis such as Adolf Eichmann to justice and it rescued Ethiopian Jews threatened by war and famine in the 1980s and 90s. Just last week it denounced a crass notice…

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