For those who demonize Trump along with Putin, lumping Israel in with them isn’t a stretch
The American political left has turned on the Jewish state, falsely accusing it of being a “settler-colonial” and “apartheid” state that commits “genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
The barbarous actions of Hamas and the Palestinians are termed justified “resistance,” rather than evidence of depravity and hate terror
They already judge Israel by a distorted set of double standards they would never apply to any other country or people Even so, Netanyahu would have been happy to avoid being depicted as having discarded morality so as to retain a stance as Trump’s sidekick
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Despite Trump’s false claim that Ukraine started the war, there is no rational alternative to an effort to end a conflict that cannot be won by either side
A negotiated settlement that won’t give either Kyiv or Moscow all that they want is the only way to stop the killing and the enormous drain of American resources to continue a costly stalemate
But there’s also no denying that backing Trump on this issue only heightens the growing isolation of the Jewish state That is particularly true in Europe, where—outside of friendly outlier nations like Hungary—hostility for Israel is a function of the growing strength of a bizarre red-green alliance of leftists and Muslim immigrants
The European Union is horrified by Trump’s effort to end the war as well as by the administration’s willingness to note that, for all of its talk about democracy, free speech is on the wane on the continent
Being caught in the middle between Russia and Ukraine is nothing new for Israel
Since the war started, it has come under pressure to take an active part in Ukraine’s defense 1. Jerusalem denounced the invasion of Ukraine, 2. took in refugees from the war 3. and also provided considerable aid to Kyiv
However Israel refused to give Ukraine any of its precious Iron Dome air-defense batteries or completely break off relations with Moscow
