Anti-Zionism and Social Justice Movements Share Desire to See Destruction of the West

There is something strange happening in the “social justice” movements du jour: They have all been fused with anti-Israel activism. Rioters in L.A., environmental activists, anti-capitalists, feminists, and a New York City mayoral candidate — at this point, the anti-Israel movement has become fully intertwined with every progressive movement, in ways that seem not only counterintuitive but fundamentally contradictory.

Recent political events supply many examples of the apparent contradiction. Take the recent L.A. riots. Among a sea of Mexican flags were just as many, if not more, Palestinian flags and keffiyehs. You’d think pro-immigration protesters would support Israel, with its diverse population of not only Jews, Christians, and other ethnic groups, but also Arabs, who comprise 20 percent of the population and enjoy full and equal civil rights. By contrast, neighboring Arab countries have purged all their Jews and most other minority populations. In Gaza, the only Jews are hostages.

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There is something strange happening in the “social justice” movements du jour: They have all been fused with anti-Israel activism. Rioters in L.A., environmental activists, anti-capitalists, feminists, and a New York City mayoral candidate — at this point, the anti-Israel movement has become fully intertwined with every progressive movement, in ways that seem not only counterintuitive but fundamentally contradictory.

Recent political events supply many examples of the apparent contradiction. Take the recent L.A. riots. Among a sea of Mexican flags were just as many, if not more, Palestinian flags and keffiyehs. You’d think pro-immigration protesters would support Israel, with its diverse population of not only Jews, Christians, and other ethnic groups, but also Arabs, who comprise 20 percent of the population and enjoy full and equal civil rights. By contrast, neighboring Arab countries have purged all their Jews and most other minority populations. In Gaza, the only Jews are hostages.