Scapegoating the Jews

The article argues that the demonization and scapegoating of Israel have become central to Western politics, particularly in the U.S. and Britain. It highlights U.S. Vice President JD Vance's attacks on Israel, which the author claims channel anti-Jewish tropes, following a TIME magazine report about an alleged Israeli influence campaign. Vance stated, "When I open up the pages of TIME magazine, and I see that there’s a literal foreign influence campaign being funded...my response to that is, go to hell." The article also criticizes Rahm Emanuel, former chief of staff to President Obama, for blaming Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for Israel becoming an international "pariah" and for advocating a "two-state solution" post-October 7. It further points to British incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham's anti-Israel stance. The author contends that these political figures are scapegoating Israel due to their own domestic and international failures, leading to an "unconscionable onslaught" against the Jewish state.