Why Israel is joining hands with Europe's far right

https://sh.itjust.works/post/56520776

Why Israel is joining hands with Europe's far right - sh.itjust.works

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65021512 [https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65021512] > >Put plainly, Israel is aligning itself with an authoritarian wave sweeping Europe to legitimise its policies of genocidal warfare and democratic erosion, while Europe’s far right increasingly becomes normalised and mainstream.

Ignoring the behavior of Israel, the whole idea of a homeland for Jews has big “go back to where you came from” energy and the far right loves that shit.

But as we know, for a large contingent of Israelis their ancestral link is Europe. And many are dual citizens. So, someone is swinging the

go back to where you come from

then that would be Europe. Arguably the Palestinians have deeper routes in The Lavant. With many of their ancestors being Israeli Jews before the majority converted to Islam.