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Stop Alleging Anti-Semitism Just to Score Political Points

The conversation about Israel has become a toxic partisan firefight, bereft of insight or vision.
Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

There’s little doubt that Israel is shaping up to be one of the hottest of hot-button issues in the 2020 presidential-election cycle. While one might hope that a presidential campaign could feature a productive discussion about policy toward a region vital to U.S. interests, what we’re likely to have instead is a toxic political firefight, rife with partisan attacks and recrimination, bereft of insight or vision.

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