Ezra Klein's opinion piece in The New York Times suggests that Israel is losing the support of a generation due to its actions, not its identity. This has sparked a heated debate, with some accusing Klein of belittling the abuse of Jewish people on campuses and downplaying anti-Semitism. Others argue that Klein is ignoring the rise of antisemitism on the Far Left and blaming Israel for the problem. The controversy revolves around differing perspectives on Israel's strength, the Palestinian issue, and the impact of campus visits by influential figures like Klein.
This by @ezraklein is the height of idiocy. Israel has made many mistakes. But Klein waves away the massive, irrepressible antisemitism that has taken hold of the Far Left...because he doesn't want to accept what his side of the aisle has become. https://t.co/Az99d1dQA7
Reupping from last night: Hey everybody! @ezraklein visits a lot of campuses. So he KNOWS the problem isn't anti-Semitism, you see, from his visits to campus getting paid $10,000 to parachute in and give a speech. The problem: Israel is awful. https://t.co/bbgXEhgWtC
I also like how Klein says he doesn't like Israel because it's strong and isn't nice enough. What we learned on 10/7 is that Israel is in peril because it's not as strong as it thought, and it's not as strong as Ezra thinks. It cannot change the Pals and their Jew hatred. https://t.co/hRiioAjlNb
Hey everybody! @ezraklein visits a lot of campuses. So he KNOWS the problem isn't anti-Semitism, it's that Israel is awful. No. If anything is terrible, it's Klein, blaming the victim of 10/7 and belittling the abuse of his own people on campuses. https://t.co/hbfvE5PkqL
In @nytopinion “Israel is losing the support of a generation, not a few student groups. And it is losing it because of what it does, not what it is,” Ezra Klein writes. https://t.co/l8jCQUTp1U
Ezra Klein: "This is not a problem you can solve by firing college presidents or blackballing student radicals. Israel is losing the support of a generation, not a few student groups. And it is losing it because of what it does, not what it is." https://t.co/WcD6vJmJhl