The Agonist with Shadi Hamid

The Agonist with Shadi Hamid

Israel, Gaza, and the Double Standard on Cancel Culture

In the heat of the moment, very few people hold to their so-called principles.

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Shadi Hamid
Oct 13, 2023
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I’m disappointed and I’m angry. Probably just like a lot of you. We’re back to where we always seem to be, and I can recite the arguments from memory.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog—ostensibly left-of-center and supposedly one of the good guys—has erased the distinction between Hamas and Palestinian civilians. He seems, in fact, to have denied the very …

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