Why is Biden propagating such slander against an entire civilisation, particularly a falsehood that has long been a staple of the Zionist playbook to vilify and marginalise Palestinians? Anti-Semitism in the Middle East is a relatively modern occurrence, with much of what is labelled as anti-Jewish sentiment actually rooted in opposition to Israel and its colonial ambitions in historic Palestine. As recently as the early 20th century, Jewish communities thrived in places like Egypt and Iraq. However, the emergence of Arab nationalism, exacerbated by Israel’s takeover of Palestine, fuelled tensions between Jewish and Muslim populations.
It would be mendacious
It is mendacious: to ignore the fact that the trigger for growing tension between Jews and Arabs and the wider Muslim world was in such large part due to the installation of a foreign and a colonial power in the heart of the Middle East.