‘One of the oldest hatreds’: Netanyahu sees new supply of antisemitism

Both Fuentes and Ye, higher generally known as Kanye West, have made a litany of antisemitic statements. Other figures, together with basketball star Kyrie Irving, have additionally not too long ago promoted antisemitism.

“There are many, many blessings of the internet age, but it comes also with a curse. And the curse is polarization,” Netanyahu mentioned. “In the case of antisemitism, it’s the melding, the fusion of the antisemitism from the extreme radical left with the extreme radical right.”

Netanyahu, who leads a politically conservative coalition that’s set to return to energy, referred to as Trump’s dinner “unacceptable,” at the same time as he expressed assist for Trump’s coverage choices as president. Leaders are continually “balancing interests with values,” he mentioned.

“I hope he sees his way to staying out of it and condemning it,” Netanyahu mentioned of Trump.

Asked whether or not he’d assist Trump as president, Netanyahu mentioned he’d “deal with anyone who’s elected president.” The prime minister-designate, who’s Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, has a definite connection to American political tradition, having attended highschool in Cheltenham, Pa., and faculty at MIT.