But did she make the same mistake with the other anti-Semitic musings she has shared over the past few months? More interesting than the painfully obvious, though, is how the second Plame affair played into a broader debate about anti-Semitism in the United States. It didn’t matter that the piece Plame shared was written by a right-winger. There’s a powerful lobby for Israeli interests in the United States. Plame’s missive on Thursday was upsetting not just because of the hatefulness of the screed she endorsed.

Source: Washington Post September 22, 2017 17:24 UTC