The useful idiots of the Gaza flotilla were peddling antisemitic propaganda

Published October 31, 2025 3:21am ET



“Antisemitism,” the German writer August Bebel remarked more than a century ago, “is the socialism of fools.” Recent events prove as much. For many on the global Left, antisemitism, dressed up in moral righteousness, has become the latest pet cause. And regrettably, once venerable institutions are now mainstreaming it for the broader public. 

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