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‘Even Israel’

The JC Leader, 6 August 2020

August 6, 2020 10:19
Fires at Beirut's port, in the east of the city, were blazing for hours after the explosion
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Within minutes of the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday, it was clear to some people what had caused it. Or rather, who had caused it: Israel.

For the extreme left, who may no longer run the Labour Party but are still dangerously influential in academia and parts of the media, Israel is always the culprit, everywhere.

One notorious Corbynite responded to the explosion by tweeting: “Thermobaric weapon. Only one Air Force uses them so liberally.”

Quite apart from the almost comical display of stupidity in asserting the cause of the explosion before a single fact was known, it was a classic of its kind, with hatred of Israel leading to instant blame for no reason other than hatred of Israel.