The return of the “longest hatred”
Across the world anti-Semitism is surging, and Jewish people are once again living in fear.
ByBrendan Simms is a history professor and New Statesman contributing writer.
Across the world anti-Semitism is surging, and Jewish people are once again living in fear.
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