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In this episode of The Brink, Andrew and Jake are joined by Izabella Tabarovsky to explore how some of today’s most powerful accusations against Israel have their roots in Soviet propaganda.
Izabella traces claims of genocide, apartheid, and “Zionism is racism” back to Soviet campaigns designed to portray Israel as racist, colonialist, and even Nazi. She explains how these ideas spread through academia, the UN, and the global left, surviving long after the Soviet Union itself collapsed.
The conversation also examines the growing overlap between the far left and far right, and why the same conspiracy theories about Israel and Jewish power are increasingly appearing across both political extremes.
A fascinating discussion about Soviet propaganda, antisemitism, and why the ideas of the Cold War are still shaping the debate around Israel today.
Chapters
00:00 How Soviet Propaganda Targeted Israel
02:02 Where the “Genocide” Accusation Began
07:01 Why Stalin Turned Against Israel
12:12 How the Soviets Reinvented Anti-Semitism
16:51 The Far Right Roots of Soviet Anti-Zionism
22:39 Mahmoud Abbas & Soviet Propaganda
28:00 Where “Zionism Is Racism” Came From
33:41 How Soviet Propaganda Survived the USSR
36:48 Durban, 9/11 & the New Anti-Zionism
40:55 How the Far Right Adopted the Same Playbook
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