One issue has taken over the elections in the West, and that's not good news for Israel

Dr. Eddie Cohen argues that the Palestinian issue has become a central political tool in the West, within a single week in which Abd al-Sayed won the Senate election in Michigan, Jean-Luc Mélenchon presented a pro-Palestinian program in France, and a Palestinian flag was raised in front of the Reichstag in Berlin. The author sees this as a cynical exploitation of the conflict.

Dr. Eddie Cohen argues in an opinion piece that the Palestinian issue has transformed from a foreign policy matter into a central political tool in the West, all within a single week. He cites three events: the victory of Abd al-Sayed, a progressive Democrat of Egyptian descent, in the Michigan Senate election, making him the first Muslim in the U.S. Senate; the speech of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the far-left candidate for the French presidency, who pledged to act "head-on" for the Palestinians; and the replacement of the German flag with a Palestinian flag in front of the Reichstag in Berlin by activists of "Peacefully Against Genocide." The article claims this is a cynical exploitation of the conflict to garner votes and donors, and that the use of the Palestinian flag serves as a symbol of "resistance" and anti-colonialism, while justifying terror and violence. The author notes that sometimes the Palestinians themselves are forced to condemn the thief, and that the trend smells of anti-Semitism.