Yair Lapid

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"Not all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism, but this report was written by anti-Semites ... and is a distinctly anti-Semitic report."

Why It’s Conflation

The report argued that an occupation is illegal. That’s a legal claim about territory. One commission member had earlier made a remark about a "Jewish lobby" and apologized, and Lapid could have said so. He went further and called the report itself antisemitic.

What Actually Happened

A UN Commission of Inquiry report argued that Israel's occupation of land beyond the pre-1967 lines is illegal.

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