Islamist language now permeates a once proudly secular Palestinian national identity, and Palestinian governance is decidedly illiberal. So why don’t their Western leftist allies speak out? Yigal Walt  and Tamer Nashef ,  HAARETZ, Jun 11, 2018  Demonstrators protest outside the Israeli Embassy in west London during the 2014 Gaza – Israel war. July 26, 2014 REUTERS Why Western ‘liberals’ so easily buy into Hamas’ anti-Semitic blood libel The Arab world needs to move on from the liberation of Palestine Leftists in the West, and particularly its most hard-nosed adherents, have largely endorsed and embraced the Palestinian cause. In Israel, too, significant forces within the … Continue reading The Palestine Paradox: Why Do Leftists Love a Palestinian Cause That Rejects Their Values?