oatmeal<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> / The brotherhood of the Islamophobic </p><p>Over at Walla, Barak Ravid is reporting a shift in Israel's foreign policy, indicating a willingness to engage with far-right parties in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> (but not in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a>, since that would be too cynical presumably...) despite their history of antisemitism and extremism.</p><p>While Minister of "Diaspora Affairs," Amichai Chikli, has been meeting with representatives of the far-right parties for a long time now, it was without coordinating with the Foreign Ministry. </p><p>This policy shift has significant implications. It will normalize these parties, provide them with legitimacy, and potentially give them a platform to promote their views. It also could lead to a backlash from Jewish communities and other groups that oppose these parties.</p><p>Hebrew <a href="https://news.walla.co.il/item/3729548" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">news.walla.co.il/item/3729548</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelWarCrimes</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JordanBardella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JordanBardella</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Jimmie%C3%85kesson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimmieÅkesson</span></a></p>