Victor Davis Hanson: The West Has Fallen for Hamas’ Genocide Propaganda

What you'll learn

• 1 (00:17) **The Shock of October 7th and the Pre-Invasion Narrative** - Hanson expresses shock at the immediate anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric that emerged on Western campuses and media before Israel even entered Gaza.
• 2 (03:01) **Defining "Pollywood": The Staged Propaganda Industry** - Landis explains his term for the long-standing Palestinian industry of staging atrocities for Western media.
• 3 (05:23) **From B-Roll to Systematic Blood Libel** - The propaganda has escalated from staged injuries to full-blown, systematic accusations like mass starvation.
• 4 (08:47) **The Red-Green Alliance and the Shared Devil** - The alliance between Western progressives and Islamist jihadis is analyzed as a strategic, albeit absurd, partnership.
• 5 (11:54) **Jihadis Exploiting Western Anti-Semitism** - Landis argues that jihadis are intentionally weaponizing the West's latent hostility toward Jews to facilitate their own invasion of Western society.
• 6 (13:53) **A Medievalist's Guide to the 21st Century** - Landis explains how his study of shame-honor cultures and apocalyptic millennialism in the Middle Ages gives him a unique lens on modern jihad.
• 7 (17:29) **The Lost Culture of Dispute in Academia** - Landis contrasts his father’s empirical, disputatious academic world with the modern culture of consensus that forbids certain arguments.

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