Yishai Fleisher stood up against what seemed like a moderator and an opponent. But when the moderator starts calling a proud Jew in the Land of Israel a genocidal person, he displays his true colors – another public personality who in a knee-jerk fashion accuses Jews of blood libels. Yishai was prepared. No defensive posturing from this proud Jew. It’s not only the Norman Finkelsteins of the world who absurdly accuse Jews of blood libels. It is highly respected show hosts who have adopted the now-normalized fashion of accusing Jews of genocide.
Yishai Fleisher’s eloquence and fantastic understanding of Jewish History is on full display in this 2 on 1 matchup. It is not pleasant to be accused of supporting murder of Arab babies, but it is now fashionable. So spokesmen for the State of Israel have to learn from Yishai how to handle the absurd accusations. It is very challenging to fight against lies and mistruths by self-hating Jews who see Israel as the cause of all the problems in the Middle East. But the truth, when said with a straight spine and without hesitation has a chance of taking hold and impacting the masses.
Yishai Fleisher has been at the forefront of fighting for the State of Israel for decades on multiple fronts. He is an attorney, Rabbi, paratrooper in the IDF reserves, fluent in English, Hebrew, and Russian, and serves as the International Spokesman of the Jewish Community of Hebron. He is also an occasional contributor to the New York Times Op-Ed page.