Were you shocked by the speed at which the pro-Hamas, anti-Israel demonstrations began after October 7, 2023? Did you expect the world, including Canada, to turn anti-Semitic in a matter of months? Are you surprised by Israel’s continued isolation on the world stage, so that pro-Israel meetings spark demonstrations, their businesses and places of worship are vandalized, and many feel unsafe as they go about their daily activities?
Yes to all of the above for me – but no more. I’ve just finished reading a most revealing and disturbing book – The Hidden Hand: The Information War and the Rise of Anti-Semitic Propaganda by Warren Kinsella.
If you want to discover the behind-the-scenes machinations of the anti-Semitic movement, find out how supposedly neutral organizations like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the UN are anything but neutral, how Hamas and its cohorts have used and are using social media to win the hearts of the youth of the world and more—read this book.
I listened to it as an audio book on my walks but could take it in only small portions because, as someone who loves Israel and stands with her people, I found it very upsetting. Still, it’s a must-read to understand where we find ourselves regarding Israel in 2026. It’s available on Amazon as a physical book or Kindle download. (I accessed the audiobook version through Spotify.)
Violet Nesdoly 