From The KGB To Gaza: How Soviet Propaganda Survived

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In this episode of The Brink, Andrew and Jake are joined by Izabella Tabarovsky to explore how some of today’s most powerful accusations against Israel have their roots in Soviet propaganda.

Izabella traces claims of genocide, apartheid, and “Zionism is racism” back to Soviet campaigns designed to portray Israel as racist, colonialist, and even Nazi. She explains how these ideas spread through academia, the UN, and the global left, surviving long after the Soviet Union itself collapsed.

The conversation also examines the growing overlap between the far left and far right, and why the same conspiracy theories about Israel and Jewish power are increasingly appearing across both political extremes.

A fascinating discussion about Soviet propaganda, antisemitism, and why the ideas of the Cold War are still shaping the debate around Israel today.

Chapters

00:00 How Soviet Propaganda Targeted Israel

02:02 Where the “Genocide” Accusation Began

07:01 Why Stalin Turned Against Israel

12:12 How the Soviets Reinvented Anti-Semitism

16:51 The Far Right Roots of Soviet Anti-Zionism

22:39 Mahmoud Abbas & Soviet Propaganda