Almost a year ago, I wrote my first Times of Israel blog about Russia’s demonization of Ukraine and Israel. One year later, I have to admit something: absolutely nothing has changed.

Following her trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg — ostensibly a family vacation that somehow included an appearance at Russia’s imitation of Davos, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, alongside propagandists and useful idiots like former action star Steven Seagal — Israel hater Candace Owens predictably posted a video about her experience.

Following her trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg — ostensibly a family vacation that somehow included an appearance at Russia’s imitation of Davos, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, alongside propagandists and useful idiots like former action star Steven Seagal — Israel hater Candace Owens predictably posted a video about her experience.

It contains everything you would expect. ‘Russia is better than America.’ ‘Everyone should travel to Russia.’ ‘The streets are cleaner.’ ‘America is in decline.’

What it does not contain is any mention of Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, Ukraine’s relentless strikes on Russian oil refineries, military factories, Kronstadt, and other strategic targets, or the broader cost of the war to Russian society.

Just as predictably, Owens framed criticism of her Moscow trip as yet another “Zionist wail”. Given her history, this is hardly surprising. Beyond her overt hostility toward Israel, it likely stems from her long-running feuds with other right-wing........

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