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Netanyahu Accuses Alexander Dugin of Fueling Antisemitism

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC · How we work

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Netanyahu Accuses Dugin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin of fueling antisemitism in Western conservatism.
Netanyahu called Dugin a terrible man whose ideas poison the Western Right.
On Oct 18, Netanyahu condemned Moscow’s Iran cooperation and alleged Russian-linked antisemitic campaigns.
Dugin said he does not cause antisemitism and opposes any peoples’ disappearance, defending Jews.
Dugin framed Russia as a civilizational Katechon restraining modernity and linked it to the Third Rome.

Summary

Aminov Wins Prize

Arina Aminov received the Knesset Speaker’s Quality of Life Prize in April 2025 for her public-communication work.
Arina Aminov founded the Hasura Association to mobilize Russian-speaking pro-Israel bloggers.
The Hasura Association’s network reaches tens of millions of social-media users each month.
Aminov criticized Israeli ministries for omitting Russian from official information campaigns.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed that combating antisemitism should also involve artificial-intelligence tools.

History

Historical Context

Alexander Dugin’s 1997 book Foundations of Geopolitics, adopted as a textbook by the Russian Academy of the General Staff, shaped neo-Eurasian strategy among Russian military and political elites. Decades later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the doctrine, while Arina Aminov’s Hasura Association mobilizes Russian-speaking pro-Israel bloggers to counter revived anti-Jewish propaganda online.

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Netanyahu Accuses Dugin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin of fueling antisemitism in Western conservatism.
Netanyahu called Dugin a terrible man whose ideas poison the Western Right.
On Oct 18, Netanyahu condemned Moscow’s Iran cooperation and alleged Russian-linked antisemitic campaigns.
Dugin said he does not cause antisemitism and opposes any peoples’ disappearance, defending Jews.
Dugin framed Russia as a civilizational Katechon restraining modernity and linked it to the Third Rome.

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