This remained the case until the Soviet Union decided to court oil-rich reactionary Arab and Muslim dictatorships. No Arab or Muslim state had freedom or equality of religion, freedom of speech, gender equality, or an independent judiciary. and kidnapped thousands of Israelis (mostly civilians), the hard left doubled down in its opposition to Israel. More importantly, anti-Israel attitudes morphed from the hard left to many on the center left. But they can’t resist the pressure from the hard left to join the chorus of condemnation against Israel.