“October 7 and the Left“ with Hussein Aboubakr Mansour

Hamas has received ideological and material support from both Islamist and leftist organizations and governments, something that has become the more evident since Oct. 7. What is the extent of the Left’s support? What explains it? How do leftists reconcile the deep contradictions between their world outlook and that of the Islamists? Is this alliance getting stronger or weaker and how long will it likely last? Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, a Milstein Writing Fellow at the Middle East Forum, is an Egyptian-American analyst who focuses on such topics as Muslim antisemitism, Islamist ideology, and American universities. He has been published in Commentary, Tablet, The Hill, Mosaic, and elsewhere. Mr. Mansour has published an autobiography, “Minority of One: The Unchaining of an Arab Mind.“ He received political asylum in the United States in 2012 and worked as an assistant professor of Hebrew language at the Defense Language Institute. He holds an MA in International Affairs from George Washington University.