Two rival Egyptian narratives blamed either world Jewry or American imperialism for Israel.

Evidence

For one school of thought, the enemy is “world Jewry,” which cunningly manipulates American politicians; for another the enemy is “American imperialism,” of which Israel is the dupe and puppet. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1295

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• XREF: The dupe-and-puppet framing vs. puppet-master framing mirrors debates in the reader’s material on antisemitism and on analytic vs. conspiratorial explanations.