Albania is on fire as rioting mobsters and leftists say the country has been ‘sold to the Jews’

Protests against Albania’s government began over a proposed luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner, but have widened into unrest directed at Prime Minister Edi Rama. The article says real concerns about corruption, public services and the use of protected land are increasingly being overshadowed by antisemitic conspiracy theories.

The proposed $4.4 billion resort concerns Sazan, a state-owned island, and nearby protected wetlands; the government granted Kushner’s firm strategic-investor status and approved a development permit in March. Albania has 2.7 million people, and protests that began six months ago turned violent last month, with demonstrators and police clashing in Tirana. The writer argues that calls for Rama to resign, alongside attacks on public property and claims that he is serving Jewish interests, undermine democratic dialogue.