I'm not up on X-Men lore, but this is a really good piece on Magneto as metaphor for Jewish people's often conflicting views on Zionism and their prospects within liberal society.
The Judgment Of Magneto | Defector
Somewhere beyond death, in a realm of judgment and pain, a concrete labyrinth filled by countless names, a man walks. He is Jewish, and has been made hard and cruel by his experiences in the Nazi death camps. He’s also a mutant, gifted with the power to manipulate metal and the electromagnetic spectrum. Since his […]
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