The new anti-Semitic cancer all point to the fact that the post-October 7 hatred is a spiritual phenomenon and should be treated as such
The new right-wing anti-Semitism is inescapable, undeniable, and horrible.
Inescapable because for the last few weeks, an interview conducted by Tucker Carlson has convulsed the conservative world. The former Fox News star, who has taken a conspiratorial and anti-Israel turn since being fired from the network, recently hosted Nick Fuentes, a truly odious anti-Semite, for a softball interview.
Undeniable, because the mainstreaming of a man with neo-Nazi views is part of what the Wall Street Journal calls the “New Right’s New Anti-Semitism.” The traction of figures like Fuentes shows that the battle is on for the soul of the American right.
That in turn is horrible, because suddenly, the overwhelmingly pro-Israel and Jewish-friendly slant of the GOP is under genuine threat. Young evangelical support for Israel has dropped off a cliff at the same time as stridently anti-Semitic voices have been allowed in from the cold.
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