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Yoram Hazony is surprised by blatant antisemitism in the MAGA coalition — but antisemitism is second nature for nationalists | Religion Dispatches
Last week Yoram Hazony, far-right Israeli theorist & leader of National Conservatism, said in an interview with NYT columnist Ross Douthat that he was surprised by antisemitism in MAGA. For Religion Dispatches, I break…
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Nick Fuentes Has Officially Breached the MAGA Gates | The Nation
For The Nation, I wrote about Nick Fuentes’ half-decade march into the conservative mainstream, and how the right’s crisis over US support for Israel has provided the white nationalist with the opening he needs…
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Antisemitism exposed in the ranks of the right — the GOP-Israeli honeymoon is over | The Hill
For The Hill, I wrote about rising antisemitism and support for Nick Fuentes within the conservative movement. With MAGA influencers like Tucker Carlson and groups like the Heritage Foundation ushering Fuentes and his ideas…
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What Antisemitism Is, What it Isn’t, and Why it Matters | Convergence Magazine
For Convergence Magazine, I wrote a 2-part series to help progressives understand and counter antisemitism and its weaponization. Part 1 “Antisemitism has always been deeply interwoven with other types of social domination. It is…
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Israel’s iron grip on the American right is slipping away | +972 Magazine
For +972mag, I wrote on the growing criticism of Israel animating the MAGA movement, especially Gen Z, where it comes interlaced with America First antisemitism and ultra-nationalism. “Generational shift, isolationism, and nationalist anger are…
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Media Fail to Note Christian Zionist Operative Who Organized Congressional Visit to West Bank | Religion Dispatches
My latest at Religion Dispatches. GOP leader Mike Johnson visited the West Bank yesterday & proclaimed support for Israeli annexation. But few noticed the Christian Zionist operative who has quietly arranged trips like this…
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Progressives Have No Business Celebrating MAGA’s Epstein Revolt | New Lines
Over at New Lines Magazine, I wrote about the antisemitic conspiracy theories that are central to the far right’s obsession with sex-trafficking billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and his links to the global elite.
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The Group Forging a “Judeo-Christian” Zionism for the New MAGA Age | Jewish Currents
Israel365 has dedicated itself to advancing the Israeli far-right’s cause with the American evangelical public. Thanks to this outreach, Israel365 has become an established face of biblical hasbara for US Christians. This steady drumbeat…
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Once Again the ADL Antisemitism Audit Overreaches | Religion Dispatches
“This week, the ADL released its annual audit of antisemitic incidents. Predictably, the organization repeated its familiar mantra that the Palestine solidarity movement was the chief culprit behind a precipitous, record-shattering rise in antisemitic…
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