About this episode

The episode discusses the mainstreaming of antisemitism and the lack of consequences for expressing anti-Jewish sentiments in society.

The forces behind the mainstreaming of anti-Jewish conspiracy theories have gained a foothold in both major political parties. And according to JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin, there’s no sign of them being driven back to the fever swamps of the far left and the far right where they belong. Or at least not for the foreseeable future. He’s joined in this week’s episode of Think Twice by columnist and author David Harsanyi who argues that no one would ever think about being racist and conspiratorial in the way they are about Jewish people when speaking about black Americans or anyone else. And, he says, expressions of anti-Zionism gives them the cover to get away with it. While such people claim their beliefs are about their revulsion for Israel, Harsanyi argues that their use of tropes about Jews controlling the media, money, and being able to displace or get rid of politicians they don't like aligns with the sort of hatred that's always existed. It exists, he says, among progressives but also among the isolationist types and the paleocons. Such alleged right-wingers are very close to being progressives. “Tucker Carlson is far closer to Hassan Piker than people probably want to…

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Tobin

Guest: David Harsanyi

Topics covered

• antisemitism
• political parties
• conspiracy theories
• anti-Zionism
• media control
• racism
• cultural issues

Keywords

• antisemitism
• conspiracy theories
• political parties
• anti-Zionism
• media control
• David Harsanyi
• Jonathan Tobin
• racism
• cultural issues

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Organizations: JNS, Israel

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