Overview
- In a keynote at Hagee Ministries’ Night to Honor Israel in San Antonio, Cruz said antisemitism on the right has surged over the past six months to levels he has never seen.
- He recounted telling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that online hostility toward Jews is not just foreign AstroTurf, asserting much of it is organic and accelerating.
- Cruz cited right-wing voices flirting with Hitler apologetics and warned that replacement theology is undermining support for Israel among younger Christians.
- Conservative and Jewish outlets have flagged normalization of extremist figures, with Tikvah describing a distinct faction on the right hostile to Israel and Judaism.
- Recent flashpoints include antisemitic conspiracies after Charlie Kirk’s assassination despite prosecutors outlining an unrelated motive, a leaked Young Republicans chat with pro-Hitler jokes, criticism of bookings for Tucker Carlson, and Donald Trump’s lack of comment.