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Political Research Associates @praeyesright.bsky.social · 9h

PRA’s @benlorber8.bsky.social defines antisemitism and examines how it has been weaponized to disrupt social justice organizing, fuel White Christian nationalism, and support genocidal and authoritarian policies in this two-part series for @convergencemag.com: convergencemag.com/articles/wha...

What Antisemitism Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Matters
By Ben Lorber

What Antisemitism Is
Antisemitism has always been deeply interwoven with other types of social domination. It is both a form of bigotry and scapegoating against Jews, and a conspiracy theory that today is stitched into the fabric of white Christian nationalism and its authoritarian culture.

What It Isn’t
In this moment, antisemitism largely doesn’t manifest in the kind of structural disparities in income, housing, incarceration and the like that characterize systemic racism. But these conspiracy theories remain structural in a different way. They are built into the layer of social storytelling, the ideological fabric that holds public understanding in a country shaped by centuries of hegemonic Christian attitudes.

Why It Matters
In times of crisis like our own, authoritarian leaders draw on antisemitism as a distinct and powerful narrative tool to consolidate their base, name enemies, and advance their agenda. We must understand and combat antisemitism so that we can protect our Jewish comrades. But ending antisemitism is also crucial to getting everyone free. Antisemitism is a crucial weapon in the Right’s assault on justice movements.

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Ben Gerstein @bwgerstein.bsky.social · 5d

Per the Trump playbook, Jews who do not adhere to fascist tendencies are categorized as "bad Jews" alongside the enemy "other." Investigating these Jewish orgs. also tracks the targeting of JVP featured prominently in the Heritage Foundation's Project Esther: lpeproject.org/blog/how-the...

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 5d

(this is a joke obviously- or it should be obvious! Halacha is not autism. Chag sameach)

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 5d

any notion that circumcision & autism are linked is laughable. Now please excuse me while I go shake this very particular set of four plants in an extremely specific way next to this hut I build every year following a painstaking set of minute guidelines

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 5d

liberal American Jewish groups and leaders need to immediately rally behind JVP and INN, without qualification

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 5d

It is striking that they are the only Palestine-related groups listed-- perhaps a testament to how deeply Israel's defenders feel threatened by Jewish dissent. It recalls of course the long antisemitic legacy of McCarthyism, and for that reason alone,

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 5d

JVP and IfNotNow are included in a list of only 9 progressive groups being investigated by the Trump admin, alongside major donors like Ford and Open Society Foundation and the amorphous 'antifa'/ www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve known Em since she was a powerhouse student organizer. Then and now she’s been on the front lines for Palestinian freedom and I hope she’s safe. Please join me in calling Em’s senators & reps & demanding her immediate release

Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 6d

The flotilla carrying Jewish Currents reporter Emily Wilder has been captured by the Israeli military. Please contact Emily's senators and representatives—Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla, and Jimmy Gomez—and urge them to advocate for her safe release from Israeli detention

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 18d

Here's my meme from last time- still proud of it!

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 18d

Last year Rabbi Ammi Hirsch, pro-Israel mouthpiece & head of a storied Reform shul in Manhattan, called anti-Zionist Jews like myself 'emotionally damaged' in his Yom Kippur sermon. This Rosh Hashanah he railed against the mouthy, weak-kneed morally depraved “diaspora Jew”. Goebbels would be proud

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 26d

It was good to be on the Jewish Currents podcast this week talking about the fallout from the murder of Charlie Kirk: MAGA’s authoritarian campaigns of repression; the strange & overzealous displays of mourning from Israeli leaders; & more

Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 26d

On the latest episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel, @davidklion.bsky.social, @benlorber8.bsky.social, and Maya Rosen discuss reactions to Charlie Kirk’s assassination across the political spectrum, as well as the outsized response in Israel.

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Charlie Kirk and American Innocence

Jewish Currents discusses reactions to the right-wing influencer’s assassination across the political spectrum, as well as the outsized response in Israel.

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 26d

On the latest episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel, @davidklion.bsky.social, @benlorber8.bsky.social, and Maya Rosen discuss reactions to Charlie Kirk’s assassination across the political spectrum, as well as the outsized response in Israel.

jewishcurrents.org/charlie-kirk...

Charlie Kirk and American Innocence

Jewish Currents discusses reactions to the right-wing influencer’s assassination across the political spectrum, as well as the outsized response in Israel.

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 27d

For Christian nationalists like MTG, anti-Zionism slides seamlessly into antisemitism. AIPAC & pro-Israel politics are critiqued not as political forces but as “another religion” intruding upon the “Christian patriotic” USA. For the Israel-skeptic Right this is the natural frame

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Dan Rosen @danrosen.xyz · Sep 12

Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social has been writing about groypers for some time. Their "early maneuvering could edge the groyper brand even further into the conservative big tent."

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"We Have To Push the Envelope”

On January 6, 2021, White nationalist Nick Fuentes stood outside of the U.S. Capitol, addressing a crowd of thousands, as rioters streamed into the building.

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Craig Franson @craigfranson.bsky.social · Sep 13

If you only have time for one article on the #groypers, you can't do better than this 2020 PRA feature from @benlorber8.bsky.social. politicalresearch.org/2021/01/15/a...

“America First Is Inevitable”

On November 19, 2016, days after Donald Trump’s startling election victory, White nationalist Richard Spencer stood in an event space near the White House, feeling the wind of history in his sails.

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · Sep 10

*correction- the first far-right anonymous account claims to be a Trump admin staffer but to my knowledge, this has not been confirmed & he has not been identified

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · Sep 10

From the radical 'dissident Right' to mainstream MAGA operatives & White House staffers, major figures on the Right are thirsting for state repression & political retribution against Democrats & the Left after the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk

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Political Research Associates @praeyesright.bsky.social · Sep 10

This episode of Lifting the Curtain takes a deep look into the role of antisemitism in the global far-right ecosystem, paying close attention to the U.S. and Germany. Tune in now to listen to the full conversation with @eladn.bsky.social and Dr. Stefanie Schüler-Springorum: ow.ly/zuLJ50WUOC0.

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · Sep 10

Was a great time joining @benlorber8.bsky.social for this podcast. My fav topic 🙃

Political Research Associates @praeyesright.bsky.social · Sep 10

This episode of Lifting the Curtain takes a deep look into the role of antisemitism in the global far-right ecosystem, paying close attention to the U.S. and Germany. Tune in now to listen to the full conversation with @eladn.bsky.social and Dr. Stefanie Schüler-Springorum: ow.ly/zuLJ50WUOC0.

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Rosie @rosiebultman.bsky.social · Aug 28

I had a great conversation with @benlorber8.bsky.social about rising criticism of Israel among the American right.

You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Will this ideological shift impact Gaza? Or is it all opportunistic? Listen to find out.

Is The American Right Breaking Up with Israel?

Podcast Episode · The Global Power Report · 08/28/2025 · 28m

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Political Research Associates @praeyesright.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are excited to announce the release of Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism, a mini-series from PRA and Diaspora Alliance! In this episode, hosts Shoshana Brown and @benlorber8.bsky.social define antisemitism and discuss how it's being weaponized post-October 7th. Listen now: bit.ly/4m3BT0v.

What is Antisemitism and its Weaponization? A Conversation for Movement Organizers with Shoshana Brown and Ben Lorber

This episode dives into discussing antisemitism—its history, how it looks today, how to understand it, & why the fight over defining it has become a means of targeting Palestinians and their allies wh...

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Devin Burghart @dburghart.bsky.social · Aug 27

After showing his guns emblazoned with racial slurs, far-right slogans, Minneapolis shooting suspect displayed a message "Hail Breivik. Hail Brenton."

Neo-Nazi Anders Breivik killed 77 in Norway in 2011. Brenton Tarrant killed 51 in shootings at 2 mosques in New Zealand in 2019.

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · Aug 27

We talk to journalists & scholars, organizers & policy analysts to explore what antisemitism is, how it’s weaponized, and ultimately how we can fight it, in the service of liberation for all.

Subscribe to our feed to get the episodes when they drop on September 3! open.spotify.com/show/7uX3dbD...

Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism—Sneak Peek

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · Aug 27

On September 3 @praeyesright.bsky.social is launching a new podcast series, Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism, with our friends at Diaspora Alliance! Co-hosted by myself & Shoshana Brown, we unpack antisemitism & its misuse in our era of authoritarianism & genocide
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Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism—Sneak Peek

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · Aug 27

A century ago, the European far-right railed against 'Judeo-Bolshevism' as a sinister, foreign and violent fifth column, threatening Europe from within. Today, Israel joins the European far-right in deploying the same scapegoating against Muslims.

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