Ben Lorber
@benlorber8.bsky.social
Senior Research Analyst @PRAEyesRight. I write and train on antisemitism, white Christian nationalism, the MAGA Right, Israel/Palestine, Christian Zionism. Co-author Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. benlorber.com
For years Hazony & his ilk have been feeding the flames of MAGA antisemitism, scapegoating George Soros as a progressive puppetmaster & demonizing liberal Jews as illegitimate. Their gamble was that Christian nationalism would remain 'Judeo-Christian' & pro-Israel
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
For years Hazony & his ilk have been feeding the flames of MAGA antisemitism, scapegoating George Soros as a progressive puppetmaster & demonizing liberal Jews as illegitimate. Their gamble was that Christian nationalism would remain 'Judeo-Christian' & pro-Israel
In last week's interview Hazony still wanted to deny that Gaza has anything to do with rising MAGA antisemitism. But that's ridiculous- Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson & others are rejecting the neoconservative consensus. Israel is central to today's MAGA fault lines
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
In last week's interview Hazony still wanted to deny that Gaza has anything to do with rising MAGA antisemitism. But that's ridiculous- Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson & others are rejecting the neoconservative consensus. Israel is central to today's MAGA fault lines
Last week Yoram Hazony, far-right Israeli theorist & leader of National Conservatism, sat down with NYT columnist Ross Douthat to explain why he was surprised there's now an antisemitism crisis in the MAGA movement. Nobody else was surprised. My latest: bit.ly/HazonyAntisemitism
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Last week Yoram Hazony, far-right Israeli theorist & leader of National Conservatism, sat down with NYT columnist Ross Douthat to explain why he was surprised there's now an antisemitism crisis in the MAGA movement. Nobody else was surprised. My latest: bit.ly/HazonyAntisemitism
Had a great big picture conversation last week with Rachel Nelson at @newlinesinst.bsky.social on antisemitism in the MAGA movement, what a principled anti-Zionism looks like, changing views on Israel/Palestine in the American Jewish community and more. Give it a listen! bit.ly/49IwVnr
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Had a great big picture conversation last week with Rachel Nelson at @newlinesinst.bsky.social on antisemitism in the MAGA movement, what a principled anti-Zionism looks like, changing views on Israel/Palestine in the American Jewish community and more. Give it a listen! bit.ly/49IwVnr
Male isolation isn’t the root cause of fascism- plenty of lonely men don’t become fascists- but it’s not irrelevant
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Male isolation isn’t the root cause of fascism- plenty of lonely men don’t become fascists- but it’s not irrelevant
tfw out-of-touch Christian Zionist elders discover for the first time white nationalist memes that have been around forever, and then immediately amplify them to warn their followers & inadvertently redpill a bunch of boomers
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
tfw out-of-touch Christian Zionist elders discover for the first time white nationalist memes that have been around forever, and then immediately amplify them to warn their followers & inadvertently redpill a bunch of boomers
I’ll admit I did not have Bibi sharing Jacobin on my 2025 bingo card
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’ll admit I did not have Bibi sharing Jacobin on my 2025 bingo card
And with that the debate is settled, Nick Fuentes is officially in the MAGA tent
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
And with that the debate is settled, Nick Fuentes is officially in the MAGA tent
dueling book covers...which will you choose? @shaneburley.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
dueling book covers...which will you choose? @shaneburley.bsky.social
A message sent by a fan on Nick’s show last night. It isn’t 30-40%, but it is happening
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A message sent by a fan on Nick’s show last night. It isn’t 30-40%, but it is happening
They're in the nation's capital, but a small conference room in a hotel is the best the ex-Heritage antisemitism task force could do. The 'exit' sign in the background is telling-- they're standing up, alright; and, it seems, being shown the door
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
They're in the nation's capital, but a small conference room in a hotel is the best the ex-Heritage antisemitism task force could do. The 'exit' sign in the background is telling-- they're standing up, alright; and, it seems, being shown the door
at FRC's DC conference, nodding affirmingly as another speaker outlines a grim End Times scenario where 2/3 of Jews will die, & calls on Jews to convert now. Jewish Zionists have long expected their Christian partners to disavow this stuff. But here Bramnick & Perkins are speaking only to Christians
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
at FRC's DC conference, nodding affirmingly as another speaker outlines a grim End Times scenario where 2/3 of Jews will die, & calls on Jews to convert now. Jewish Zionists have long expected their Christian partners to disavow this stuff. But here Bramnick & Perkins are speaking only to Christians
"What if God wants to move among Jewish people" means, what if Jews find Jesus? He chuckles because he knows it's controversial to say.
Another speaker at today's conference is Tony Perkins, head of Family Research Council. Here he is last fall,
Another speaker at today's conference is Tony Perkins, head of Family Research Council. Here he is last fall,
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"What if God wants to move among Jewish people" means, what if Jews find Jesus? He chuckles because he knows it's controversial to say.
Another speaker at today's conference is Tony Perkins, head of Family Research Council. Here he is last fall,
Another speaker at today's conference is Tony Perkins, head of Family Research Council. Here he is last fall,
He's applauding the largest Christian Zionist organization, based in Jerusalem, for building relationships with Israelis & advocating for Israel because this makes it easier to 'harvest' Jewish souls
That was in 2013. Here he is this summer
That was in 2013. Here he is this summer
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
He's applauding the largest Christian Zionist organization, based in Jerusalem, for building relationships with Israelis & advocating for Israel because this makes it easier to 'harvest' Jewish souls
That was in 2013. Here he is this summer
That was in 2013. Here he is this summer
Today the National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism is having a conference in DC about antisemitism on the Right. NTFCA recently left the Heritage Foundation, where they led Project Esther.
Here's task force leader Mario Bramnick calling on Christians to convert Jews
Here's task force leader Mario Bramnick calling on Christians to convert Jews
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today the National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism is having a conference in DC about antisemitism on the Right. NTFCA recently left the Heritage Foundation, where they led Project Esther.
Here's task force leader Mario Bramnick calling on Christians to convert Jews
Here's task force leader Mario Bramnick calling on Christians to convert Jews
On his show last week Nick Fuentes told followers to graffiti ‘Nick Fuentes Was Right About Israel’ all around the country. So far exactly one instance has been reported. I think calling this guy Charlie Kirk’s successor, as Washington Post & other headlines have, is premature
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
On his show last week Nick Fuentes told followers to graffiti ‘Nick Fuentes Was Right About Israel’ all around the country. So far exactly one instance has been reported. I think calling this guy Charlie Kirk’s successor, as Washington Post & other headlines have, is premature
A hasbara group called Honest Reporting got mad that I was honest about Israel on last week's @cbcnews.ca Front Burner podcast about MAGA white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Sorry! And apparently, even when the topic is a neo-Nazi I should focus on condemning the Left?!
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A hasbara group called Honest Reporting got mad that I was honest about Israel on last week's @cbcnews.ca Front Burner podcast about MAGA white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Sorry! And apparently, even when the topic is a neo-Nazi I should focus on condemning the Left?!
I’m sure plenty of Zionists hoped Trump would go the Mark Levin route, but they were fooling themselves. This is exactly how Trump has always played footsie with the radical Right since David Duke in 2016– claim not to know, avoid disavowing etc. Another win for the groypers
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I’m sure plenty of Zionists hoped Trump would go the Mark Levin route, but they were fooling themselves. This is exactly how Trump has always played footsie with the radical Right since David Duke in 2016– claim not to know, avoid disavowing etc. Another win for the groypers
Full thread from one hour ago. Christian nationalists picked this reflex up from Owens, Carlson & Fuentes in the last 2 years (remember the ‘Christ is King’ debates?). This kind of antisemitism is increasingly normalized on the Right and can fly under the radar, because Christian references are so
November 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Full thread from one hour ago. Christian nationalists picked this reflex up from Owens, Carlson & Fuentes in the last 2 years (remember the ‘Christ is King’ debates?). This kind of antisemitism is increasingly normalized on the Right and can fly under the radar, because Christian references are so
In which the Vice President lashes out at a critic by subtly underlining her Jewishness, marking her as external to the community of the good.
The critic was pointing out that Tucker Carlson's son is on his staff; in response, he seamlessly adopts Carlson's antisemitic tactics
The critic was pointing out that Tucker Carlson's son is on his staff; in response, he seamlessly adopts Carlson's antisemitic tactics
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
In which the Vice President lashes out at a critic by subtly underlining her Jewishness, marking her as external to the community of the good.
The critic was pointing out that Tucker Carlson's son is on his staff; in response, he seamlessly adopts Carlson's antisemitic tactics
The critic was pointing out that Tucker Carlson's son is on his staff; in response, he seamlessly adopts Carlson's antisemitic tactics
"MAGA is dead"-- founder & chairman of the College Republicans of America, a national group founded only a few years ago to challenge the GOP campus establishment & which already claims over 280 chapters nationwide. In 2023 I showed many of its early leaders were groypers -->
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"MAGA is dead"-- founder & chairman of the College Republicans of America, a national group founded only a few years ago to challenge the GOP campus establishment & which already claims over 280 chapters nationwide. In 2023 I showed many of its early leaders were groypers -->
It seems a few Leftists are now discovering for the first time that the radical Right is also anti-establishment, and so if you squint at a few of its positions, from a tiny angle, they can kinda sound like our own. Don't get too excited! Learn about the 'three-way fight'
November 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It seems a few Leftists are now discovering for the first time that the radical Right is also anti-establishment, and so if you squint at a few of its positions, from a tiny angle, they can kinda sound like our own. Don't get too excited! Learn about the 'three-way fight'
My assessment is also that groyper staffers in DC are "a loud minority but not to the double digits." I'd even doubt 5%. Nick himself recently admitted his people aren't in DC- see video below. Rod Dreher is conflating 'hard-right' with 'groyper'.
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My assessment is also that groyper staffers in DC are "a loud minority but not to the double digits." I'd even doubt 5%. Nick himself recently admitted his people aren't in DC- see video below. Rod Dreher is conflating 'hard-right' with 'groyper'.
some good points. So what's the difference? We should talk about the 'groyperfication' of the GOP as John Ganz puts it, without playing into Fuentes' overinflated image as the singular mastermind & arch-whisperer of the young Right. Don't write articles like this (a few
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
some good points. So what's the difference? We should talk about the 'groyperfication' of the GOP as John Ganz puts it, without playing into Fuentes' overinflated image as the singular mastermind & arch-whisperer of the young Right. Don't write articles like this (a few