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Carlson, Fuentes, and the New/Old Antisemitism

Why are conspiracy theories about Jews surging in America — and why do so many young Americans embrace them? Yair Rosenberg, staff writer at The Atlantic, helps us unpack.

Left: Antisemitic Soviet propaganda from 1971 intertwines a Star of David with a swastika; right: An anti-Israel protester a sign mixing a Star of David with a swastika, in New York City, November 30, 2025. (Pravda Vostoka; Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Why are conspiracy theories about Jews surging in the American mainstream — and why are so many young Americans embracing them? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer and Yair Rosenberg, staff writer at The Atlantic, unpack how Tucker Carlson’s platforming of
Nick Fuentes reveals a broader ecosystem of digital extremism and populist politics that increasingly places Jews at the center of national discontent.

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