Antisemitism Is a Betrayal of America First
From the campus quad to the comment section, Jew-hatred is spreading—and the right is not exempt.
On Wednesday night, two young Israeli Embassy aides were murdered outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Their names were Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. They were dating, deeply committed to their work, and days away from flying to Jerusalem—where Yaron had planned to propose.
They were shot at close range by Elias Rodriguez, a man with a history of pro-Palestinian activism, who shouted “Free, free Palestine” as he was arrested. His manifesto, which went live shortly after the killings, encouraged others to “bring the war home.” The FBI has labeled the act what it plainly is: targeted, ideologically driven terrorism.
There is no ambiguity here. These were not military officials. They were not combatants. They were murdered because they were visibly Jewish, and because they worked for the Israeli government. And this act did not emerge in a vacuum. It emerged from a climate that has grown increasingly comfortable with antisemitic suggestion, rationalization, and innuendo—across the political spectrum.
Some of that climate, disturbingly, now emanates from certain corners of the right.
It often comes dressed in “anti-globalist” rhetoric, or buried in coded language about loyalty or identity. Sometimes it surfaces as trolling. Sometimes it hides behind claims of irony, or dissident posturing—even under the guise of “just asking questions.” But the core impulse is the same. It looks for a group to blame, often one with names that sound foreign, histories that feel complicated, or institutions that evoke success.
Let me be direct. If you are smuggling antisemitic conspiracies into your “based” content, you’re not part of the conservative movement. You are not an heir to the American tradition. And you are not building anything worth defending.
You are a saboteur. You are riding a movement built by better men than you—men who believed in order, liberty, tradition, and truth—and you are turning it into a pipeline for resentment and rot.
This isn’t just about moral boundaries; it’s about strategic clarity. Antisemitism is not only evil—it’s fundamentally anti-conservative. It undermines everything the movement is supposed to stand for.
A real conservative doesn’t scapegoat groups; he demands accountability from individuals. A real conservative believes in moral law, not mob logic. A real conservative understands that when someone thrives within a merit-based system—when a family flourishes over generations—it isn’t evidence of conspiracy. It’s evidence that the system, at least in part, worked.
You can’t say you’re defending Western civilization while sneering at one of the oldest, most deeply embedded civilizational identities in it. You can’t claim to champion the Judeo-Christian tradition while spreading hatred for Jews. And you can’t carry the banner of America First if what you really mean is “America for me and the people I like.”
President Trump’s record on these matters is clear. He was the most pro-Israel president in American history. He moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. He brokered the Abraham Accords. He has never equivocated about America’s commitment to our ally or to the Jewish people. If you say you support Trump, but you’re also playing footsie with antisemitism, you’re not honoring his legacy; you’re betraying it.
The path ahead for the right is one that must be morally confident, culturally serious, and spiritually grounded. The road to national renewal will be walked by people who love this country enough to tell the truth, even when it means confronting people on their own side. This is one of those times.
What happened in Washington wasn’t just a tragedy. It was a test. A test of what we’re willing to tolerate, who we’re willing to platform, and what kind of movement we are building. There is no version of victory that includes the people who cheer this on, or excuse it, or share space with it out of cowardice or convenience.
Antisemitism is not just a sickness of the left. It is a temptation on the right as well—and one that must be called out, quarantined, and expelled. Because once it gets in, it spreads. It darkens everything. And it ends, as it always has, in blood.
This isn’t about protecting one group; it’s about protecting the soul of the movement.
If we’re serious about saving the country, this is a line we must not cross.