Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli has warned that right-wing antisemitism in the United States has surged to a more dangerous level than left-wing antisemitism, driven in part by influential conservative media figures who platform Holocaust deniers and neo-Nazi ideologues, reports Israel National News.
Speaking to the New York Post, Chikli said: “When I started this role three years ago, I thought antisemitism on the right was marginal — small groups of neo-Nazis, not a real force. Today, it’s a completely different story. I’m far more concerned about antisemitism on the right than on the left — and I say this as a conservative myself.”
Without naming him, Chikli condemned Tucker Carlson for hosting and praising Holocaust revisionist Darryl Cooper, a figure widely criticised for antisemitic conspiracy theories.
“One of the worst moments was when a popular conservative broadcaster called one of the most vile Holocaust deniers in America ‘one of the most honest historians.’ That legitimises hate — it normalises it.”
He warned that younger Americans are absorbing extremist antisemitic content through podcasts and online platforms: “They listen to podcasts, not professors. When people like Nick Fuentes or Darryl Cooper are treated as thought leaders, that’s dangerous. These are neo-Nazis.”
Chikli has also repeatedly criticised left-wing antisemitism. Following the election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor, he published a sharply worded Fox News column: “The city that once stood as the world’s beacon of liberty has handed the keys of power to a Hamas sympathiser.”
He described the result as a grave warning sign for New York’s Jews: “It is almost unthinkable that New York — the proud and historic centre of Jewish life — could become the American city where Jews no longer feel at home or safe.”
Chikli argued that Mamdani embodies the “Red-Green Alliance” — a partnership between radical Islamists and far-left progressives.
“This is, without a doubt, the biggest Muslim Brotherhood victory in the United States — and possibly the entire Western world. New York is now one step closer to becoming the next London.”
Chikli praised the Trump administration, arguing that it took “decisive action” that made “Jewish students safe again throughout America”, contrasting this with previous administrations that, he claimed, collaborated with groups such as CAIR.
But he also issued a stark warning to the political right: “Neo-Nazism is being normalised, amplified and excused. You cannot call yourself a conservative while admiring Hitler, Stalin or the theocratic dictator who rules Iran.”
Chikli urged US conservatives to confront the rising antisemitism in their own ranks and reject extremist rhetoric: “This is a moment of moral choosing. Fanaticism and racism must be rejected.”
He closed with a message about the enduring importance of the US-Israel and wider Judeo-Christian alliance: “The foundations of the American-Jewish and Judeo-Christian alliance remain strong, built upon a principle expressed by the Founders themselves: ‘Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.’”
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