Victor Davis Hanson: Confronting Conservative Antisemitism

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Nov 10, 2025

A recent interview sparked a fierce debate about rising right-wing antisemitism. Victor Davis Hanson critiques how modern conservative platforms handle extremist views compared to past icons like Buckley. He discusses the MAGA movement's isolationist tendencies and their role in antisemitic sentiments. The importance of the U.S.-Israel alliance is emphasized, along with the need for conservatives to actively combat antisemitism within their ranks. Hanson urges a strong stance against dangerous rhetoric that threatens Jewish communities.

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Right-Wing Antisemitism Rising

Victor Davis Hanson highlights a recent rise of right-wing anti-Semitism distinct from historical left-wing strains.
He frames Tucker Carlson's Nick Fuentes interview as a flashpoint exposing this trend.

ANECDOTE

Buckley's Cross-Examination Model

Hanson recounts William F. Buckley's Firing Line pattern of hosting extremists but rigorously cross-examining them.
He contrasts that with Tucker Carlson giving Nick Fuentes an unchallenged platform.

INSIGHT

Left-Wing Antisemitism Is Elite And Insidious

Hanson argues left-wing antisemitism is elite-driven and Marxist in form, framing Jews as economic middlemen.
He warns this strain is insidious because it operates within educated institutions.

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Tucker Carlson’s interview with controversial right-wing podcaster Nick Fuentes has snowballed into a bigger conversation that has everyone asking: Does the Right have a serious issue with antisemitism?

Victor Davis Hanson explains how conservative icons like William F. Buckley once handled extremists, contrasts that with today’s platforms, and explores why some on the right are now flirting with the same rhetoric on Israel that echoes left-wing sentiments. How should the conservative movement handle this divide? Hanson breaks it down on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

“I think the reason for the rise of antisemitism is an element, the isolationist base of the MAGA movement, felt that it was the driving force and that it was going to be isolationist and we were not going to get involved in the Middle East. And they were very suspicious of so-called, what they call neocons and what they call Christian Zionists. As Tucker said, he hates Christian Zionists over any other people. Even bin Laden? Al-Qaeda? ISIS? I don't know. But they were losing influence. Donald Trump proved that he is not a neoisolation. He's a Jacksonian. Targeted strikes to preserve and enhance U.S. deterrents.”

(0:00) Introduction
(0:59) The Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes Interview
(1:32) The Rise of Right-Wing Antisemitism
(7:44) Left-Wing vs. Right-Wing Antisemitism
(9:17) The MAGA Movement and Isolationism
(11:09) The Importance of the U.S.-Israel Alliance
(14:14) Conclusion

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