American Saints: The Brave Men Facing Woke-Right Antisemitism

Islamic scholar Robert Spencer has completed a powerful new book on the history, and enduring myths, of antisemitism. Mathematician and global intellectual James Lindsay, with his razor-sharp analysis, continues to expose the ideological roots of the rising Woke-Right. Joel Berry, editor of The Babylon Bee, is calling out this dangerous and disturbingly unfunny trend of obsessive fixation on Jews.

These men, standing at the frontlines of what can only be described as the Woke Right’s merciless assault on the Jewish people and Judaism, are, in every moral and historical sense, Righteous Among the Nations. The State of Israel should formally recognize their courage and honor them with an official state medal.

Their bravery, moral clarity, and principled resistance in the face of this unrelenting tide – is shocking and make me feel almost uncomfortable and unworthy as a Jew.

Now imagine something similar on the American or global Left. Imagine anyone, outside of perhaps Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Congressman Ritchie Torres of New York, who will take a stand against the Jew-hate that has infested the American left.

And yet here we have them, an Orthodox Christian, an agnostic who acknowledges the indispensable role of transcendence in human life, and a devout Protestant - under siege, confronting vast media figures with established platforms, some of whom, tragically, include self-hating Jews like Glenn Greenwald or fraudulent ones like Dave Smith.

These men are standing while many in the broader right-wing audience remain disturbingly silent.

Their fight is not only for decency and the dignity of their fellow men and women, but for the very soul of the next American generation. Jews everywhere, and particularly the organized elements of our community, must acknowledge and embrace them as our brothers and teachers.

They deserve our deepest gratitude for we owe them something we can never pay - our chances of survival.

Their actions also affirm that the American people, and the American experiment, are exceptional not only in material achievement or philosophical and scientific innovation, but in its historic defense of the Jews. They are embodying precisely what has made America such a singular and precious nation. They are making America great now.

What drives these men? Surely a deep moral compass and a profound sense of justice. But also, an understanding of a darker reality: that once the Jews are officially relegated to a marginalized social underclass, the path to a bizarre and dangerous American form of European-style totalitarianism opens for both left and right. As Jordan Peterson has warned, once Jews are purged from the public square, everyone else that does not confirm to the next “current thing” will eventually be forced to kneel – and who knows when it will stop.

These men did not seek this battle. But they understand that without it, the "Weimarization" of American society will reach a twisted anti-Jewish catharsis.

This brings us back to 2017, when ‘liberal’ critics falsely labeled the MAGA movement antisemitic. That accusation was, and is still, a fabrication. But now, regrettably, whether due to foreign influence, ideological radicalization, or simple hate, certain loud voices on the Right appear to be making that evil characterization real. Alarmingly, the hostility and obsession toward Israel has surpassed that of the Left at this point.

In this critical hour, these brave voices are fighting to preserve the soul of the MAGA movement from a race into the abyss. Unlike some who profess faith in saints while turning a blind eye or encouraging moral rot, these are real American saints. They are a gift that the Jewish nation, flawed as we are, and having at times faltered in our judgments, may scarcely deserve. We must recognize them. We must forever stand with them.