April 15, 2026
As evidence of Thunberg’s antisemitism, the Israeli government pointed to her use of “terms such as ‘genocide,’ ‘siege’ and ‘mass starvation’ in reference to Israel’s actions in Gaza.”
Many of these views are well within the American mainstream. A Quinnipac poll from August found that half of American voters believe that Israel is committing a genocide. Thirty-nine percent of Jewish Americans believe Israel is committing a genocide, according to an October Washington Post poll. Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, which produced the report, deemed Thunberg a more dangerous threat than Fuentes, who has said Judaism is incompatible with Western civilization and called for a “total Aryan victory.”
In a separate section about American influencers, the Israeli government report also singles out Ms. Rachel, a YouTuber with nearly 20 million subscribers who makes educational videos for toddlers, as one of the most influential supposed antisemites. Ms. Rachel’s misdeeds include publishing “content dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, highlighting alleged harm to civilians and children, and condemning Israeli military actions.” The report also says Ms. Rachel has “promoted fundraising campaigns for emergency aid for children in Gaza and other conflict zones.”
Every time they do this, it gives cover to real antisemites to launder their hate. Attacks on Jews worldwide are going up in large part due to exactly this kind of insane hyperbolic rhetoric making the word antisemite lose all meaning, and therefore more difficult to combat.
They know that and are actively benefiting from it, antisemitic violence around the world helps drive more jewish people to seek refuge in Israel, provides them with new recruits and a convenient justification for their own violence
Claiming to be better than others and yet, at the same time portray one as a victim is great propaganda fuel. Nothing new here.
This is where younger the saying, “They cry in pain as they strike you.”