Yesterday, my Civitas Outlook column discussed Anti-Semitism and Anti-Christian Zionism on the right. The piece led off with Kevin Roberts's infamous defense of Tucker Carlson, but I expanded the focus to two other prominent figures: Vice President J.D. Vance and Yoram Hazony.
To this day, Kevin Roberts's video has not been taken down. And I doubt he disagrees with the underlying message. What he said has become standard fare in some corners of the right. AtTurning Point's AmericaFest, Vice President J.D. Vance rejected "endless, self-defeating purity tests" and would not "bring a list of conservatives to denounce or to deplatform." Making the point more plainly was Yoram Hazony, one of the founders of the National Conservatism movement. Hazonydeclared, "nobody ever said that to be a good Natcon you have to love Jews." Hazony, an Orthodox Jew, is unquestionably not himself an antisemite, but reads from the same gospel as Roberts and Vance: antisemites, Hitler revisionists, and Holocaust deniers are welcome under this tent. Jews, Christian Zionists, and other classical conservatives can leave if they are uncomfortable. (In August 2025, I spoke at NatCon with some hesitation; I have come to regret my attendance at that conference.)
My column was right on time. Yesterday, Yoram Hazony delivered a keynote address at the international conference on anti-semitism in Jerusalem. (I attended that conference last year.) Yoram has posted his speech to Substack. It is long, but I encourage you to read all of it. Say what you will about Yoram--and I have a lot to say--but he is a clear thinker who tells you exactly what is on his mind. He hides nothing from the audience.
