Ben Lorber
@benlorber8.bsky.social
Senior Research Analyst @PRAEyesRight. I write and train on antisemitism, white Christian nationalism, the MAGA Right, Israel/Palestine, Christian Zionism. Co-author Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. benlorber.com
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Ben Lorber
@benlorber8.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Safety through Solidarity by Shane Burley, Ben Lorber: 9781685890919 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Two activist journalists present a progressive, intersectional approach to the vital question: What can we do about antisemitism? Antisemitism is on the rise today. From synagogue shootings by white ...
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Hello to my new followers! I research and write about the US & global white Christian nationalist movement with @praeyesright.bsky.social. I’m also co-author of the new book Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741043...
It looks increasingly like they were wrong religiondispatches.org/yoram-hazony...
Yoram Hazony is Surprised by Blatant Antisemitism in the MAGA Coalition — But Antisemitism is Second Nature for Nationalists
On November 20, Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony sat down for an interview with conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to offer an explanation for the rise of antisemitism on the MAGA Righ...
religiondispatches.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It looks increasingly like they were wrong religiondispatches.org/yoram-hazony...
For years Hazony & his ilk have been feeding the flames of MAGA antisemitism, scapegoating George Soros as a progressive puppetmaster & demonizing liberal Jews as illegitimate. Their gamble was that Christian nationalism would remain 'Judeo-Christian' & pro-Israel
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
For years Hazony & his ilk have been feeding the flames of MAGA antisemitism, scapegoating George Soros as a progressive puppetmaster & demonizing liberal Jews as illegitimate. Their gamble was that Christian nationalism would remain 'Judeo-Christian' & pro-Israel
In last week's interview Hazony still wanted to deny that Gaza has anything to do with rising MAGA antisemitism. But that's ridiculous- Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson & others are rejecting the neoconservative consensus. Israel is central to today's MAGA fault lines
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
In last week's interview Hazony still wanted to deny that Gaza has anything to do with rising MAGA antisemitism. But that's ridiculous- Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson & others are rejecting the neoconservative consensus. Israel is central to today's MAGA fault lines
In 2022 & 2024 I went to Hazony's NatCon conference, a who's who of US & global far-right leaders. In 2022, the Jewish nationalists I spoke to insisted antisemitism wasn't a big problem in their movement. By fall 2024 they started changing their tune --> inthesetimes.com/article/demo...
The Right Is Increasingly Exploiting the Horror of Genocide
Right-wing operatives are channeling the genocide in Gaza into mainstream antisemitism.
inthesetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
In 2022 & 2024 I went to Hazony's NatCon conference, a who's who of US & global far-right leaders. In 2022, the Jewish nationalists I spoke to insisted antisemitism wasn't a big problem in their movement. By fall 2024 they started changing their tune --> inthesetimes.com/article/demo...
Last week Yoram Hazony, far-right Israeli theorist & leader of National Conservatism, sat down with NYT columnist Ross Douthat to explain why he was surprised there's now an antisemitism crisis in the MAGA movement. Nobody else was surprised. My latest: bit.ly/HazonyAntisemitism
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Last week Yoram Hazony, far-right Israeli theorist & leader of National Conservatism, sat down with NYT columnist Ross Douthat to explain why he was surprised there's now an antisemitism crisis in the MAGA movement. Nobody else was surprised. My latest: bit.ly/HazonyAntisemitism
Had a great big picture conversation last week with Rachel Nelson at @newlinesinst.bsky.social on antisemitism in the MAGA movement, what a principled anti-Zionism looks like, changing views on Israel/Palestine in the American Jewish community and more. Give it a listen! bit.ly/49IwVnr
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Had a great big picture conversation last week with Rachel Nelson at @newlinesinst.bsky.social on antisemitism in the MAGA movement, what a principled anti-Zionism looks like, changing views on Israel/Palestine in the American Jewish community and more. Give it a listen! bit.ly/49IwVnr
Male isolation isn’t the root cause of fascism- plenty of lonely men don’t become fascists- but it’s not irrelevant
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Male isolation isn’t the root cause of fascism- plenty of lonely men don’t become fascists- but it’s not irrelevant
tfw out-of-touch Christian Zionist elders discover for the first time white nationalist memes that have been around forever, and then immediately amplify them to warn their followers & inadvertently redpill a bunch of boomers
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
tfw out-of-touch Christian Zionist elders discover for the first time white nationalist memes that have been around forever, and then immediately amplify them to warn their followers & inadvertently redpill a bunch of boomers
My thoughts on Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony’s interview yesterday with NYT columnist Ross Douthat, where Hazony struggled & failed to convince us that rising MAGA antisemitism is a bug, not a feature of the movement he still (for now) calls home
religiondispatches.org/yoram-hazony...
religiondispatches.org/yoram-hazony...
Yoram Hazony is Surprised by Blatant Antisemitism in the MAGA Coalition — But Antisemitism is Second Nature for Nationalists
On November 20, Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony sat down for an interview with conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to offer an explanation for the rise of antisemitism on the MAGA Righ...
religiondispatches.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
My thoughts on Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony’s interview yesterday with NYT columnist Ross Douthat, where Hazony struggled & failed to convince us that rising MAGA antisemitism is a bug, not a feature of the movement he still (for now) calls home
religiondispatches.org/yoram-hazony...
religiondispatches.org/yoram-hazony...
Oh my god
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Oh my god
I’ll admit I did not have Bibi sharing Jacobin on my 2025 bingo card
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’ll admit I did not have Bibi sharing Jacobin on my 2025 bingo card
Reposted by Ben Lorber
Written in March of this year, @fredclarkson.bsky.social and @benlorber8.bsky.social trace how a fast-growing Christian Right movement is becoming a major driver of U.S. and global support for Israel. Examine its rising influence, political reach, and international networks.
The New Face of Christian Zionism
A rapidly growing Christian Right movement has become a driving force behind unqualified U.S.—and global—support for Israel.
inthesetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Written in March of this year, @fredclarkson.bsky.social and @benlorber8.bsky.social trace how a fast-growing Christian Right movement is becoming a major driver of U.S. and global support for Israel. Examine its rising influence, political reach, and international networks.
2. Not taking him seriously. He's not only a shock jock stoking young male alienation with rage bait. He also gives his audience sophisticated political analysis (moreso than many MAGA pundits) which they take seriously. When we don't, they can tell we look down on them.
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
2. Not taking him seriously. He's not only a shock jock stoking young male alienation with rage bait. He also gives his audience sophisticated political analysis (moreso than many MAGA pundits) which they take seriously. When we don't, they can tell we look down on them.
Every time Nick Fuentes is in the news, I see reporters and observers making the same two errors:
1. Treating something he says on one show, in one clip, as his master plan. He streams for 2 hours a night. While there are some constants, his analysis & strategy shifts over time/
1. Treating something he says on one show, in one clip, as his master plan. He streams for 2 hours a night. While there are some constants, his analysis & strategy shifts over time/
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Every time Nick Fuentes is in the news, I see reporters and observers making the same two errors:
1. Treating something he says on one show, in one clip, as his master plan. He streams for 2 hours a night. While there are some constants, his analysis & strategy shifts over time/
1. Treating something he says on one show, in one clip, as his master plan. He streams for 2 hours a night. While there are some constants, his analysis & strategy shifts over time/
I agree with you. But for that reason I don't think Schumer introducing a bipartisan resolution is going to isolate Fuentes at all. MAGA isn't going to join hands across the aisle and admit they have a racism problem. If anything they'll double down and close ranks
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I agree with you. But for that reason I don't think Schumer introducing a bipartisan resolution is going to isolate Fuentes at all. MAGA isn't going to join hands across the aisle and admit they have a racism problem. If anything they'll double down and close ranks
How? I think most of MAGA will polarize hard against this. The opposite of helpful
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How? I think most of MAGA will polarize hard against this. The opposite of helpful
And with that the debate is settled, Nick Fuentes is officially in the MAGA tent
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
And with that the debate is settled, Nick Fuentes is officially in the MAGA tent
which way, western Jew?
(sorry)
(sorry)
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
which way, western Jew?
(sorry)
(sorry)
dueling book covers...which will you choose? @shaneburley.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
dueling book covers...which will you choose? @shaneburley.bsky.social
A message sent by a fan on Nick’s show last night. It isn’t 30-40%, but it is happening
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A message sent by a fan on Nick’s show last night. It isn’t 30-40%, but it is happening
They're in the nation's capital, but a small conference room in a hotel is the best the ex-Heritage antisemitism task force could do. The 'exit' sign in the background is telling-- they're standing up, alright; and, it seems, being shown the door
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
They're in the nation's capital, but a small conference room in a hotel is the best the ex-Heritage antisemitism task force could do. The 'exit' sign in the background is telling-- they're standing up, alright; and, it seems, being shown the door
Maybe it's just me, but I think Jews deserve better friends than folks like these who ultimately want most of us to burn in End Times hellfire & stop being Jewish.
A recent piece from @fredclarkson.bsky.social & I on the End Times Christian Zionism of Mario Bramnick inthesetimes.com/article/chri...
A recent piece from @fredclarkson.bsky.social & I on the End Times Christian Zionism of Mario Bramnick inthesetimes.com/article/chri...
The New Face of Christian Zionism
A rapidly growing Christian Right movement has become a driving force behind unqualified U.S.—and global—support for Israel.
inthesetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Maybe it's just me, but I think Jews deserve better friends than folks like these who ultimately want most of us to burn in End Times hellfire & stop being Jewish.
A recent piece from @fredclarkson.bsky.social & I on the End Times Christian Zionism of Mario Bramnick inthesetimes.com/article/chri...
A recent piece from @fredclarkson.bsky.social & I on the End Times Christian Zionism of Mario Bramnick inthesetimes.com/article/chri...
at FRC's DC conference, nodding affirmingly as another speaker outlines a grim End Times scenario where 2/3 of Jews will die, & calls on Jews to convert now. Jewish Zionists have long expected their Christian partners to disavow this stuff. But here Bramnick & Perkins are speaking only to Christians
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
at FRC's DC conference, nodding affirmingly as another speaker outlines a grim End Times scenario where 2/3 of Jews will die, & calls on Jews to convert now. Jewish Zionists have long expected their Christian partners to disavow this stuff. But here Bramnick & Perkins are speaking only to Christians
"What if God wants to move among Jewish people" means, what if Jews find Jesus? He chuckles because he knows it's controversial to say.
Another speaker at today's conference is Tony Perkins, head of Family Research Council. Here he is last fall,
Another speaker at today's conference is Tony Perkins, head of Family Research Council. Here he is last fall,
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"What if God wants to move among Jewish people" means, what if Jews find Jesus? He chuckles because he knows it's controversial to say.
Another speaker at today's conference is Tony Perkins, head of Family Research Council. Here he is last fall,
Another speaker at today's conference is Tony Perkins, head of Family Research Council. Here he is last fall,