The article discusses conservative radio host Mark Levin's insinuations that Steve Witkoff, President Trump's envoy to the Middle East, might be anti-Semitic for his comments on neoconservatives. Witkoff criticized a military-centric approach to foreign policy, suggesting that it overlooks consequences. Levin, defending neoconservatism and implying Witkoff speaks like an anti-war activist, stated that 'neocon' is often used pejoratively against Jews. The article highlights how terms like 'neocon' can spark accusations of anti-Semitism against those critical of hawkish foreign policies, drawing parallels to political accusations in broader discourse.
Calling someone, particularly someone who is Jewish, an antisemite because they prefer diplomacy to war is little different than Democrats who call Donald Trump a 'white supremacist' based on, well, nothing really at all.
The point is that 'white supremacists' are bad, and therefore Trump is bad. For so many on the left, no further logic or reasoning is required.
'Neocon' short for 'Neo-conservative,' is a term for a political philosophy focused on active foreign policy to spread liberal democracy.
In this century and the last, neoconservatives have often accused anyone who opposed their hawkish agenda of being antisemitic.
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