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• Fighting Antisemitism on the Right
• Understanding Mamdani and His Allies
• RJC in the News
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Fighting Antisemitism on the Right

The Republican Jewish Coalition is at the forefront of the fight against antisemitism on the right, as we have been for four decades now. As you saw from our speakers at the RJC Leadership Summit in Las Vegas this month, Republican leaders stand with us in strongly and clearly condemning antisemitism and anti-Israel hatred on the right. The RJC will continue to engage in this fight and to report on it to our members.

Rod Dreher has written a must-read essay, "What I Saw and Heard in Washington," in which he assesses the disturbing rise in antisemitism among the young on the right, members of Generation Z ("Zoomers") born between about 1997 and 2012. Dreher sounds a warning to conservatives and Republicans:

The claim that I first floated in this space last week, quoting a DC insider who said that in his estimation, "between 30 and 40 percent" of the Zoomers who work in official Republican Washington are ["Groypers",] fans of Nick Fuentes — that's true. Was confirmed multiple times by Zoomers who live in that world.

…Not every DC Zoomercon who identifies with Fuentes agrees with everything he says, or the way he says it. What they like most of all is his rage, and willingness to violate taboos. I asked one astute Zoomer what the Groypers actually wanted (meaning, what were their demands). He said, "They don't have any. They just want to tear everything down."

Then he went on to explain in calm, rational detail why his generation is so utterly screwed. The problems are mostly economic and material, in his view (and this is something echoed by other conversations)… Moreover, they grew up in a country that had lost its common culture. Many of these young men are fatherless. Most of them spent their youths being told that as whites, and especially as white males, they are what's wrong with the world.

…Trust in the system is gone. Hell, I share most of these conclusions myself! The difference is that I am not a nihilist; I don't want to tear it all down, but rather reform it. There are no historical examples in which "tearing it all down" produced a better, more just, more functional order. The Zoomers don't seem to have any knowledge of history, nor do they care about it.

…Conservatives — Jewish, Christian, and agnostic — who support Israel are going to have to think very hard about how to proceed. Support for Israel has collapsed among the young, and it's not coming back anytime soon. This is the political reality we have to deal with. We can't wish it away, or cancel it away.

The full essay is well worth your time.

All of this points to a much deeper and more complex problem in our country, one that Republican leaders, the RJC, and conservatives of good will must confront.

Recommended reading:

Smith: The Buchanan Resurrection

Stephens: Meet the New Antisemites, Same as the Old Antisemites

Understanding Mamdani and His Allies

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and his antisemitic, Israel-hating allies in the radical left are about to take control of the city with the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. It's important to understand their thinking and their plans.

Louis-Klein: Mamdani and the New Racism

What animates Mamdani's politics—and the politics of many like him—is not hatred of Jews as individuals, but hostility toward Jewish peoplehood itself… It is precisely this collective soul—the idea of the Jewish people as a moral and metaphysical unity—that anti-Zionist ideology seeks to subvert. This is where the colonizer, apartheid, and genocide libels come into focus. These are not mere "harsh criticisms." They deny the reality of Jewish peoplehood and replace it with a false moral code of accusation—one that symbolically recasts Jewish collective identity as a singular threat to justice.

Riboua: What the Right Gets Wrong About Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani, in truth, draws from a very distinct left-wing tradition: Third Worldism, a postcolonial moral project born in the mid-20th century that recasts politics as a global uprising against Western hegemony.

…[Third Worldism's] power lies not in practical solutions but in its claim to moral purity and its ability to turn resentment into virtue. Universities have nurtured this sensibility for decades, replacing historical complexity with ideological certainty and teaching generations to interpret politics through the binary of victim and oppressor. Mamdani's rise is the political outcome of that education. His victory is proof that Third Worldism is here to stay.

Marcus: The 3 issues driving far-left's split with Dems

[Donald] Trump's core issues, and those of what would become known as MAGA, were a bit obscure at first, but eventually became very clear: Secure the border, abandon globalism and bad trade deals, and fight the culture war.

What are the issues or policies that are animating today's fighting spirit in the Democratic Party? There are three that are dominant.

The first issue can roughly be called redistribution of wealth… The second major issue that the democrat socialists have locked onto is Israel, and America's relationship with and military funding of the Jewish state, something that even a decade ago the party supported as bedrock policy… The third issue that is clearly firing up the Democratic base is immigration, and when I say they are fired up, I mean seemingly normal people leaping in front of the cars of federal authorities to keep them from deporting illegal alien criminals.

Chuck Ross, writing at The Washington Free Beacon, reports that the Council on American-Islamic Relations helped elect Mamdani and is planning to do even more in the 2026 midterm elections. He notes that the influence of CAIR and its network goes beyond campaign donations:

Beyond electing anti-Israel Democrats, the CAIR network aims to use the symbiotic political power to influence how lawmakers vote on issues related to Israel. [Linda] Sarsour, who is not a CAIR employee but works closely with the group, highlighted [Maryland Democratic Senator Angela] Alsobrooks as an instructive success story.

According to Sarsour, Alsobrooks voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-VT) bill to withhold weapons from Israel earlier this year—a measure supported by CAIR and other anti-Israel groups—"because she knew who helped her."

Stepman: Mamdani Takeover of NYC Will Provide Training for Army of Leftist Activists

Zohran Mamdani's takeover of New York City isn't just a problem for the Big Apple. His takeover of the city's governing apparatus will provide an ample training ground for his socialist comrades to gain experience wielding power.

…New York's political transformation will start at the top, from DSA member Mamdani himself, but it reaches all levels of his senior staff, transition team, and lower-level employees who will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city government.

...These people aren't content to rule Manhattan. They have national aspirations. And don't think that policy failures will deter them. Mamdani appears to be a true believer as are his committed followers. Any failure they encounter running the city will be blamed on their enemies, real and imagined.

RJC in the News

Republican Jewish Coalition names three new board members

The Republican Jewish Coalition announced on Wednesday the election of Dan Conston of Maryland, David Gemunder of Florida and Charles Spies of Washington, DC, to the coalition's board of directors.

Norm Coleman, national chairman of the RJC, commended the new members, stating that each "is an accomplished, dedicated American patriot and a strong defender of the US Jewish community and of Israel."

NPR: Conservatives reckon with how to handle antisemitism after Tucker Carlson controversy

LINDSEY GRAHAM: But I just want to make it really clear, I'm in the Hitler-sucks wing of the Republican Party (laughter).

SARAH MCCAMMON (NPR): That's South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham at the Republican Jewish Coalition meeting in Las Vegas last weekend, where several speakers called out rising antisemitism.

San Diego Jewish World / Jewish Political Briefing: Nov. 12, 2025

The Republican Jewish Coalition laid the blame for the 43-day government shutdown on the Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, respectively Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York. Both leaders "continue to oppose re-opening the government," Matt Brooks, the RJC CEO stated.

"Thankfully, eight Senate Democrats finally accepted a deal they could have made weeks ago and spared American families the stress, frustration, and suffering their shutdown caused," Brooks' statement continued.

"Democrats should be ashamed of causing this sorry mess. The voters will remember it in next year's midterm elections."

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Short Takes

Jewish Insider: Former Sen. Rudy Boschwitz turns 95: A pioneering Jewish Republican looks back

Former Minnesota Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, who turns 95 today, isn't necessarily a household name — but is one of the more consequential figures in Jewish political history, as the first Holocaust refugee elected to Congress and one of the most prominent Jewish Republicans during a golden period of Jewish representation on Capitol Hill.

Bryen: Regrets on the global stage as countries rethink bans on Israel
There was a price to be paid for withdrawing from one of the most forward-thinking, productive and defense-oriented countries in the world.

Bender: 'Red Alert' exposes truth after Oct 7 and Hollywood's silence on antisemitism
Award-winning producer Lawrence Bender on why making his new series was so important amid growing antisemitism.

Ynet: Ohio Republican becomes first female Orthodox Jewish mayor in US history

Michele Weiss has made history as the first female Orthodox Jewish mayor in the United States, winning decisively as a Republican in a heavily Democratic Cleveland suburb after building a reputation for fiscal responsibility and bipartisan cooperation over 15 years on the city council… Weiss attributed her success in winning as a Republican in a Democratic stronghold to relationship-building and treating constituents as individuals rather than party members.

Lewis: Flashback half-a-century: "On This Day" in 1975: Hate at the United Nations as the UN General Assembly proclaims "Zionism is Racism"

November 10: Fifty years ago today – "ON THIS DAY" in 1975: The perfidious and disgusting UN "Zionism is Racism" Resolution #3379 was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly: "...Determines that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination." 72 countries voted in favor of the resolution 35 against. 32 abstained.

[Note: The UN "Zionism Is Racism" Resolution was REVOKED in 1991 under the leadership of President George H. W. Bush and his Secretary of State James Baker.]

Audio and video of speeches by Amb. Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Amb. Chaim Herzog at the link.

Pavia: Why Kazakhstan's joining the Abraham Accords matters

At first glance, Kazakhstan's decision to join the Abraham Accords last week holds little relevance. Israel and Kazakhstan have held diplomatic relations for over thirty years. But bringing the resource-rich nation into the agreement holds significant strategic relevance. First, it extends Iran's strategic encirclement by adding to the growing list of pro-West, pro-Israel countries in the Middle East and Central Asia [and] could prompt other countries in the region, like Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, to follow suit.

Amit Segal adds: In short: Kazakhstan joining the Abraham Accords is not about opening embassies in Israel like with the UAE or other Arab states, and it's not about peace with a former enemy. It's a strengthening of the Washington-Astana axis, and a huge warning sign to Moscow and Tehran.

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