Firebrand pundit Candace Owens has been named “Antisemite of the Year” by watchdog StopAntisemitism, which says she “blew away the competition” with more votes than anyone in previous years.
“Candace Owens’s mix of anti-Semitism is derived from disgusting medieval blood libels, including the claim that Jews drink Christian blood, the conspiracy that Jews are pedophiles who control the media and are ‘taking over America. Are,’ and modern toxic anti-Israel hysteria,” Leora Raz, founder of StopAntisemitism, told The Post.
“There is no mental rabbit hole too extreme for this toxic hater.”
StopAntisemitism awarded the title to Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) last year. Other recipients include Hitler-loving rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, in 2022, and Tlaib’s fellow “Squad” member Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in 2019.
The watchdog shared a video of comments by Owens — who broke with The Daily Wire over his views — which also include defending Ye’s anti-Semitic attacks and attacking Israel, which he claims In the wake of October 7, it had “occupied” America. , 2023, genocide.
Raz said, “Jew-hatred is a symptom of a decaying society, just as it is a decaying mind.”
“This insult is bestowed upon the person who has done the most to endanger the Jewish community, and in 2024, Candace Owens has tragically and decisively earned that title.
“Out of dozens of contenders, he demolished the competition with his sustained campaign of dangerous rhetoric targeting the Jewish community, and earned more votes than any Anti-Semite of the Year we have nominated.”
The outspoken conservative pundit had previously scoffed at being in the title race.
“I think maybe (Israeli) Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu should have made the list because he has killed more Semites than anyone – did we forget that Palestinians are Semites,” He said At his show last month.
Owens’ team did not immediately respond to requests for comment Sunday.
Owens Had severed ties with Daily Wire in MarchA conservative outlet for which he began working in 2021. He is widely believed to be under a order to lie Which prevents him from speaking specifically on the partition.
However, his departure came amid a public disagreement with its co-founder and star podcaster Ben Shapiro. In the wake of Hamas’ surprise attack that killed nearly 1,200 Israelis, She was caught liking a post A bizarre and age-old conspiracy theory about rabbis drinking the blood of Christians is being promoted on X.
Shapiro, an Orthodox Jew and staunch defender of Israel, called Owens’ comments “absolutely outrageous.”
Reese said that “thankfully” Owens has been disowned by many of his former friends and colleagues.
“But that’s a cautionary tale for our country,” the watchdog’s founder said. “Just as Candace has devolved into madness and irrelevance, so has every civilization where anti-Semitism flourishes.”
Since stepping down from the Daily Wire, Owens has launched her own show, which she posts to YouTube and other platforms.
He has also continued to face scrutiny over his comments on Jewish people. In summer, he suggested some heinous experiments The campaign carried out by the notorious Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele during the Holocaust was mere “propaganda.”
“The Nazis experimented on innocent people,” Owens said over the summer. “Well, some of the stories seem completely absurd.”
His remarks have drawn sharp reactions internationally. In October, it was revealed that he. had gone refused visa to australiaNew Zealand also followed suit, Before recently turning myself in,
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