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The Iran War Is Fueling Antisemitism

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What A Day

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4.6 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The MAGA Right is at war over the role that Israel has in American foreign policy and the war with Iran. If you listen to Tucker Carlson or former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent, you would think that President Donald Trump was bamboozled into this conflict, lured by the evil "Israel lobby." The way some on the American Right (and the American Left) are talking about Israel has edged into outright antisemitism. And with multiple violent attacks on synagogues around the world over the last few weeks, the lack of distinction between "Israel the country" and "Jewish people" is having a very dangerous impact. Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent at Vox, joins the show to talk about the rise of anti-war antisemitism.

And in headlines, President Trump threatens to escalate the already high-stakes war with Iran, the Trump administration plans to make airport security lines even more unpleasant by sending in ICE officers, and the White House grounds welcome a statue of Christopher Columbus.

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0:00.0

It's Monday, March 23rd. I'm Jane Koston, and this is what a day.

0:08.1

The show that has a one-second response to this two-second statement from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on ABCs this week on Sunday.

0:15.1

But again, I think we have to offer the President Grace.

0:18.4

No.

0:30.3

No. No. On today's show, President Donald Trump threatens to escalate the war with Iran,

0:34.3

but the White House says he's only escalating in order to de-escalate.

0:38.6

And with little to no plan in place, immigration and customs enforcement officers are being

0:42.8

sent to airports to get those long lines under control. Our thoughts are with any travelers

0:47.4

who have to interact with them. But let's start with the war in Iran and the fight over

0:51.6

how to talk about it here at home. You probably don't spend a lot of time following MAGA podcaster infighting on the internet,

0:58.0

and that's for the best.

0:59.8

Former Fox News host Megan Kelly accusing current Fox News host Mark Levin of having a, quote,

1:05.6

micro penis and Levin getting President Trump to post in his defense, while ridiculous,

1:11.7

is not really critical to your day-to-day life. But what they're fighting about is. The Maga Right is at war over the

1:17.1

role that Israel, the country, and more importantly for our episode today, the concept has over

1:22.0

American foreign policy in America more generally. Because it's true that the United States and

1:26.6

Israel are at war with Iran, a war that is extremely unpopular with Americans. And it's true that the United States and Israel are at war with Iran,

1:28.0

a war that is extremely unpopular with Americans. And it's true that the two countries appear to have

1:32.6

very different priorities when it comes to what success in Iran might look like. But if you listen to

1:37.1

Tucker Carlson, another former Fox News host or former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent,

1:42.0

you would think that President Trump was bamboozled

1:44.5

into this conflict, lured by the evil, quote, Israel lobby. Here's Tucker Carlson on his podcast,

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