(RNS) — Far-right media figures are locked in a theological war of words over whether the phrase “Christ is King” is antisemitic, highlighting widening fissures within conservatism’s right wing amid broader debate on the Israel-Hamas war.The dust-up, which crescendoed on social media over the weekend, is rooted in the recent departure of far-right influencer Candace Owens from the Daily Wire, a publication co-founded by conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro. Owens left the outlet this month after extended backlash following her criticism of Israel and its ongoing ground assault into the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 30,000 people in the region following an Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that left 1,200 Israelis dead and hundreds taken hostage.
The debate over her remarks taps into simmering tensions within American conservatism, which has traditionally been a bastion of support for Israel, particularly among evangelical Christian and Jewish conservatives. But recent years have seen the emergence of an influential far-right wing, some of whose members have framed their opposition to Israel in ways widely decried as blatantly antisemitic.
Enter Owens, who began to voice staunch criticism of Israel late last year in addition to ramping up her rhetoric about Jewish people. According to The Guardian, in addition to arguing that American taxpayers should not “have to pay for Israel’s wars,” she sparked …
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The debate over her remarks taps into simmering tensions within American conservatism, which has traditionally been a bastion of support for Israel, particularly among evangelical Christian and Jewish conservatives. But recent years have seen the emergence of an influential far-right wing, some of whose members have framed their opposition to Israel in ways widely decried as blatantly antisemitic.
Enter Owens, who began to voice staunch criticism of Israel late last year in addition to ramping up her rhetoric about Jewish people. According to The Guardian, in addition to arguing that American taxpayers should not “have to pay for Israel’s wars,” she sparked …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]