Ep. 135: Dumisani Washington: Candace Owens Normalizes Antisemitism

Oct. 7th has led to an upsurge in antisemitism and tensions in the decades-old alliance between Blacks and Jews in America. Moreover, leading African American voices like Candace Owens and Kanye West have pushed anti-Jewish tropes. Is the relationship irreparable? What can be done to combat antisemitism and the forces that are driving a wedge between the two communities.

To discuss all this, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by Pastor Dumisani Washington, founder of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel (IBSI). He unpacks how some in the black community have chosen to care more about the Palestinians than their own communities.