Staff Reports
The Tel Aviv University / Kantor Center report showing a recent spike in lethal antisemitic attacks — a study Newsmax said counted about 20 fatalities — should be a wake-up call for every American who cares about decency and public safety. Ambassador Mike Huckabee used his appearance on The Record with Greta Van Susteren to push back hard against antisemitism and the kind of tribal hatred that leads to violence. His blunt question — essentially asking how anyone can hate another person for being Jewish — landed where it needed to: on the side of common sense and moral clarity.
Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks plainly on Newsmax
On the Newsmax program, Ambassador Mike Huckabee did not hedge or parse the issue. Speaking with host Greta Van Susteren, he made it clear that antisemitism is wrong and that the rise in violent incidents must be confronted. For a diplomat in Jerusalem’s corner office, these are not empty words — they are a necessary stance that should get louder from every leader, regardless of party.
Why his comments matter now
Huckabee’s role as Ambassador to Israel gives his words weight, and that matters because his past televised interviews drew intense scrutiny. Critics pounced when lines from a long-form interview circulated previously, and the State Department even had to say some remarks were taken out of context. That background explains why observers watch his statements closely — and why a clear rebuke of antisemitism is politically and morally useful.
Context: Tel Aviv University / Kantor Center findings
The Kantor Center’s audit — highlighted on Van Susteren’s program — is part of a broader pattern watchdogs have flagged: a rise in antisemitic violence and thinner margins for tolerance on campuses and in public life. If a study counts roughly 20 fatalities linked to antisemitic attacks, we should not treat that as a talking point to be spun, but as a problem to be fixed. Leaders must do more than denounce in sound bites; they must back words with policy, policing, and cultural pushback against hate.
Call to action: unite against hate
Conservatives who care about free speech should still be loud in opposing violence and hatred. Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s plain-speaking on Newsmax deserves credit: it’s time for bipartisan, common-sense measures — better law enforcement cooperation, campus safeguards, and community outreach — to protect Jewish Americans and all citizens. If politics gets in the way of that, shame on us. We should demand clarity from leaders and accountability for those who fan the flames of hate.
