BLM founder: Right-wing pro-Israel activists will cast Harris as antisemitic

Right-wing, pro-Israel activists will attempt to discredit Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential candidacy by accusing her of antisemitism, Jewish writer Elad Nehorai and Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors said in an Instagram post on Sunday.

Nehorai and Cullors argued in a social media cross-post that they anticipate Harris will face a significant amount of hate speech due to her status as a Black woman married to a Jewish man.

“No group is more falsely accused of antisemitism than Black women,” Nehorai and Cullors said. “People will believe a Black woman married to a Jewish man is antisemitic before they will be [sic] a former president who spreads antisemitic conspiracy theories and supports neo-Nazis is one.”

They further commented that Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff’s Jewish heritage would not protect Harris from allegations of antisemitism, noting that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ Jewish background did not protect him from accusations of being a “traitor.”

They predicted that Harris would be subject to antisemitic conspiracy theories, such as being a puppet of her husband or the Soros family. According to Nehorai, some of these theories are already circulating, noting that X owner Elon Musk responded to Open Society Chair Alex Soros’s endorsement of Harris by thanking him for “not keeping everyone in suspense about who the next puppet will be.”

“Pure antisemitism,” Nehorai declared on X. “This is why antisemitism exists: for the powerful to use Jews as stand-ins for the evil they hope to perpetuate.”

Nehorai and Cullors believe that Harris’s critics will accuse her supporters of engaging in the Great Replacement, a white nationalist, far-right conspiracy theory that claims Jews are manipulating the government to allow more Black and other non-white denominations of immigrants into the country.

Cullors on Biden's exit

Cullors, responding earlier on social media to President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, acknowledged that he was never the first choice for many but warned of the impact that a potential Trump presidency, in his opinion, would have on the US.

“In my ongoing fight to end police and carceral violence against Black people and to create a world where Black women are free and thriving, Biden’s exit brings us renewed hope,” said Cullors. “This moment allows us to push the Democratic Party to stand firmly on the side of the people and strengthens our resolve to defeat Trump.”