‘Anti-Semitism is rising,' says Asmongold, blaming it on 'Israel' and the way they respond to its related criticism

Time of India

5 days ago

(Image via YouTube/Asmongold Tv)
Popular Twitch streamer Zack Hoyt, popularly known as Asmongold during his recent broadcast, claimed that anti-semitism is rising. While speaking about it, he pointed to Israel's policies and the way the country handles all criticism, especially ones that are related to the conflict of Palestine.
As per Asmongold, these are some of the factors that lead to the anti-semitism rise. Such comments made by Twitch streamer Asmongold during a recent broadcast drew both agreement and criticism across social media platforms.
Asmongold points finger at Israel amidst
rising Anti-Semitism
Asmongold, during his recent broadcast, bluntly stated that there's a
'massive rise in anti-semitism.'
He argued that the surge stems from varied factors, such as broader societal concerns like media messaging, mass immigration policies, and others.
However, he placed a major emphasis on the role of Israel. It was specifically contended by the streamer that the conduct of Israel in Palestine, especially since the October 2023 conflict, severely damaged the Jewish people's perceptions globally.
In the words of Asmongold,
'a lot of that anti-Semitism by is caused by Israel and the way that they treat any criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism.'
Asmongold even acknowledged that Anti-Semitism did exist before, but as per his beliefs, recent events just amplified it. It created a much more hostile environment. He believes it is something
'Hasan would agree with.'
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He then added, Hasan is just
"obsessed with optics but, at the same time, he does things that are horrible optics,"
commenting on HasanAbi's online presence.
Asmongold further went ahead to criticize what he perceived as the defensive strategy of Israel. He claimed that the supporters of the state, along with the state, often conflate the legitimate criticism of the Israeli government policies or the actions of the military as anti-Jewish bigotry.
Such a tactic, according to Asmongold, backfires. Labelling diverse critiques to be anti-Semitic fuels resentment and offers a cover for genuine prejudice, allowing it to flourish.
Asmongold Anti-Semitism comments
brings in mixed reactions
The reaction of Asmongold was swift. Some users echoed his sentiment. They argued that the intense focus upon the
Israel Palestine conflict
, along with controversial actions like some proposed special laws in Iraq, brought some underlying prejudices into the open. In clear words, the comment read,
'It's not a rise it's just not being censored as much and yes the war has pushed them into spotlight then Iraq gov pushing special laws for Jewish ppl ppl don't hate the jews they dislike everything taking place."
Some users even stressed that,
'There 100% is a rise in antisemitism. Compassion for the genocide in Gaza is causing this. While I think it's important to acknowledge this, I also think it's important to not let this be the narrative. Palestinians are the victims here. Don't let Israel distort this.'
'The rise of anti semitism was expected. People who actually hate Jewish people are now finding out that a majority of the world is against Israel. And they're using it as a way to put forth their racist views,'
read another comment.
Echoing on to the topic and a lot of other factors, an X user said,
'You dont get to hate jews because a Jewish country's actions. I thought progressives would have learned how stupid this is around September 2001. But perhaps most weren't alive then.'
Conversely, some strong criticism was even directed at figures like HasanAbi, who were referenced by Asmongold. The user said,
'Hasan and Mike are part of that rise, IMO. Calling Jews inbreds and a demonic ethnicity don't them any favors.'
'Hasan wants things to go there. His goal is the complete destruction of Israel and all Jews,'
read another comment made against the streamer.
Some even believed and openly expressed that both Asmongold and Hasan are now compromised. A user comment made in this regard read,
'both Asmon and Hasan are slaves to je*ish money.'
The worst came in as the users started targeting Asmongold alone. A user made comment read,
'He should just come out and say he is Jewish, everybody knows already.'
The other said,
'Elevating Asmongold as a voice against anti-Semitism is wild lmao His chat is chock full of nazis at all times.'
'Poor Asmongold. Has to be a TOS boy for Twitch instead of expressing his true feelings. His true feelings being the plain and simple fact that some cultures & religions are better than others,'
read another comment.
With all being stated openly out there, the one thing or rather a recurring point in here, was a need to separate political criticism from bigotry.
The entire debate underscored the extreme difficulty in separating the Israel criticism related to the state's action from the prejudice against the people or the associated groups.
While Asmongold and some of the users highlight how the Israeli policies, along with defensive reactions, might inflame the tensions, others have just been warning against allowing legitimate outrage over Gaza to become a conduit for age-old hatred. The core challenge here remains addressing the legitimate grievances without actually enabling the harmful stereotypes.
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