(Jewish Group) Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Abound Around Russian Assault on Ukraine
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, extremists and antisemites across the ideological spectrum have used the war as fodder for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories. Emanating from classic antisemites and white supremacists, as well as QAnon influencers and Proud Boys acolytes, classic tropes of Jewish power, financial control and “abuse” of the Holocaust narrative abound online. In just a few short weeks, tens of thousands of social media users have been exposed to these dangerous lies.
Some allege that the war itself is orchestrated by Jews for both financial control and global prowess. Others refer to the “Khazarian Mafia” or the “Khazarian invasion” to justify and even celebrate Russia’s invasion. This conspiracy alludes to the belief that modern Eastern European Jewry descended from a people known as the Khazars, who allegedly converted to Judaism in the eighth century and lived in present-day Ukraine. Believers claim Putin’s incursion into Ukraine was a means to help the country counter/dispel an invasion of “Khazar Jews.”
Anti-Zionist activists have also engaged in conspiratorial rhetoric, alleging Israel and Zionists are intentionally capitalizing on this crisis to fuel their own goals.
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Notice the use of the Khazar myth...seen on self-proclaimed liberal/progressive sites! Notice in the anti-Semitic rhetoric the failure to capitalize the word "Jew" and "Jewish", also seen on self-proclaimed liberal/progressive sites. Notice the blaming of ALL Jews (wink, wink) for the situation and for doing this or that or not.
Choo-choo! Never late!
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