Firebrand critic Candace Owens was named “Antisemite of the Year” by the watchdog group Stop Antisemitism, which said she “delected the competition” by receiving more votes than anyone in previous years. states.
“The anti-Semitism that Candace Owens' Witches breeds is fueled by claims that Jews drink the blood of Christians, conspiracies that Jews are pedophiles who control the media and are 'taking over America,' It draws from vile medieval blood libels that include the virulent anti-Israel hysteria of today,” Stop Antisemitism founder Liora Rez told the Post.
“There is no rabbit hole of extreme psychosis for those who hate this poison.”
Stop Anti-Semitism awarded its title to Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) last year. Other honorees include Ye, the Hitler-loving rapper formerly known as Kanye West, in 2022 and Tlaib's “Squad” member, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota), in 2019. ) is included.
The watchdog shared a video of the comments by Owens, who parted ways with the Daily Wire over her views. That included defending Ye's anti-Semitic rants and attacking Israel, which claims to have “occupied” the United States in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks. , 2023, Massacre.
“Jew-hatred is as much a symptom of a corrupt society as it is a corrupt mind,” Rez said.
“This disgrace is bestowed on those whose actions most endanger the Jewish community, and in 2024, Candace Owens tragically and decisively earned that title.
“Out of a field of dozens of candidates, she blew away the competition with a relentless campaign of dangerous rhetoric targeting the Jewish community and received more votes than any anti-Semite she had ever nominated. .”
Outspoken conservative commentators have previously derided his inclusion in the title race.
“I feel like that's probably the case. [Israeli] prime minister [Benjamin] Prime Minister Netanyahu should have been on the list because he has killed more Semites than anyone else – have we forgotten that Palestinians are Semites? ” she said on her show last month.
Owens' team did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday.
Owens parted ways with the conservative media outlet The Daily Wire, where she started working in 2021, in March. It is widely believed that she is under a gag order that prevents her from speaking specifically about the breakup.
But her resignation comes amid public friction with its co-founder and star podcaster Ben Shapiro. Following a surprise attack by Hamas that killed around 1,200 Israelis. She was caught liking a post X spouted a bizarre, centuries-old conspiracy theory about rabbis drinking the blood of Christians.
Shapiro, an Orthodox Jew and staunch defender of Israel, called Owens' comments “absolutely disgraceful.”
Rez said “thankfully” Owens has been “disowned by many former friends and allies.”
“But she is a cautionary tale for our country,” said the watchdog's founder. “Just as Candace has descended into madness and worthlessness, so too has every civilization where anti-Semitism thrives.”
After leaving the Daily Wire, Owens started his own show and posts on YouTube and other platforms.
She also continues to draw scrutiny for her comments about Jews. Over the summer, she suggested that some of the heinous experiments conducted by notorious Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele during the Holocaust may have been just “propaganda.”
“The Nazis conducted human experiments on innocent people,” Owens said over the summer. “By the way, some of the stories sound completely ridiculous.”
Her comments sparked an international backlash. It was revealed in October that it was her. I was refused a visa to Australia. New Zealand followed suit, but recently reversed its lead.
