Anti-Israel Zealotry: A Religion of Ruin

As postmodern thought dismantled the grand narratives that once gave life meaning—God, nation, family—many turned to politics to satisfy their spiritual hunger. Political movements increasingly function as quasi-religions, complete with doctrines, moral hierarchies, rituals, and heretics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the radical and pathological opposition to Israel, where political fervour mirrors religious zeal, and antisemitism—ancient, adaptable, and insatiable—serves as the ideological glue of a new orthodoxy. Unlike traditional faiths, which seek meaning through moral complexity, redemption, and creation, this political religion thrives on hatred and destruction. And because it is built on destruction, it will inevitably consume itself.

This new faith requires a devil, a singular embodiment of all that is evil—and for its adherents, that devil is Israel. No longer merely a nation facing complex geopolitical challenges, Israel has been transformed into a cosmic villain, the source of the world’s sins. In this narrative, there is no room for nuance. Israel is not just criticized, it is declared illegitimate, irredeemable, and deserving of annihilation.

This radicalism is not merely political, it is visceral, performative, and, above all, unhinged. Since October 7, 2023—when Hamas terrorists slaughtered approximately 1,200 people, including over 800 Israeli civilians—this fanaticism has reached a fever pitch. University campuses, once intended as centres of learning, have instead become breeding grounds for antisemitic mobs, where professors and student groups justify mass murder while vilifying Jews who refuse to apologize for existing. Major cities across North America have seen the grotesque results: Jewish businesses vandalized, bomb threats, arson attacks on synagogues and schools, hostage posters torn down, open calls for genocide, and the mass glorification of terrorism.

And here is the kicker: the very activists leading this charge claim to stand for human rights. History will not be kind to those who scream about oppression while carrying water for the world’s most oppressive movements. The very freedoms they enjoy—the right to protest, academic liberty, gender equality, and free speech—are the same values that groups like Hamas and their Islamist allies seek to obliterate. And yet, these activists, blinded by their anti-Western, anti-capitalist fervour, actively cheer for forces that would erase them from history.

To be clear, there are critics of Israel who do not fall into this category. But the radical core of this movement is different. These are not people interested in peace or justice. They decry colonialism while aligning with regimes that subjugate women, criminalize homosexuality, and murder political dissidents. Their supposed fight against oppression is, in reality, just an excuse for their own totalitarian impulses—an insatiable need to tear things down without ever building anything of value.

And this is not a bug, it is a feature. The radical left’s affinity for Islamist terror groups is not accidental—it is an ideological kinship. These activists do not merely sympathize with Hamas, they share its broader goal of dismantling Western civilization. Whether through violent protests, academic indoctrination, or mass propaganda, they have forged an alliance that exposes their true motivations. They do not seek justice. They do not seek peace. They seek revolution for revolution’s sake—destruction as an end in itself.

But movements defined by destruction are destined to self-destruct. As Friedrich Nietzsche famously warned in Thus Spoke Zarathustra:

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.”

The anti-Israel movement, in its unrelenting fury, has embodied precisely the forces it claims to resist. It condemns oppression while embracing ideologies that seek to oppress. It speaks of human rights while celebrating those who violate them. And in its obsession with Israel, it has crossed the threshold into fanaticism and moral corruption. The radicals who see themselves as righteous warriors against injustice have, in their blind fervor, become the very monsters they claim to fight.

Antisemitism has always been a convenient release valve for failed societies. It provides an explanation, however irrational, for every problem. In medieval Europe, Jews were accused of poisoning wells. In the 20th century, they were accused of both capitalist greed and communist subversion, somehow simultaneously. Today, this age-old hatred has merely updated its language. Israel, the Jew amongst the nations, now cast as the “white colonizer,” has become the stand-in for the eternal Jewish villain. That is why, in spaces that claim to champion social justice, Israel is uniquely singled out.

But here is where things get interesting: the broader public is growing tired of this madness. The unchecked antisemitism on campuses, the violent protests in major cities, and the lunacy of radical activism are not going unnoticed. A backlash is growing, fueled by the realization that these activists are not merely misguided but actively dangerous.

History will not forgive the radical left for its descent into moral depravity. Those who champion terrorist organizations while claiming to fight for human rights will not be remembered as revolutionaries but as useful idiots in a movement that betrayed every principle of civilization. They have chosen the wrong side of history, and when their ideological house of cards collapses—as it inevitably will—they will be left with nothing but the ashes of their own making.

This is not just a political crisis, it is a civilizational test. Will democratic societies hold these radicals accountable, or will they cower in fear as chaos marches forward? The answer will determine whether the West stands or falls.