Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism within

Concerns that antisemitism is on the rise among Republicans burst to the surface this weekend at a meeting in Las Vegas. It turned a conference of the nation’s leading Jewish Republicans from jubilation over a ceasefire in the Middle East into a clarion call to stem the spread of anti-Jewish voices in the party. The schism was laid bare by a conservative think tank president’s defense of talk show host Tucker Carlson’s controversial decision to welcome a far-right activist with antisemitic views onto his podcast. It prompted nearly every speaker to call for rooting out anti-Jewish elements in the GOP. The proceedings signaled the party has work to do to reconcile views within its ranks about the path forward for Israel in its relationship with the U.S.