Who is 2025's Antisemite of the Year?

StopAntisemitism.org, a U.S.-based watchdog group focused on exposing antisemitism, runs an annual "Antisemite of the Year" contest where the public votes on nominees they've selected based on alleged antisemitic actions or statements.

For 2025, they announced a list of 10 finalists, sparking debate for mixing far-right figures with progressive activists who've criticized Israel's policies in Gaza.

Voting is open until mid-December, and the "winner" is revealed later.

The 2025 finalists are:

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson, the once-unstoppable Fox News darling now freelancing his grievances on X, has truly outdone himself in the antisemitism department by cozying up to Holocaust deniers like Darryl Cooper, whom he gushingly called "the best and most honest popular historian in the United States" during a two-hour interview where Cooper downplayed Nazi atrocities and blamed Churchill for World War II's horrors. Not content with just platforming revisionist nonsense, Carlson has peddled Great Replacement theory vibes, railing against "anti-white racism" and suggesting shadowy forces (wink wink, often code for Jews) are diluting American culture, all while his show historically amplified tropes about George Soros pulling global strings—because nothing says "fair and balanced" like mainstreaming age-old conspiracies that fuel hate crimes against Jews.

Ms. Rachel (Rachel Accurso)

Ms. Rachel, the bubbly YouTube sensation turning toddler tantrums into teachable moments with her saccharine songs, dipped her toes into controversy by posting Gaza war stats that painted Israel as the big bad aggressor, fundraising for Palestinian kids while conveniently ignoring Hamas's role in the mess, which critics slammed as one-sided propaganda that echoes blood libel vibes by implying Jewish forces are child-killers. She weaponized her overly cutesy platform, when she amplified calls for a ceasefire without condemning Hamas terrorism, leading to accusations of normalizing anti-Israel bias under the guise of humanitarianism. Yes dearie, educating preschoolers now comes with a side of selective outrage that smells suspiciously like modern antisemitism dressed in rainbow overalls.

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon, forever Miranda from "Sex and the City" but now a full-time activist with a flair for the dramatic, has been called out for her relentless anti-Israel advocacy, including signing petitions that equate Zionism with racism and pushing for cultural boycotts of Israeli artists, which essentially paints all Jews connected to Israel as complicit in "genocide." She's amplified voices accusing Israel of apartheid and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, while staying mum on Palestinian rocket attacks or Hamas's human shields, feeding into tropes that isolate and demonize the Jewish state—and by extension, Jews worldwide, as uniquely evil, all while leveraging her celebrity status to make it seem like enlightened progressivism rather than recycled prejudice.

Marcia Cross

Marcia Cross, the poised Bree Van de Kamp from "Desperate Housewives," has traded suburban scandals for real-world controversy by endorsing pro-Palestinian causes that veer into antisemitic territory, like sharing posts that label Israel an "apartheid state" and calling for boycotts that target Jewish businesses and cultural figures indiscriminately. Her social media activism, including amplifying claims of Israeli "genocide" in Gaza without context on Hamas's tactics, plays into classic blood libel narratives by portraying Jews as bloodthirsty oppressors, and her silence on antisemitic attacks against Jews in the diaspora post-October 7 only adds fuel to the fire, making her a poster child for how Hollywood glamour can gloss over ugly biases.

Bryce Mitchell

Bryce Mitchell, the bare-knuckle brawler from the UFC octagon, has punched way below the belt with outright Holocaust denial, casually claiming in interviews and social media rants that the six million Jewish deaths were exaggerated or fabricated, while spewing conspiracies about Jewish control of media and finance to explain why "the truth" is suppressed. This flat-Earther's gems include suggesting Hitler wasn't all bad and that Jews orchestrate global events for profit, blending his redneck persona with vile tropes that minimize Nazi genocide, because apparently, when you're not choking out opponents, denying the suffering of millions is just another way to "keep it real" in the most hateful sense.

Cenk Uygur

Cenk Uygur, the bombastic co-founder of The Young Turks, ironically named after a group tied to the Armenian Genocide, has a track record of downplaying antisemitism on the left, defending figures like Ilhan Omar's "Benjamins" quip as harmless while accusing pro-Israel voices of dual loyalty and undue influence in U.S. politics. His rants often frame AIPAC as a shadowy cabal buying elections, echoing age-old stereotypes of Jewish money manipulating governments, and he's brushed off concerns about rising Jew-hatred in progressive circles as overblown Zionist whining, all delivered with that signature yelling style that makes bigotry sound like bold truth-telling.

Ana Kasparian

Ana Kasparian, Uygur's sharp-tongued sidekick on The Young Turks, has stirred the pot with comments that dismiss Jewish concerns over campus antisemitism as exaggerated, while amplifying narratives that paint Israel as a colonial oppressor committing "genocide" without acknowledging Palestinian agency in the conflict. She's faced backlash for statements implying Jews exaggerate threats for sympathy or political gain, and her selective outrage, fierce on Gaza but tepid on Hamas's atrocities, feeds into tropes of Jewish deceit and power, all wrapped in her progressive feminist packaging that somehow excuses the slide into casual prejudice.

Guy Christensen

Guy Christensen, the obscure far-left social media gadfly with a knack for viral vitriol, has built his following on unhinged anti-Zionist screeds that cross into full-blown antisemitism, like claiming Jews control Hollywood and media to suppress Palestinian voices or suggesting the Holocaust is exploited for "Zionist gains." His posts often blend conspiracy theories about Jewish billionaires pulling strings with calls to "de-Zionize" institutions, effectively targeting Jews under the thin veil of anti-Israel activism. He's a nasty cabbage patch child man and we would be better off if he got a job (or a girlfriend).

Stew Peters

Stew Peters, the fringe-right podcaster who's basically a one-man conspiracy factory, takes antisemitism to cartoonish levels with rants about "Jewish globalists" orchestrating everything from COVID vaccines to election fraud, complete with Holocaust denial and nods to white genocide theories where Jews are the puppet masters. He's hosted guests who spout Protocols of Zion-style nonsense, blaming "Zionist cabals" for America's woes, and his unfiltered bile has inspired real-world hate, because nothing says "patriot" like reviving Nazi-era libels in a microphone for the modern age.

Calla Walsh

Calla Walsh, the self-styled revolutionary and founder of Palestine Action US, has carved out her niche in antisemitism by allegedly cheering the October 7 Hamas massacre as glorious "resistance" while dismissing the slaughter of 1,200 Israelis as justified payback, and praising the Jordanian terrorist who gunned down three Israelis at the Allenby Bridge in September 2024 as a "martyr" whose actions should inspire more "liberation." She's been arrested multiple times for vandalizing pro-Israel sites, like spray-painting "Free Gaza" on a synagogue-linked building, and co-created the infamous Boston Mapping Project, a creepy interactive map pinpointing Jewish institutions as "targets" in a web of "Zionist oppression," effectively doxxing synagogues, schools, and community centers in a way that echoes pogrom planning.

Her rants often strip Jews of indigenous ties to Israel by branding Zionism a "white supremacist settler project," and she's amplified blood libel accusations of Israeli "genocide" and child-killing in Gaza without a whisper about Hamas's rocket barrages or human shields, all while begging for votes in the Antisemite poll like it's a twisted popularity contest.

The list has drawn criticism for including voices like the nauseously cheery Ms. Rachel (who's beloved by toddlers for educational content) alongside outright extremists, with some calling it a smear tactic against Gaza critics. Notably, white supremacist Nick Fuentes, nominated in past years, was left off, and he publicly complained about the snub.

Past 'winners' include Kanye West (2022) and Ismail Haniyeh (2023).

The organization says it's based on public reports and aims to hold people accountable, but detractors argue it blurs legitimate criticism of Israel with real hate.