When commentators claim that Chabad is somehow orchestrating wars or dragging the United States into conflict, they are not offering serious analysis. They are repeating one of the oldest antisemitic tropes in history: the idea that Jews secretly manipulate world events.

Recently, Tucker Carlson suggested precisely this—implying that Chabad is behind the conflict involving Israel and Iran.

The accusation is false, reckless, and dangerous. But it is also familiar.

The Jewish people have heard this story before. And we know exactly how to respond—because we have been responding to it for more than three thousand years.

What makes the moment especially striking is that this confrontation is unfolding between the Jewish holidays of Purim and Passover, two moments in the Jewish calendar that themselves revolve around existential threats to the Jewish people.

Purim recounts the genocidal plot of Haman, who sought to annihilate the Jews of Persia. Passover tells the story of Pharaoh, whose hardened heart brought destruction upon Egypt.

History does not repeat itself exactly. But the patterns are unmistakable.

Iran’s revolutionary regime has openly declared genocidal intentions toward Israel and the Jewish people for decades. Like Haman in the Purim story, such figures rarely act alone; they are surrounded by supporters, enablers, and ideological........

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