Spiritual yearning fuels modern antisemitism

The piece frames antisemitism as partly a byproduct of modern secularization: when traditional religious meaning wanes, publics sometimes redirect spiritual longing into conspiratorial or scapegoating narratives aimed at Jews. That genealogical claim links cultural dislocation (secularization) to the persistence and mutation of antisemitic storylines. — If true, this shifts anti‑antisemitism policy from only policing speech to also addressing cultural drivers of belonging and meaning.