This ideology has fueled mass violence, shaped far-right movements, and now defines much of our politics. Hearing it from the State Department marks a new phase: the conspiracy theory has moved from the fringe to the center of U.S. power.

The 'Great Replacement' story has always carried antisemitism at its core. It imagines Jews as the hidden architects of “replacement,” using migrants to undermine white, Christian societies.

Further, the administration is asking for the personal details of people who made confidential complaints about antisemitism, thus putting at greater risk the very people it is claiming to want to help, while reinforcing the false equation that Jewish safety requires suppressing democratic freedoms.

But we unequivocally condemn any demonstration like this that directly and blatantly invokes an antisemitic trope that has led to centuries of violence against Jews.

We are firm believers and defenders of the right to free speech and political protest, including protests of the Israeli government’s actions and policies in Gaza and the West Bank — even protests we might disagree with or protests that make us uncomfortable.

It invoked one of the oldest antisemitic ideas in history: blood libel, or the idea that Jews kill non-Jews and use their blood for nefarious religious rituals (most infamously, the idea that Jews would kill Christian children in order to make use of their blood).

This is deeply irresponsible behavior and must be unequivocally condemned for the threat it poses to Jewish safety.

This is what happens when democratic norms erode and bigotry becomes mainstream. And when swastikas and nooses are reduced to “divisive” symbols, it is a reminder that every community targeted by hate is in this together.

Under this policy, a service member could display a swastika in their quarters and it would no longer be automatically considered a hate incident.