The Rise of Youth Antisemitism

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https://www.hillofspring.com/p/whats-up-with-youth-antisemitism?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

I think bitcoin and crypto is fueling a rise in some Youth Antisemtism. Thats just my observation.Some was wrong with your link and I couldnt read it.

It's difficult to take the article serious when the writer fails to differentiate between antisemitism and antizionism: "This article focuses on a mainly right-wing phenomenon of youth antisemitism/.../ because it’s newer, less understood, and far less discussed than left-wing antizionism." and puts the label "conspiracies" on credible theories or historical facts:
"Social media has convinced a frightening amount of young men that Jeffery Epstein was a Mossad agent"
"People who have never read a history book can tell you about /.../the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty"

Regarding Anti-Zionism and antisemitism, this Canadian blog has some great analysis

https://substack.com/@pat604johnson

His analysis is weak and consistently conflates antisemitism and antizionism, if you actually read his posts.

https://substack.com/@pat604johnson/p-211030994

This one is a good example, he just treats the terms interchangeably. Someone can't offer great analysis if they demonstrably don't know what they're talking about.

I would propose that the rise in antisemitism is being driven by two main factors. The first of those is the increase in belief in conspiracy theories which often fuel antisemitism. The second is the common antisemitic trope of insisting Jewish interests and Israeli interests are synonymous.

Ironically, Zionists and antisemites both fall into the trap of conflating the interests of the state of Israel and those of the Jewish people as a whole, meaning Zionist critics of antizionism are often contributing to the problem whether they wish to admit to it or not.

Israel's behaviour leaves a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths, including liberal zionists.

That negative reaction, in people who conflate those interests, certainly has the potential to lead one towards antisemitism as well. I've noticed this in the comment sections of some antizionist creators and in news reports about Israel's actions in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon, but that doesn't mean a rational response to Israel's genocidal behaviour is inherently antisemitic. To claim so would be to accept that antisemitic trope that the interests of Jewish peoples and the Israeli state are synonymous.