Ana Kasparian, co-host of The Young Turks, a popular, progressive American political news and commentary program, appeared at a broadcast in a rather revealing keffiyeh dress. As one social media user wrote, “The people that wear that keffiyeh in the Middle East would stone you to death for that dress.”

Another social media user noted that for some people, being pro-Pally becomes their whole identity, as evidenced by the dress.

Kasparian has become known to the pro-Israel community as an anti-Zionist whose obsession with Israel has crossed the line into antisemitism. In one controversial video posted online, she directly addresses Israelis, explaining why they’re so hated.

“For any Israelis watching this right now, I want you to be clear,” she said. “I want you to understand this, okay? You are hated internationally; the whole international community loathes you; young American citizens in this country, both left and right, loathe you; and eventually, these are the people who are going to come into power.”

“Don’t be mistaken based on the propaganda you hear in American media,” she added, as if Israelis perceive the American media as friendly toward Israel. “That’s not representative of how the American people feel about you. You’re hated, and it’s not because you’re Jewish — it’s because you slaughter innocent people. It’s because you think you’re God’s chosen people when you act like absolute demons. You guys like to slaughter people and steal land, and you think you’re better than everyone else. You think that you’re entitled to everything, including our tax dollars. It’s disgusting.”

Critics have said this tirade demonstrates Kasparian’s Jew hatred, since she conflates the people of Israel with the actions of the Israeli government. They say this is a double standard, since she does not, for example, say that everyone hates Russians because of the actions of the Russian government against Ukraine.

Critics have also pointed out the irony of the Armenian woman, claiming to be an anti-colonialist, identifying with the colonizing Turks who perpetrated a genocide against her own people.

What’s more, her obsession with Israel has led her to join forces with Jew haters on the right, like the virulent antisemite Candace Owens, whom Kasparian admitted she used to hate.

She has also complained that anyone who tries to criticize Israel is silenced … while criticizing Israel on her rather substanial platform.