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What specific comments did Candace Owens make about Israel in 2024 and when were they published or broadcast?
Executive summary
Candace Owens made multiple public comments about Israel and Jewish people in 2024 that drew major backlash, including claims that questioned Holocaust narratives, accused pro‑Israel groups of wrongdoing, and accused Israel of genocide; those remarks appear across her July 2024 podcast episodes, June 2024 social‑media posts and interviews later in the year (ADL backgrounder; Jewish Journal) [1] [2]. Advocacy groups and outlets cataloging her statements summarized specific allegations — e.g., that Israel forces Muslims into segregated quarters, that AIPAC was behind a U.S. political assassination, and that reports about Nazi experiments were “bizarre propaganda” — with reporting dates clustered in mid‑ to late‑2024 and retrospective roundups in December 2024 (JNS/Algemeiner/ADL/EURWEB) [1] [3] [4] [5].
1. Mid‑2024 podcast episodes: Holocaust distortion and criticism of Zionism
Reporting from the Anti‑Defamation League documents a July 2024 episode of Owens’s independent podcast in which she engaged in Holocaust‑distorting language and said the episode was “detrimental to Zionism” because “they have polluted American minds to believe that we must defend Israel out of morality and the evils of the Holocaust,” a remark tied to strong backlash and characterized by ADL as Holocaust distortion aired in July 2024 [1].
2. June 2024: Critique of the Antisemitism Awareness Act and warnings to Christians
ADL’s backgrounder says Owens criticized the Antisemitism Awareness Act in June 2024, arguing it infringed First Amendment rights and warning that accusing a Jewish person of dual loyalty would get people “in trouble”; she added that Christians should be “very careful” when discussing Jewish roles in Jesus’s persecution — comments presented as part of her June 2024 output [1].
3. Accusations about Israel, AIPAC and conspiracies noted later in 2024
Multiple outlets summarizing Owens’s 2024 trajectory report she floated claims such as AIPAC being involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and suggested Israel had committed genocide in Gaza; Algemeiner and JNS cite these types of repeated attacks on Israel and Jewish institutions in their December 2024 coverage of StopAntisemitism’s “Antisemite of the Year” designation [3] [4].
4. Social‑media posts and allegations about bribing pastors
In mid‑2024 Owens amplified posts alleging Israeli rabbis were paying pastors to preach against her; the Times of Israel reports that in June 2024 she posted screenshots claiming rabbis in Israel offered bitcoin to pastors and that an Israeli organization later rejected those claims as “entirely false, baseless, and defamatory” [6].
5. Specific provocative formulations cited by advocacy groups
StopAntisemitism, quoted in JNS, Algemeiner and Ynet writeups that circulated in December 2024 list several of Owens’s contentious formulations — including claims that Israel forces Muslims into segregated quarters, insinuations that Hollywood is run by “sinister Jewish gangs,” and defenses of controversial historical comparisons — summarizing repeated 2024 remarks that advocacy groups treated as part of a pattern [7] [3] [4].
6. Domestic and international fallout: visa denials and institutional responses
Coverage notes tangible consequences and responses: Australian officials cited her July podcast comments when denying her entry, and organizations and clergy publicly rebuked her rhetoric; reporting also records that Jewish commentators publicly addressed and rebutted her specific lines, including a widely shared June–October 2024 cycle of reporting and opinion pieces reacting to her statements [3] [2] [5].
7. Varied framings in the press — descriptive summaries vs. direct quoting
Different outlets use different approaches: the ADL backgrounder quotes her July podcast line directly and frames it as Holocaust distortion [1]; StopAntisemitism and outlets covering its award list a series of paraphrased allegations to explain why they named her “Antisemite of the Year” [7] [4]. Other outlets, including opinion pages and Jewish community publications, published rebuttals that quote Owens’s on‑air lines such as “I’m over the idea that Israel is our ally” and her “punch in the face” joke reference, attributing those to earlier 2024 appearances [2].
8. What the available reporting does not show
Available sources do not mention a comprehensive, timestamped list that includes every single Owens quote with verbatim transcripts and exact broadcast dates across all platforms in 2024; instead, they provide highlighted examples and paraphrases in ADL backgrounders, advocacy group releases and news summaries [1] [3] [4].
9. Reading these sources critically
ADL, StopAntisemitism, JNS, Algemeiner and mainstream outlets each bring different perspectives and agendas: ADL documents alleged antisemitic rhetoric and flags Holocaust distortion [1]; StopAntisemitism compiles and condemns perceived antisemitism [4]; Algemeiner and JNS highlight community alarm and specific allegations used to justify public rebukes [3] [4]. Readers should note advocacy groups’ evaluative frames and mainstream outlets’ tendency to summarize multiple incidents rather than publish full transcripts.
If you want, I can extract verbatim quotes and the exact article or episode dates that appear in any single source above (for instance, the ADL July 2024 podcast reference or the Times of Israel June 2024 post) and compile them into a timeline with direct citations.