In a YouTube interview, conservative commentator Dennis Prager argues that accusations of antisemitism against media personality Megyn Kelly and political activist Charlie Kirk are unfounded. He emphasizes that both Kelly and Kirk are outspoken pro‑Israel voices who, like many Jews, are allowed to disagree with the Israeli government, and that such dissent requires courage—a trait he deems rare. Prager contrasts the political positions of two prominent Jewish figures, George Soros (left‑leaning) and Benjamin Netanyahu (right‑leaning), to illustrate that Jews span the ideological spectrum and cannot be collectively labeled. He warns against generalizing any group—whether Jews, Americans, whites, or blacks—as antisemitic, citing historical examples of anti‑Israel sentiment on the right and past anti‑Jewish rhetoric from both the left and right. Prager also references his personal experience, noting his accident and his continued engagement with the interviewer's podcasts, and makes a broader appeal to “Western civilization” and “the truth” to reject sweeping negative characterizations of Jews.
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If you think Megyn Kelly and Charlie Kirk have been anti-Semitic, you're out of your mind. Charitably, you're paranoid, and Jews have a right to some degree of paranoia given what's happened to us. But I don't excuse it. These have been two of the most outspoken pro-Israel voices. They are allowed to differ with the Israeli government. Half of Israel disagrees with the Israeli government. I have watched both of them in their outspoken defenses of Israel, which unfortunately takes some courage today on the right. There are a lot of voices that are anti-Israel. There were voices on the right that were anti-Semitic in William Buckley's time, and he, to his great courageous credit, publicly rebuked them. It took a lot of courage. Courage is the rarest of the good human traits, as I always point out. There are a lot of good people, but there are very few courageous good people. I would only say to Megan and Charlie— in fact, I had every desire to call Charlie to talk to him about this— you can't say the Jews anything. George Soros is a Jew and Benjamin Netanyahu is a Jew. Do they have anything in common? Absolutely nothing. One is on the right and one is on the left, and therefore they have nothing in common. Hitler and the Nazis would say Jews were the inventors of communism, and Stalin would say the Jews were the inventors of capitalism. So you can't both be right. You can't say the any group, the Americans, the whites, the blacks. It doesn't work.
I know you said you wished you called Charlie to say what you said. I texted with him and I spoke with him this summer. But you could say something to Megyn Kelly. Would you like to?
Before my accident, you would have me on and you were very generous in what you would say about me and even say about me when I wasn't on. And I would likewise speak highly of you and mention you were one of the few regular podcasts I'd be watching since my accident, a major way I've kept up with the news. Are Jews defenders of Judeo-Christian values or the antagonists? The answer is some are one and some are the other. I have nothing in common with left-wing Jews, nothing. And they have nothing in common with me. So please, for the sake of Western civilization, for the sake of America, for the sake of truth. Don't take these comments from these Jewish fools, whoever they are, as indicative of the Jewish people. They're not.
