Project Esther: A McCarthyite Plot to Crush the American Left
Project Esther, a Heritage Foundation initiative, deceptively frames its purported fight against antisemitism as a means to dismantle the American left. The plan targets a fabricated “Hamas Support Network,” proposing repressive measures such as deportations, defunding, and criminalization of pro-Palestine activism. This McCarthyist approach, leveraging laws like FARA and RICO, aims to broadly suppress dissent by equating anti-Zionism with anti-Americanism and labeling diverse leftist groups as threats. The project’s lack of meaningful Jewish involvement and focus on progressive Jewish organizations exposes its true goal: silencing opposition and undermining democratic processes.
John Q. Hosedrinker