Staff Reports
Congressman Byron Donalds stood up in Las Vegas and did what too many in Washington refuse to do: call out antisemitism for what it is and demand that Republicans show real moral clarity. His remarks at the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering were a blunt reminder that faith and principle still matter in public life, and that cowardice from the Left and a timid press will not protect Jewish Americans or our allies abroad. The country needs more leaders who will name evil and call for action rather than hiding behind euphemisms and safe-sounding neutrality.
Donalds didn’t couch his message in political spin; he urged people of conscience — especially Christians and fellow conservatives — to respond with conviction, saying that faith without action is empty and that we must defend the innocent. That sort of clarity is exactly what voters expect from Republicans who claim to stand for principle over popularity. We should applaud a lawmaker who refuses to let nastiness against Jews become another tolerated grievance in our public square.
This moment demands policy, not platitudes. The Republican Jewish Coalition and allied organizations have been warning for months about campuses, civic institutions, and cultural elites that normalize hatred instead of condemning it, and Republican leaders must press for concrete remedies—stronger enforcement of existing hate-crime laws, withholding federal funds from institutions that become platforms for bigotry, and tougher sanctions on regimes that export terror. Conservatives who care about law, order, and the safety of American Jews should translate moral words into legislative teeth without delay.
Meanwhile the left-leaning media and many Democratic politicians have shown either alarming equivocation or outright silence when Jewish Americans are under assault. Republicans cannot cede the moral high ground while the other side performs rhetorical gymnastics to excuse mobs and campus intimidation; the party that actually stands for liberty and the protection of minority rights must lead the charge. Americans are watching who will protect citizens and allies when the moral test arrives.
But talk alone won’t do. We need bold Republicans to follow Donalds’ lead by naming antisemites, cutting off their platforms, and defending law-abiding citizens wherever they live and pray. That means partnership with state and local law enforcement, clear congressional action, and a readiness to withhold federal patronage from institutions that enable violence or call for genocide. If conservatives want credibility on freedom and security, we build it by acting, not by wringing hands.
To those who say this is political theater: the safety of Americans and the survival of a crucial ally are not props for partisan theater. Standing with Israel and standing against antisemitism is consistent with the conservative principles of defending liberty, opposing radicalism, and protecting innocent life. Any Republican who wants to lead must make that choice crystal clear to voters now, not later.
Congressman Donalds gave Republicans a roadmap for courage — moral clarity, swift policy, and unflinching defense of the vulnerable. If the GOP is serious about being the party of ordered liberty and loyal allies, it will rally behind that call and stop allowing moral cowardice to define our response to evil. Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who will speak the truth and then act on it; Donalds has set the bar, and now it’s time for the rest of the party to meet it.
