(Jewish Group) Seriously, Why Is George Santos So Obsessed With Jews?

A few weeks ago, Republican congressman George Santos was caught in one of his many revolting lies: after falsely claiming that his grandparents were Ukrainian Jews who fled the Holocaust, Santos tried to walk the claim back by saying that he hadn’t called himself Jewish, but “Jew-ish.” It turns out that’s not the only time Santos lied about being Jewish.

Last week, a former roommate of Santos’s, Gregory Morey-Parker, revealed that Santos used a Jewish name while fundraising for his fake animal rescue charity. The same charity that scammed a homeless military vet out of $3,000 for his dying service dog, no less.

According to Morey-Parker, Santos used a Jewish name for his fundraising because he thought “the Jews will give more if you’re a Jew.” How savvy. Totally not based on antisemitic stereotypes at all.

Santos’s actions stem from two very old antisemitic myths: the myth that Jews are richer than other groups, and the myth that Jews are an insular group who only support each other. If you’re an antisemite who sees Jews as yet another demographic to exploit as hard as you possibly can, then it only makes sense to try to milk us for as much of our sweet goblin gold as possible.

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