ADL Warns of Surge in Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Following US-Israel Strikes on Iran

The Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism documented a rapid convergence of far-right and far-left groups spreading antisemitic narratives in the wake of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran that began February 28, 2026. Among the most viral trends is a meme dubbed "Operation Epstein Fury," linking the Iran conflict to recently released Epstein files and alleging Israeli or Mossad control over U.S. foreign policy, which generated hundreds of thousands of social media mentions within days. The ADL identified six distinct antisemitic trends, including over 150 anti-war protests held between February 28 and March 2, with some posts appearing to incite violence against Jewish communities globally. The organization warned this pattern reflects an established phenomenon in which major geopolitical events are exploited to normalize extremist rhetoric across ideological divides.