“Jewish Problem” Conference in Kentucky Brings Together Antisemites, Extremists Across Political Spectrum

On June 30, 2024, some well-known antisemites from across the political and ideological spectrum gathered in Somerset, Kentucky, at the “JP” (or Jewish Problem) Conference. The event promoted anti-Jewish hate; speakers espoused disturbing rhetoric about Jews and proposed “solutions” to help fight against the “Jewish problem.” The conference featured white supremacists and far-right extremists, as well as Black nationalists and other antisemites — united by their shared hatred of Jews.

The JP Conference’s blatantly antisemitic focus and its range of speakers is unprecedented and highlights the dangerous rise of antisemitism in the United States. Although there have been other conferences featuring antisemitic speakers on themes such as Holocaust denial or the Middle East conflict, none have focused their hostility so sharply on the mere existence of Jews.

The conference was organized by 9/11 “truther” and antisemitic podcaster Khanverse, who also uses the names Naveed Khan and Kevin Victor, and presented by Network Radio, an independent media outlet that hosts conspiratorial podcasts. Network Radio’s founder, Fadi Malkosh, also helped host the conference. 

Organizers also livestreamed the sessions on the official conference website, while participants uploaded portions of it to X (formerly Twitter), Rumble and the antisemitic Goyim Defense League’s (GDL) streaming site “Goyim TV,” among other platforms.

Promotional content for the conference. (JP Conference Website)

The “Jewish Problem”

While organizers advertised the event as the “JP Conference” — possibly attempting to conceal the true nature of their antisemitic gathering — speakers routinely cited the “Jewish problem” and the “Jewish question” throughout their speeches and panel sessions. Significantly, on July 7, Lucas Gage posted an excerpt of his speech on X, explicitly referring to the event as “the Jewish Problem Conference.”

Lucas Gage shares a clip of his speech from “the Jewish Problem Conference.” (X/Screenshot)

The concept of the “Jewish problem” — a phrase used interchangeably with the “Jewish question” — has long and troubling roots that include the Holocaust. In the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, antisemites in Europe invoked the phrase to portray Jews as a dangerous societal ill that could only be “cured” by removing purported Jewish influence or power, or Jews themselves. In its most extreme form, the “Jewish problem” found a receptive home in the Nazi movement and its eliminationist antisemitism that led to the Holocaust. Naming Jews as an inherent “problem” allows antisemites to dehumanize the Jewish people and to unite non-Jews to fight against an ostensible “common enemy.”

Conference speakers

The JP Conference hosted antisemitic authors, influencers, podcasters, extremists and former candidates from across the political spectrum. Chief among the speakers: Dr. Cynthia McKinney, a former Democratic member of the House of Representatives known for peddling antisemitic and anti-Zionist conspiracy theories and E. Michael Jones, a longtime antisemite and traditionalist Catholic writer who alleges that Jews are responsible for attacks on Catholicism and the destruction of moral societies.

Speakers sit on a panel at the "JP" Conference in Kentucky, June 30, 2024. (Screenshot/Rumble)

Conference speaker Ayo Kimathi, a Maryland-based antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ Black nationalist, frequently collaborates with white supremacists and extremist groups like GDL, calling for a “temporary racial unification... to cleanse the earth [of Jews]." Other GDL-associated speakers included unsuccessful Wausau, WI mayoral candidate Christopher Wood, “internet personality” Evren Hun Welshons (a.k.a. Cultured Thug) and 9/11 “truther” Mike Delaney (a.k.a. Prothink). Delaney is the director behind the conspiratorial, antisemitic and anti-Israel documentary, “9/11: Missing Links.” Antisemitic social media influencers in attendance included Lucas Gage, Sam Parker and a representative from Gentile News Network, all of whom have significant followings on X.

Speeches and panel themes

Depictions of Jews as evil and all-powerful

As expected, much of the rhetoric included general dehumanizing claims about Jews being inherently evil and deceitful.

Cynthia McKinney opened the conference by offering what she called her “reflections on hacking Jewish power,” claiming that her refusal to sign what she referred to as “a loyalty oath to Israel” prevented her from getting endorsements early on in her political career. 

Many speakers claimed that Jews pose dangers to specific races or to all non-Jews. Ayo Kimathi argued that the “Jewish problem” unites all races, asserting that Jews have deliberately sowed division for “thousands of years” and that they are “planning for a major international crisis” to provoke infighting among white people. A Gentile News Network representative accused Jews of forcing immigrants into Western countries so that they could “commit a terrorist attack” that Jews would blame on Muslims in order to encourage fighting between white Christians and Muslims.

Towards the end of the event, Khanverse told attendees that “the one thing that distinguishes Jews and gentiles is that we're human,” pointing to the Israel-Hamas war as “proof” that Jews see no problem with using “AI weaponry” to murder children.

Antisemitic claims of Jewish control

Many speakers falsely claimed that Jews control institutions such as the government and the media — both age-old antisemitic tropes.

Ayo Kimathi asserted that Jews in government and public safety are strategically positioned to control the takeover of America from within, claiming that the Department of Homeland Security “represents the Jewish political control and domination of the overthrow of the Republic.”

Christopher Wood declared that both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are “owned by the Jews” and “are both against us,” while Lucas Gage claimed that voting in the upcoming election would just be playing “the game.” During a roundtable discussion on “solutions to the JP,” antisemitic influencer and failed U.S. Senate candidate Sam Parker advocated for reclaiming “sovereignty” from federal and state governments, and taking back power from the Jews.

Holocaust denial and conspiracy theories

Nearly every speaker shared false narratives or conspiracy theories implicating the Jewish community in supposed nefarious plots to undermine society and harm non-Jews.

Many speakers distorted history to promote their antisemitic agendas, alleging that Jews lied about historical events for their own gain. Long-time Holocaust denier Germar Rudolf claimed that Jews have deliberately exaggerated the Holocaust to justify genocide and ethnic cleansing, while Mike Delaney/Prothink declared that the established history of the 9/11 terror attacks was just another form of Jewish propaganda, coordinated by Jews to cover up their own role in the attacks. Speakers also invoked antisemitic COVID-19 conspiracy theories; Kimathi referred to the COVID vaccine as “the Jew jab,” declaring that anyone who survived the “bioweapon warfare” injection should consider themselves “Jewish holocaust survivors.”

Blame for “cultural degradation”

Several speakers blamed Jews for attacking so-called “traditional” values in America,  including heterosexual relationships, classic gender roles and the nuclear family.

Evren Hun Welshons claimed that Jews are responsible for the modern-day “attack on masculinity,” referencing declining birth rates and sperm counts to argue that Jews are targeting human existence. He also claimed that fighting back against the Jews makes people more masculine, declaring that “being the anti-Jew is reembracing our warriorism, our masculinity.” 

Ayo Kimathi presents an antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ slide, June 30, 2024. (Screenshot/Rumble)

Many speakers also championed anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. Lucas Gage said that part of the “Jewish problem” is that the Jews supposedly control “how many genders there are,” a reference to gender non-binary individuals. During his presentation, Ayo Kimathi pulled up a slide about what he called “HomoZionism,” referring to a purported “HomoJudeo War.” He went on to describe the LGBTQ+ pride flag as the “Jewish cultural conquest flag,” which he claims is representative of Jews attempting “to take away your sense of family, man, woman, child.”

Mentions of Israel-Hamas conflict

Several speakers highlighted Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas, including Khanverse, who said that the Israel-Hamas war was a major rationale for organizing the conference.

Sam Parker admitted that he grew up being pro-Israel and supporting Zionism, but that later in life he started “learning the truth” about what he referred to as “Jewish subversion and the Jewish mafia.” Lucas Gage described Israelis as “demonic people,” claiming they enjoy seeing children in Gaza suffer in an ongoing “genocide.”

Others like E. Michael Jones noted the impact of the war on what he claimed are increasingly negative perceptions of Jews, declaring that the global reaction to Israel’s military actions has “brought about a global consensus that Jews…are enemies of the entire human race.” 

Solving the “Jewish Problem”

Speakers at the conference held panel discussions during which they offered “solutions to the JP,” or the “Jewish problem.” Their antisemitic suggestions included calls for people of different races, religions and nations to combine efforts to fight their common Jewish enemy.

GDL associate Christopher Wood claims that he does not “fear the Jew” during his speech at the JP Conference, June 30, 2024. (Screenshot)

Claiming that “since our birth, we’ve been raised on the Jewish teat,” Evren Hun Welshons called for every individual who has been “awakened to the Jewish problem” to remove the “shackles” of Jewish influence from their life.

Delaney/Prothink urged parents to try homeschooling, referring to public school systems as “Jewish indoctrination camps.” Sam Parker recommended having conversations with children and young people to teach them about “how the Jew operates” and how Jews are supposedly waging wars on gentiles. He also advocated for what he referred to as “the separation of synagogue and state.” E. Michael Jones proposed the creation of an explicitly anti-Jewish political party, similar to the Anti-Masonic Party of the early 19^th century, which was born out of an opposition to freemasonry.

Other speakers focused on what they felt people could learn from the failures of previous antisemitic movements and initiatives. Blaming Jews for the backlash against the 2017 white supremacist Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, antisemitic publisher and podcaster Dave Gahary argued that people must learn how the “Jewish lobby” silences criticism “from rival ethnic groups.” E. Michael Jones blamed the organizers and attendees of Charlottesville for not doing enough to “identify the Jew as the enemy.”

The proposed “solutions" to the “Jewish problem” offered at the Kentucky conference were a chilling echo of similar debates in 1930s Germany — which ultimately led to the Nazi implementation of a “final solution” to the “Jewish problem.”