The recent U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran have sparked controversy over claims that Israel effectively drew the United States into the conflict, with some suggesting that Israel influenced the conflict. Israeli leaders have publicly celebrated their American participation in the campaign. These claims have fueled antisemitic conspiracy theories, suggesting that Jews manipulate powerful governments into waging war for their own self-interest. The former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, recently resigned with a letter claiming that the U.K. began the war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. Since then, versions of these ideas have spread rapidly online, with a surge in antisemetic rhetoric. These statements are not critiques of policy, government, or leaders but attacks on Jewish people. Anti-Semitic rhetoric has been used to blame Jews collectively for the war rather than Israeli or American leaders. However, the author argues that the war should not be beyond criticism and opposition, and that the focus on Israeli influence on the war must not be distorted by antisemitism should not detract from public scrutiny. The author also notes that while anti-Semitism is not an issue, it is a form of anti-Israelism that is not anti-Semitic criticism. The distinction between criticizing what governments do and demonizing Jews is essential to prevent future political criticism and political action from being weaponized.