Make no mistake, “JD Vance is no friend to the Jew,” says frequent contributor to Northeast Valley News, member of the Valley Jewish community and longtime successful business owner.

During the mid-term elections, the local Jewish community leader received some personal threats after his public remarks regarding several Arizona candidates that were “spouting” antisemitic rhetoric during their respective speeches and during their run for office.

Northeast Valley News respects his personal and business anonymity.

According to the American Jewish Congress political guide, “Senator Vance has stated that he has tried to engage with the Jewish community in Ohio, however many people were concerned when he defended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after she attended a white nationalist conference, saying that she “did nothing wrong.”

Vance’s zealousness for Project 2025 also has many concerned as the manifesto-like plan promotes heavy evangelical “Christian” ideals by making faith and religion the government’s job and in what many call a path to dictatorship.

“The Jewish community is not unaware that evangelical Christians say they are the friend of Israel, but unless you are a “Jew for Jesus” you are not considered part of their ultimate faith plan and belief system” says the Jewish community leader.

“This should alarm every single member of the Jewish faith and other faiths for that matter.”

He’s not alone in his unsettling assessment of the “new American conservatism” promoted by the Trump MAGA extreme right—Project 2025 has been called the most aggressive promotion of one faith (evangelical “Christian”) and the one that is seen as reigning supreme.

“This goes against every single tenet of our Constitution says Arizona State University student of political science,” Ethan Saban, when asked about the recent Trump VP pick, Senator J.D. Vance and his undying support of Project 2025—concerns are growing from some in the Az. Jewish community.

But for Saban personally, it’s Vance’s vehement opposition to supporting Ukraine that has alarmed him.

“Besides Donald Trump, this VP pick (Vance) is Putin’s best candidate,” says Saban.

J.D. Vance has made his opposition to U.S. Support for Ukraine clear and in his own words has said,
“I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other,” Senator Vance has said.