Friday, October 10, 2025 | 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time

The Forum Roundtable: Islamism, Israel, and the Decline of Western Civilization

Across the West—from North America to Europe and Australia—antisemitism is rising alongside the spread of radical Islam. For Islamists, Jews are the first target, Christians the next, and Western civilization the ultimate prize. Yet Western leaders remain blind—or complicit—through permissive immigration, weak enforcement, and speech laws that hasten decline. As Israel fights for its survival, can the West still defend the Judeo-Christian foundations that once made it strong?

Josh Hammer is the senior editor-at-large at Newsweek and the author of Israeland Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West.

Danielle Pletka is a writer and a distinguished senior fellow in Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

Lee Smith is a journalist and columnist at Tablet Magazine and the author of Disappearing the President: Trump, Truth Social, and the Fight for the Republic.

Lauri Regan is vice president and treasurer of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.

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