It’s hard to miss. The venerable Heritage Foundation has been snarled in a to-do over allegations of antisemitism. Over here at Newsmax is a sample of but one of a plethora of stories revolving around all of this. The headline: “Jewish Scholar Bernstein to Newsmax: Why I Quit Heritage.” Why is there anyone in the entire conservative movement who thinks hating Jews in a movement devoted to conservative principles … is a good idea? The story focuses on the resignation from Heritage of one David Bernstein, described in the story as “a Jewish scholar who helped advise an antisemitism initiative at the Heritage Foundation…” For the record, other than having attended my fair share of events at Heritage over the decades, both as a guest and on occasion as a panelist or speaker, I have no official connection to Heritage. I was around to have met its founders, Ed Feulner, Paul Weyrich, and Joseph Coors. To say the least, dedicated conservatives all. There was never a hint of antisemitism among them. But most assuredly, as a long-time participant in the larger conservative movement, including stints in both the Reagan White House and the Bush 41-era Department of Housing and Urban Development led by Jack Kemp, another decidedly conservative leader of the day, I certainly know there is no place for antisemitism in the conservative movement. Neither Reagan nor Kemp — both decidedly staunch friends of Israel — would have ever tolerated antisemitism for a nano-second. Neither would the founders of Heritage. That any of that needs to be said speaks to the concern that has been rippling through conservative quarters over the recent dust-up involving Tucker Carlson’s podcast interview with the decidedly — and quite openly — antisemitic Nick Fuentes. In this space, I have recently discussed the staunch opposition to antisemitism by the “Great One” (as Sean Hannity calls him), talk radio, and Fox’s host Mark Levin. Also discussed in this space are the goings-on with the decided and quite open antisemite Nick Fuentes. As I have noted, there is zero “conservative” in Fuentes’s stance. As also noted, his views as expressed are utterly typical of the American Left. (RELATED: Nick Fuentes: American Leftist) Safe to say, the bottom line is that there is simply no room for antisemitism anywhere in the conservative movement. Nor do I believe Heritage is anything close to an antisemitic organization. If it were, I myself would be out the door. And would never have gone through the door to begin with. As I have returned from an August Newsmax-sponsored trip to Israel, it’s safe, very safe, to say there is no room for antisemitism in any branch of the conservative family either. Newsmax and its fearlessness in standing up for Israel and against antisemitism are to be applauded for sure. Curiously, there are more than a few short memories today about one of the founding forefathers of the American conservative movement — Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, the 1964 Republican nominee for president. Goldwater was known in the day as “Mr. Conservative.” Which, for sure, was a decidedly accurate nickname. Lost in time is this recall of Goldwater that was noted correctly here at JFeed: “Barry was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1909, to a Jewish father of Prussian descent and a Christian mother. His grandfather, Michael Goldwasser, was a Jew who immigrated from Poland.” Goldwater himself would touch on the subject  of his Jewish roots this way in his memoirs: “My family and other Jews who came to Arizona established a long, clear record of hard work and exceptional public service in the state, far beyond their small number.” Which is to plainly say, one of the major founding fathers of the American conservative movement was himself Jewish on his father’s side. This makes any rise of antisemitism in the conservative movement bizarre and, to say the least, utterly ridiculous. It simply doesn’t belong. Barry Goldwater would decidedly not approve. The real question, it would seem, is why? Why is there anyone in the entire conservative movement who thinks hating Jews in a movement devoted to conservative principles of freedom — religious freedom included — is a good idea? No idea. But to say the least, silence in the face of even a trace of antisemitism in the conservative movement is not acceptable. Ever. READ MORE from Jeffrey Lord: Nick Fuentes: American Leftist The GOP Loss Is Not a Big Deal Three Cheers for Mark Levin