A disturbing antisemitic conspiracy theory surrounding the wedding of Israeli pop star Noa Kirel and Israeli soccer player Daniel Peretz, a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, has been spreading online in recent days and generating outrage.
The person who helped propagate the antisemitic theory on X was Leonarda Jonie, an American influencer and podcast host with hundreds of thousands of followers, who responded to an innocent tweet featuring Kirel and Peretz at their wedding and praising the couple's appearance.
In a post she uploaded responding to the initial tweet, Jonie wrote, "Fun fact: after WW2, Jews abducted many German babies and took them to Israel, to be raised as Jews, and thereby, infuse the inbred genome with strong genes," while stating the photo was unrelated, but the antisemitic conspiracy's echo alongside the wedding photo of the two clearly referenced the blond Peretz.
Fun fact: after WW2, Jews abducted many German babies and took them to Israel, to be raised as Jews, and thereby, infuse the inbred genome with strong genes. (Pic unrelated.) https://t.co/brWsNjBTf9
— Leonarda Jonie (@leonardaisfunE) November 13, 2025
The conspiracy theory alleging Peretz, an Israeli and Jew, is actually a descendant of a German baby kidnapped after the Holocaust went viral within hours, and the post received significant exposure. While the post garnered no less than 27,000 likes, it also drew many furious responses from Israelis.
One user shared a meme in response stating in English, "Of all the things that never happened, this didn't happen the most." Another one commented: "Zero historical evidence. Zero documentation. Zero credibility. Just another recycled thing from the Nazi era disguised as a 'fun fact.'"
Another user uploaded a photo of emaciated Jews during the Holocaust in response and wrote, "These people kidnapped babies?!", accompanied by a clown emoji. "It wasn't fun or fact," another user wrote.
This antisemitic conspiracy combines an ancient blood libel with racist imagery about genetic "purity" and "improvement." It also exploits the ignorance of the masses and X's algorithm, which encourages provocative statements.
