Identifying as an "atheist," Jewish intellectual Sam Harris loudly advocates for Israel's policies of apartheid and genocide, calls for preemptive nuclear strikes on Muslim countries, and insists that Muslims should be regarded as more evil than Nazis.
This type of behavior gives us reason to examine the place of Jewish intellectuals in major atheist movements.
They have always played a highly disproportionate role in these movements.
Indeed, it may be said that Communist Atheism and New Atheism are similar Jewish movements.
The leading figures in Communist Atheism were Jewish or part Jewish (e.g., Karl Marx, Lenin, Trotsky).
Similarly, the leading figures in New Atheism are Jewish or part Jewish (e.g., Sam Harris, Bill Maher, Christopher Hitchens).
People have difficulty understanding the Jewish role in atheism, because they mistakenly believe that atheist movements oppose all religions equally. But this is completely false. Atheists have always argued that some religions are far more problematic and dangerous than others. This is especially true of Communist Atheists and New Atheists.
Historically, Communist Atheists and New Atheists have promoted the view that Christianity and Islam are by far the most problematic and dangerous religions. Both groups of atheists also promote the view that Judaism is one of the least problematic and least dangerous religions.
Here Communist Atheists and New Atheists use the same arguments.
(1) Christianity and Islam have far more followers than Judaism, so they must be singled out for special forms of criticism and violent repression.
(2) Generally speaking, Christians and Muslims are far more religious than adherents of Judaism (who are largely secular). For this reason, Christians and Muslims must be attacked forcefully, while Jews can be left alone.
There is a fundamental parallel between the views of many modern Jews, and the views of Communist Atheists and New Atheists. Many modern Jews consider Christianity and Islam to be by far the most problematic and dangerous religions because it is claimed they have irrationally persecuted Jews throughout history. Hence many modern Jews have advocated for weakening and destroying these two religions. Jewish activists have promoted Communist Atheism and New Atheism to aid them in the destruction of Christianity and Islam.
The largely Jewish Communist Soviet government targeted Christians and Muslims for special violence - fiercely repressing their religions and killing tens of millions of them. Meanwhile, under Soviet rule, antisemitism was made into a major crime. Jews significantly increased their political power and their religion experienced far less repression. This was particularly true in the early decades of the Soviet regime.
Similarly, New Atheists have cooperated with Jewish neocons and the Israel lobby to control US foreign and domestic policy. Their foreign policy has centered on a two-decade-long "War on Terror" in which the US has sought to destroy Islam and all of Israel's Muslim enemies. Additionally, the New Atheists have waged a media war within the West to stigmatize and destroy its Christian heritage.
Communist Atheists and New Atheists claim to be fearless freethinkers who welcome all debate. But nothing infuriates them more than pointing out the fact that their atheist movements are forms of Jewish political propaganda. Whenever anyone says this, the "brave" atheist calls for the critic to be silenced for speaking "dangerous" and "hateful" ideas.
To be clear, none of this justifies hatred of all Jewish people or Jews as a race. Jews as a whole are not collectively guilty due to the fact that some Jews have attacked Christians and Muslims directly or through atheist activism. Many Jews have opposed such behavior.