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San Diego Islamic Center Killers Embraced Holocaust Denial, Vilified Jews as ‘Universal Enemy’
By: Tzirel Rosenblatt
A newly uncovered manifesto tied to the two teenagers responsible for the deadly attack at a San Diego Islamic Center has revealed a sprawling and deeply disturbing worldview saturated with virulent antisemitism, Holocaust denial, racial extremism, and misogynistic hatred, according to a report on Wednesday in The Jerusalem Post.
Authorities identified the attackers as Caleb Liam Vazquez, 18, and Cain Lee Clark, 17, who allegedly murdered three people during Monday’s massacre before taking their own lives. In the aftermath of the bloodshed, investigators and journalists examining the case discovered a 75-page manifesto attributed to the pair that outlined an elaborate ideology rooted in extremist conspiracy theories and racial hatred.
According to the information provided in The Jerusalem Post report, the document repeatedly portrayed Jews as the central force behind virtually every societal ill imaginable, describing them as the “universal enemy” and accusing them of orchestrating everything from immigration and economic systems to cultural change and political instability.
The manifesto’s contents paint a chilling portrait of radicalization that experts say increasingly mirrors the rhetoric circulating in fringe extremist communities online. The writings combined white supremacist narratives, antisemitic mythology, anti-government paranoia, and apocalyptic racial ideology into a violent and incoherent worldview that ultimately culminated in mass murder.
Throughout the document, the two teenagers reportedly embraced the so-called “Great Replacement Theory,” a conspiracy theory that falsely alleges Jews are engineering demographic change in the United States and Europe by encouraging immigration and multiculturalism in order to displace white populations. The theory has become a recurring ideological framework in numerous extremist attacks over the last decade and has been linked to multiple acts of domestic terrorism worldwide.
According to the manifesto cited in The Jerusalem Post report, the authors asserted that “all global problems can be traced back to or be caused by one group, the Jews.” The text continued with increasingly incendiary accusations that blamed Jews for war, economic turmoil, social liberalization, political conflict, and the erosion of traditional religious structures.
In one especially inflammatory section titled “the universal enemy,” the writers claimed: “The Jews across all of time have been behind an extremely disproportionate amount of the world’s problems, whether that be from war, famine, exploitation of children, rise in degeneracy, infighting of peoples, political killings, the separation of family, the departure from the Church, the White race’s replacement, mass immigration, central banking systems, and so on.”
The document also recycled centuries-old antisemitic tropes that have historically fueled persecution, pogroms, and violence against Jewish communities. Jews were accused of infiltrating governments, manipulating financial institutions, engineering social upheaval, spreading moral corruption, and secretly controlling global affairs.
According to the excerpts published by The Jerusalem Post, the manifesto further alleged that Jews were responsible for “plagues and famine” and engaged in what the writers described as “satanic barbaric rituals.” Such language closely mirrors medieval antisemitic blood libels and conspiratorial narratives long used to demonize Jews throughout history.
The manifesto additionally embraced Holocaust denial, dismissing the Nazi genocide of six million Jews during World War II as a “complete fabrication.” Holocaust denial has long been recognized by historians and civil rights organizations as a core feature of modern antisemitic extremism, functioning not merely as historical revisionism but as an effort to rehabilitate Nazi ideology and delegitimize Jewish suffering.
The writings also referenced convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in explicitly antisemitic terms. According to the manifesto, the authors attempted to attribute Epstein’s criminal conduct to what they described as his “Judaism,” claiming: “It is just Judaism in its purest form scaled up to an attraction of sorts to blackmail those who will not bend to their will willingly.”
Civil rights advocates have repeatedly warned that such narratives are designed to transform individual crimes into sweeping racial or religious accusations against entire populations. Analysts note that extremist propaganda frequently weaponizes isolated scandals or public figures in order to reinforce broader conspiratorial frameworks targeting Jews.
Beyond antisemitism, the manifesto also reportedly contained explicit misogyny and hostility toward women. In one passage cited by The Jerusalem Post, the writers declared: “After the Jew, the most evil creature in this world is the woman. This is because, after Jews, women tend to cause all the problems in the world.”
The document additionally blamed Jews for “race mixing,” pornography, and LGBTQIA ideologies, reflecting a broader extremist worldview that combined racial nationalism with hostility toward modern social and cultural developments.
Experts who study domestic extremism have increasingly warned about the convergence of antisemitism, misogyny, racial nationalism, and conspiracy-driven radicalization within online communities frequented by alienated young men. Many of these digital ecosystems promote narratives portraying Jews, women, immigrants, and minorities as existential threats to Western civilization.
The San Diego massacre now joins a growing list of violent attacks in which perpetrators consumed or reproduced extremist ideological content rooted in antisemitic conspiracy theories. Analysts say such manifestos often borrow heavily from one another, recycling themes and rhetoric that circulate through online message boards, encrypted chat groups, extremist publications, and social media platforms.
The emergence of the manifesto has also intensified concerns about the accessibility of extremist propaganda to teenagers and young adults. The fact that one of the alleged attackers was only 17 years old has renewed debate surrounding online radicalization and the failure of institutions to identify warning signs before violence erupts.
According to the information contained in The Jerusalem Post report, the writings reveal a worldview consumed by grievance, paranoia, racial obsession, and ideological absolutism. The attackers appeared to believe they were engaged in some form of existential struggle against perceived enemies who, in their minds, controlled politics, finance, culture, and society itself.
Law enforcement officials have not yet publicly disclosed the full extent of the investigation into how the two teenagers became radicalized or whether they maintained contact with broader extremist networks. Authorities are also expected to examine the digital footprint of both suspects, including online communications, social media activity, and possible affiliations with extremist forums.
Meanwhile, the massacre has sent shockwaves through both Jewish and Muslim communities nationwide, many of whom have increasingly voiced fears about rising extremism and hate-fueled violence in the United States.
Community leaders and civil rights advocates have emphasized that while the attack targeted an Islamic Center, the ideological core of the manifesto revolved heavily around antisemitic conspiracy theories that portrayed Jews as the hidden architects of societal collapse. Scholars of extremism note that such ideologies frequently overlap, with perpetrators directing hatred simultaneously toward multiple religious, racial, and ethnic groups.
The tragedy has once again underscored how rapidly conspiracy theories and extremist narratives can metastasize into real-world violence. Investigators and analysts continue to warn that antisemitic propaganda remains one of the most persistent and dangerous catalysts within modern extremist movements, often serving as the connective tissue binding together broader networks of racial hatred and political violence.
As the investigation continues, the manifesto obtained by The Jerusalem Post stands as a horrifying illustration of the lethal consequences of radicalization fueled by hatred, conspiracy theories, and ideological extremism.
