Leonarda Jonie — Antisemite of the Week

Leonarda Jonie is a Montenegrin-American comedian who built an online following through stand-up clips and social media commentary framed as challenges to “woke” culture. What began as confrontational comedy has increasingly evolved into a platform amplifying harmful stereotypes and conspiratorial claims about Jewish influence, fueling hostility toward Jewish communities.

Jonie frequently promotes conspiratorial narratives suggesting that Jews wield hidden power over governments, media, and global events, framing Jews as a secretive elite manipulating world affairs. Some of Jonie’s examples include:

Posting, “If you’re having a hard time discerning the truth right now, it’s whatever they’re calling an antisemitic conspiracy theory.”
Stating, “It’s all one big club and the goyim ain’t in it.”
Asking if everyone is clear on the fact that “it is and always has been the Jews.”
Posting that there is a “very potent Jewish supremacy force in America.”
Asking if her audience thinks 9/11 was an inside job or if it “was the Jews?”

Beyond conspiratorial rhetoric, Jonie has posted statements that openly demean Jews, normalize antisemitism, and encourage destruction of the world’s only Jewish state. Examples include:

Jonie sharing with her large following that “no matter how much antisemitism there is, you can always do more.”
Exclaiming, “If you’re not team goyim, you’re team pedophile.”
Stating, “At this point, Iran’s best bet is to wipe out Israel. Without Israel’s boot on America’s neck, America will leave the war.”
Praising Iran’s leadership by saying, “The Ayatollah told his people he was willing to die for them while Trump gave a Lord Farquaad speech…”

Jonie’s comedic career gives her the cover of satire and shock value, but in reality, she uses her social media reach to demean Jews, normalize antisemitism, and praise violence against Israel. The repeated and explicit nature of these posts makes clear they are not jokes but the promotion of harmful ideas to a large audience, reinforcing dangerous stereotypes and validating extremist views.

Thankfully, prompt action by Bandsintown, a concert and event discovery platform that helps artists promote events, led to the removal of Leonarda Jonie from its site, effectively preventing her from spreading her antisemitic acts under the guise of comedy.