History affirms Jews have claim to Holy Land, author Dinesh D’Souza says

At a time of rising antisemitism and support for a Palestinian state, history “irrefutably shows the presence of the Jews in their ancient homeland,” author and commentator Dinesh D’Souza told CBN News.

D’Souza’s comments and the release of his new book, “The Stones Cry Out: Biblical Archaeology, Prophecy and the Last Days,” come at a time when Americans — even in conservative and Christian circles – are deeply divided over Israel. More than six in 10 Americans hod unfavorable views toward the Jewish state’s government, according to the Pew Research Center. Additionally, antisemitism has been on the rise since the Hamas-led attack against Israel in October 2023.

The Anti-Defamation League tracked a huge spike in antisemitic attacks in 2024 and although those numbers fell somewhat in 2025, they have remained historically high. For context, the ADL recorded 6,274 incidents last year, a 33 percent drop from 2024 but still the third-highest total since the organization began tracking such incidents in 1979.

It’s not an issue only in America, either. Recently, news broke of a hotel in Dublin reportedly canceling a reservation for 70 rooms for delegates attending an international conference on combating antisemitism after its administrators learned the purpose of their visit. Maurice Cohen, chair of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, told “The Times of Israel” that Herbert Park Hotel initially greenlit the booking for delegates representing the European Union’s 27 member states but later reneged after a phone call with the hotel’s general manager.

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D’Souza called it strange to accuse Israelis of seeking to take land that does not belong to them when there is a breadth of archaeological history proving Jewish presence in the land dating back centuries.

“It really irrefutably shows the presence of the Jews in their ancient homeland, going back 3,000, even more than 3,000 years,” he said. “And so, the familiar accusation that the Jews are colonizers immediately becomes very odd, right? Because it’s like accusing the Indians of colonizing India or the Irish of colonizing Ireland. How do you colonize your own ancestral homeland?”

D’Souza pointed to a 2,000-year-old, 25-ton Jewish ritual bath, known as a mikveh, discovered this summer by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The relic, which was excavated nearly intact, provides evidence of a previously unknown Jewish settlement between the Judean Lowlands and the northern Negev, according to the authority.

“These ritual baths were used by Jews to kind of cleanse themselves before they went to the temple,” he said. “So, there is a political significance, I think, to these archaeological exhibits coming out of the ground.”