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Antisemitism Watch - August 11, 2026, 01 PM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to antisemitism. Watch I'm Rachel Adler. We begin
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  Speaker 1: today with deeply concerning international developments. Iran has appointed Mosun Rizi,
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  Speaker 1: who is wanted by Argentina and subject to an Interpol
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  Speaker 1: read notice for his alleged role in the nineteen ninety
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  Speaker 1: four Amia bombing, to a top security role as Secretary
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  Speaker 1: of its Supreme National Security Council, as reported by Jta,
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  Speaker 1: Rizzi is one of ten suspects facing trial in absentia
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  Speaker 1: in Argentina over the attack that killed eighty five people,
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  Speaker 1: marking the deadliest terrorist incident in the country's history, and
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  Speaker 1: Argentine court ruled in twenty twenty four that Iran and
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  Speaker 1: Hesbellah were responsible for the bombing, and an earlier appointment
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  Speaker 1: of another Amia suspect, Ahmed Vehidi, also drew condemnation. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to domestic politics, New York City Mayor Zorn Mamdani is
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  Speaker 1: facing significant pressure from the city's d Jewish community. According
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  Speaker 1: to reporting from The New York Times and JNS, A
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  Speaker 1: group of ten reform, conservative and modern Orthodox rabbis met
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  Speaker 1: with the mayor to voice alarm that his outspoken opposition
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  Speaker 1: to Israel and characterizations of Prime Minister Netaniahu as a
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  Speaker 1: war criminal and architect of a horrific genocide, are stoking
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  Speaker 1: racism and creating an environment where Jews feel vulnerable. Critics
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  Speaker 1: also point to his past refusal to condemn phrases like globalize,
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  Speaker 1: the Intafada, and from the River to the Sea, and
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  Speaker 1: his wife's social media activity. The Israeli consul general in
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  Speaker 1: New York, Afirakunis, has accused Mamdani of using language against
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  Speaker 1: pro Israel organizations that mirrors that of Nazi Germany. Mamdani's
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  Speaker 1: office stated there is no place for antisemitism in the
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  Speaker 1: city and that he stands in solidarity with Jewish neighbors. However,
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  Speaker 1: concerns persist, fueled by his administration's decision to revoke the
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  Speaker 1: city's use of the International Holocaust from Remembrance Alliance, definition
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism, and scrap the prohibition on city agencies engaging
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  Speaker 1: in the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. This
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  Speaker 1: situation is compounded by reports concerning Milton Tingling, a former
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  Speaker 1: New York judge appointed by Mayor Mamdani to his judicial
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  Speaker 1: advisory committee. Tingling faces a federal lawsuit alleging he ignored
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  Speaker 1: complaints of antisemitic and racist conduct by the executive director
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  Speaker 1: of the West Harlem Development Corp, including statements portraying Jews
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  Speaker 1: as controlling New York politics and accusing Jews of taking
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian land. The West Harlem Development Corp. Has denied the allegations.
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  Speaker 1: In other political news, Hunter Biden, son of former US
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  Speaker 1: President Joe Biden, called Prime Minister Benjamin Netaniahu evil incarnate
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  Speaker 1: during an interview on Tucker Carlson's podcast. The interview also
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  Speaker 1: featured Carlson promoting conspiracy theories suggesting allegations surrounding Biden's laptop
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  Speaker 1: came from the Israelis. This rhetoric follows the recent electoral
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  Speaker 1: success of figures like Abdel Elsaide in Michigan. As reported
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  Speaker 1: by The Forward, Elsaide, who won a Democratic Senate primary,
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  Speaker 1: has referred to Israel as genocidal and aparteate and its
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  Speaker 1: government as evil, drawing parallels with Hamas and opposing both
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  Speaker 1: offensive and defensive weapons for Israel. His stances have drawn
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  Speaker 1: criticism for justifying antisemitic acts and demonstrating a growing movement
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  Speaker 1: within the Democratic Party that opposes Israel's existence on campuses.
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  Speaker 1: An off campus residence housing members of Alpha Epsilon pie
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  Speaker 1: at u See, San Diego, was vandalized over night with
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic graffiti, including swastika's, a star of David and references
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  Speaker 1: to the k k K, along with the direct threat
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  Speaker 1: die EPI. The San Diego Police Department is investigating the
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  Speaker 1: incident as a bias motivated hate crime. You See San
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  Speaker 1: Diego has publicly condemned the attack. Meanwhile, while in the UK,
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  Speaker 1: an upcoming government commissioned review highlights a crisis in Jewish education.
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  Speaker 1: According to the BBC, some Jewish school principles are spending
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  Speaker 1: up to ninety percent of their time on security matters,
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  Speaker 1: diverting resources from education. Jewish students are reportedly facing severe antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: with one teenager recounting being told to be in a
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  Speaker 1: gas chamber and witnessing widespread swastikas and Nazi salutes. The
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  Speaker 1: review is expected to recommend teacher training, standardized incident reporting,
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  Speaker 1: and education on antisemitism for students. Canada's colleges and universities
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  Speaker 1: are described as officially awash in antisemitism in reporting from
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  Speaker 1: This Week in Canada. While the article primarily discusses the
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  Speaker 1: Canadian economy, It notes this significant institutional problem within higher education.
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  Speaker 1: At Haverford College, a recent settlement to protect Jewish students
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  Speaker 1: from antisemitic speech is raising concerns about free speech. As
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  Speaker 1: details by the author, the colleges pledged to protect students
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  Speaker 1: identifying as Jewish or supporting Zionism, alongside its adoption of
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  Speaker 1: the IHRA definition could stifle open debate on contested political issues,
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  Speaker 1: potentially censoring criticism of Israel and Zionism. Online pressure campaigns
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  Speaker 1: are increasingly impacting institutions. An author shared her experience with
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  Speaker 1: Bell Bird Books in Nashville, whose book launch was canceled
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  Speaker 1: after social media pressure. She was called a Zionist, a Zionist,
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  Speaker 1: genocide loving freak, and even a Nazi. The author argues
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  Speaker 1: this reflects a broader pattern of modern antisemitism, where institutions
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  Speaker 1: avoid costs by quietly excluding Jewish voices, a tactic she
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  Speaker 1: likens to precursors of persecution in Nazi Germany. In institutional responses,
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  Speaker 1: Sheika Moza bin Nasser has drawn renewed scrutiny for her
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  Speaker 1: actions following the October seventh, twenty twenty four massacre. She
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  Speaker 1: eulogized Hamas leader Yahia sinwour a key archae of the attack,
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  Speaker 1: stating they thought him dead, but he lives, He will
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  Speaker 1: live on, and they will be gone. This contrasts with
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  Speaker 1: institutions like Georgetown University, which awarded her its President's Medal
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  Speaker 1: in April twenty twenty five, a decision the university's interim
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  Speaker 1: president acknowledged was inconsistent with policy, but refused to revoke
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  Speaker 1: the reporting questions when honoring achievement becomes whitewashing conduct, especially
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  Speaker 1: given Sinwar's role in murdering approximately one thousand, two hundred
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  Speaker 1: people and abducting two hundred and fifty one. Finally, we
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  Speaker 1: turn to positive developments. Tina Phallic Levy discussed rising antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: in the United States on JNS, emphasizing the crucial roles
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  Speaker 1: of education, accountability, and community investment in combating hate. Levy,
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  Speaker 1: who is on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Board, highlighted
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  Speaker 1: the importance of preserving survivor testimony, strengthening Jewish identity, and
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  Speaker 1: ensuring the next generation understands their heritage, particularly in the
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  Speaker 1: face of anti Israel hostility on campus. I'm Rachel Adler,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to antisemitism. Watch this report was
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