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Michigan Senate Race & Antisemitism Allegations · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. We're launching
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Watch, Mid-Atlantic, providing focused coverage from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
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  Speaker 1: and the Philadelphia region. Visit clockworkmedia.org slash MA for details. Today,
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  Speaker 1: we're tracking accusations of antisemitism in political races, disturbing vandalism,
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  Speaker 1: and threats against individuals. In Michigan's closely watched Senate race,
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  Speaker 1: Democratic candidate Abdel El-Sayed faces accusations of antisemitism from multiple corners.
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  Speaker 1: According to Fox News, the fiancé of Rep. Haley Stevens
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  Speaker 1: accused El-Sayed of antisemitism on air. Former New York Gov.
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  Speaker 1: Andrew Cuomo also criticized El-Sayed over alleged antisemitic messaging, reporting
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  Speaker 1: from Fox News states. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi voiced
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  Speaker 1: criticism of El-Sayed's stance on Israel's right to exist, with
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  Speaker 1: reporting from Ground News, and the New York Post indicating
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  Speaker 1: she stated such views are not shared by congressional Democrats.
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  Speaker 1: The New York Post further reported that El-Sayed campaigned alongside
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  Speaker 1: Hassan Piker, whom the Post describes as antisemitic, and having
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  Speaker 1: compared Jewish voters to the KKK. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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  Speaker 1: also highlighted Piker's comparison of Michigan Jewish voters to the
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  Speaker 1: Ku Klux Klan, made ahead of the vote for El-Sayed.
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  Speaker 1: In Georgia's Senate contest, Republican challenger Mike Collins is facing
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  Speaker 1: scrutiny over connections to far-right rhetoric. According to the Jewish
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  Speaker 1: Telegraphic Agency, Collins' son-in-law invoked the Jewish-Bolsheviks conspiracy theory, complained
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  Speaker 1: about Holocaust education, and alleged that Jewish executives run the
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  Speaker 1: entire mainstream media complex. Reporting from the Washington Post and
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  Speaker 1: Slate indicates a former Collins staffer posted Nazi imagery. and
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  Speaker 1: his former chief of staff was reportedly in a group
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  Speaker 1: chat with figures like Nick Fuentes and Richard Spencer. Collins
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  Speaker 1: has stated he does not believe or support those views.
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  Speaker 1: On the University of Virginia campus, a poster advertising an
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  Speaker 1: event featuring former Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback was
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  Speaker 1: defaced with swastikas and the word pedo. Fishback, who spoke
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  Speaker 1: to over 250 attendees, has faced accusations of antisemitism himself,
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  Speaker 1: including from the Anti-Defamation League, and has used the term goislup,
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  Speaker 1: an internet conspiracy term. Fishback stated during his speech that
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  Speaker 1: criticizing a foreign government should not be conflated with antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: In Orange County, Florida, the sheriff's office is investigating a
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  Speaker 1: series of swastikas painted on trees near the Taft Community Center,
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  Speaker 1: an early voting site. Elections supervisor Karen Castor-Dentel condemned the symbols, stating,
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  Speaker 1: These symbols represent a history of hatred, antisemitism, and violence.
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  Speaker 1: Their presence in our community is deeply disturbing and unacceptable,
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  Speaker 1: according to the county elections office. Finally, a comedian reported
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  Speaker 1: receiving death threats and abuse after facing antisemitic heckling, including
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  Speaker 1: from fellow Jews, according to reporting reviewed for this episode.
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  Speaker 1: This highlights the severe harassment some individuals face. I'm Rachel Adler,
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