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Deadly Bondi Beach Attack & Rising Global Antisemitism · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch, I'm Rachel Adler. We're also
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  Speaker 1: launching Antisemitism Watch, Mid-Atlantic, covering New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
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  Speaker 1: and the Philadelphia region. Visit clockworkmedia.org slash m-a, we begin
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  Speaker 1: with a stark report from Australia, detailing a deadly antisemitic
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  Speaker 1: terror attack on Bondi Beach last December. According to GBnews.com
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  Speaker 1: and author Sherry Markson, 15 people were shot dead by
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  Speaker 1: two gunmen, identified as Sajid Akram and Navid Akram, during
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  Speaker 1: a Hanukkah celebration. The victims reportedly included 11 men, three
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  Speaker 1: women and a 10-year-old girl, as well as an 87-year-old
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  Speaker 1: Holocaust survivor. Markson warns this attack, described as ISIS-inspired, is
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  Speaker 1: part of a wider surge in antisemitism in Australia since
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  Speaker 1: October 7, with recorded cases reaching record highs. In Europe,
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  Speaker 1: the Czech Republic has seen a dramatic rise in antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: A Council of Europe report, as cited by worldisraelnews.com, documented
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  Speaker 1: nearly 4,700 antisemitic incidents in 2024, a significant jump from
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  Speaker 1: previous years. The report notes online hatred blaming Czech Jews
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  Speaker 1: for Israel's actions, a 47% rise in Holocaust denial and distortion,
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  Speaker 1: and documented physical assaults and property attacks. Authorities recorded four
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic physical assaults, and 12 attacks on Jewish property in 2024.
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  Speaker 1: In Brno, an attempted synagogue bombing failed when an explosive
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  Speaker 1: device did not detonate. Five teenagers were arrested in connection
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  Speaker 1: with the incident, reportedly linked to online jihadist radicalization. On
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  Speaker 1: the legal front, the University of California Board of Regents
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  Speaker 1: has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the
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  Speaker 1: US Department of Justice, which alleges UCLA subjected Jewish and
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  Speaker 1: Israeli faculty and staff to an antisemitic and hostile work environment,
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  Speaker 1: according to the Dalekal.org. The DOJ's suit claims pro-Palestinian protests
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  Speaker 1: led to discrimination and violence, and UCLA failed to address concerns.
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  Speaker 1: The university argues the federal complaint fails to allege intentional
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  Speaker 1: discrimination and that it cannot be held liable for third-party harassment.
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  Speaker 1: In France, an Irish man, Patrick O'Brien, received a six-month
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  Speaker 1: suspended prison sentence for threatening a Jewish couple and glorifying
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  Speaker 1: crimes against humanity. The incident occurred near Marseille in August
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  Speaker 1: and gained viral attention. JNS.org reports the victim's lawyer described
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  Speaker 1: the sentence as excessively lenient, noting the woman's father was
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  Speaker 1: a Holocaust survivor. The U.S. Department of Justice's Antisemitism Task
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  Speaker 1: Force chairman, Leo Terrell, is conducting a 15-city nationwide tour,
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  Speaker 1: dubbed the American Tour Against Hate. According to FoxNews.com, Terrell
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  Speaker 1: aims to address anti-Semitism directly within Jewish communities, stating local
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  Speaker 1: leaders have often failed to respond. The tour brings federal
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  Speaker 1: agencies like the FBI and Labor Department to meet with
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  Speaker 1: residents and leaders, emphasizing federal support and the enforcement of
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  Speaker 1: hate crime laws, particularly in cities like Los Angeles, Boston,
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  Speaker 1: San Francisco, New York, and Detroit, where Terrell noted alleged
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  Speaker 1: failures to prosecute hate crimes. In the UK, concerns are
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  Speaker 1: rising over government policy and media. Novamedia.com reports on the
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  Speaker 1: UK government accepting recommendations from the Bell Report, which incorporates
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  Speaker 1: the IHRA definition of antisemitism. This adoption has raised worries
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  Speaker 1: about silencing pro-Palestine expression, with the author arguing that anti-Zionism
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  Speaker 1: equals antisemitism, under this framework. Separately, lawmakers are demanding an
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  Speaker 1: independent inquiry, into anti-Semitism allegations at the BBC, and a
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  Speaker 1: British group is urging the government to classify anti-Zionism as
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  Speaker 1: an extremist ideology, reports Israelhaim.com. At Swarthmore College, new alumni
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  Speaker 1: appointments to its board of managers have drawn criticism from
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  Speaker 1: students for justice in Palestine. As reported by Swarthmorephonics.com, SJP
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  Speaker 1: has criticized financial institutions linked to the new board members,
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  Speaker 1: citing their alleged contributions to Israel's war effort, including claims
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  Speaker 1: about war bonds from Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and
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  Speaker 1: Deutsche Bank. In Nassau County, New York, the Belmore-Merrick Central
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  Speaker 1: High School District alerted families to an anti-Semitic social media
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  Speaker 1: incident involving a Merrick Avenue middle school student who posted
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  Speaker 1: offensive imagery with swastikas. The district confirmed immediate disciplinary action
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  Speaker 1: and notification to Nassau police, according to Longisland.news12.com. In politics,
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  Speaker 1: Jason Turkish, fiancé of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, endorsed Republican
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  Speaker 1: Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers, citing concerns that Democratic nominee
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  Speaker 1: Abdul El-Sayed is anti-Semitic. Forward.com reports Rogers himself described El-Sayed
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  Speaker 1: as beyond anti-Semitic and someone who hates Jews. Additionally, leaked
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  Speaker 1: notes from a Berlin mayoral candidate's campaign reportedly reveal fears
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  Speaker 1: of Hamas supporters and anti-Semitism, according to Israelhaim.com. a Reddit.com
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  Speaker 1: post alleges perjury and problematic reasoning by antisemitism envoy Gillian Segal. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: Alicia Colon, writing for AmericanThinker.com, contends that Islam calls for
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  Speaker 1: the death of Jews and draws comparisons to historical events.
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  Speaker 1: In New Zealand, the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand is
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  Speaker 1: warning that public indifference could normalise antisemitism. Its chair, Deborah Hart,
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  Speaker 1: cited explicit threats against Jewish representatives and statements celebrating the Holocaust.
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  Speaker 1: She emphasized history's lessons about the progression of hatred, stating,
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  Speaker 1: The Holocaust did not emerge from nowhere. It was preceded
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  Speaker 1: by years of propaganda, exclusion, dehumanization, and the gradual erosion
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  Speaker 1: of the idea that Jewish people were entitled to the
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  Speaker 1: same dignity, security, and humanity as everyone else. As detailed
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  Speaker 1: by jwire.como. I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you for listening to
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