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Woman Charged in Stabbing of Two Jewish Men · 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, providing focused coverage from New York,
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  Speaker 1: New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia region. You can find
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  Speaker 1: more at clockworkmedia.org.ma today. We're tracking incidents of violence, problematic
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  Speaker 1: political rhetoric, and crucial educational and policy responses. We begin
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  Speaker 1: with a serious incident of religiously motivated violence. In New York,
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  Speaker 1: a woman is facing hate crime charges for allegedly stabbing
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  Speaker 1: two Jewish men, according to reporting by JTA. This incident
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  Speaker 1: underscores the continued threat of physical violence targeting the Jewish community.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to the political arena, the controversial advertisement from Rebellion
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  Speaker 1: PAC in Michigan, which backs Democratic Senate candidate Abdel El-Sayed,
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  Speaker 1: continues to draw criticism. As reported by World Israel News
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  Speaker 1: and The Washington Examiner, The ad links U.S. military aid
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  Speaker 1: to Israel with rising American grocery prices, stating $ 7 to
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  Speaker 1: kill the Palestinians. The Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt described
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  Speaker 1: the ad as a case study in antisemitism and scapegoating
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  Speaker 1: the Jewish state. The Washington Examiner notes that El-Sayed's campaign
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  Speaker 1: has distanced itself from the ad without explicitly condemning its content,
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  Speaker 1: while critics like Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York
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  Speaker 1: have demanded a stronger denunciation. News Cord also reports on
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  Speaker 1: the ad's controversial message. This rhetoric, by attributing domestic economic
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  Speaker 1: woes to Israel and using demonizing language, aligns with IHRA's
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  Speaker 1: contemporary examples of antisemitism. In related political commentary, Steve Bannon,
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  Speaker 1: speaking with the Boston Globe, criticized the MAGA movement's campaign
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  Speaker 1: against universities. arguing it has lacked broad support by focusing
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  Speaker 1: too narrowly on antisemitism. Bannon suggested a broader fight against
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  Speaker 1: what he termed Marxist, progressive professors who he believes hate
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  Speaker 1: the country. On educational fronts, we're seeing both local concerns
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  Speaker 1: and broader policy shifts. In Fairfax, Virginia, current high school
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  Speaker 1: students have reported displays of antisemitism to the school board,
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  Speaker 1: as noted by JTA, highlighting ongoing issues within public schools. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: in Solon, Ohio, students and parents urged school leaders to
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  Speaker 1: take stronger action against antisemitism during a Pact Board of
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  Speaker 1: Education meeting, according to local reporting. Meanwhile, Australia is moving
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  Speaker 1: to strengthen Holocaust education. The Australian reports that a rewritten
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  Speaker 1: national curriculum will mandate detailed study of the Holocaust and
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  Speaker 1: guarantee schoolchildren are taught about the evils of antisemitism, harmful tropes,
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  Speaker 1: and ethical online conduct. Across institutions, the General Synod of
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  Speaker 1: the Anglican Church has passed a resolution pledging support from
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  Speaker 1: its churches, schools, and agencies to combat antisemitism, as reported
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  Speaker 1: by ECAJ. This shows broad religious community engagement with the issue.
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  Speaker 1: In Massachusetts, State Representative Jeffrey Roy attended a summit in
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  Speaker 1: Denver to confront rising antisemitism, a critical step as antisemitic
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  Speaker 1: hate crimes in the state surged over 20% in a
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  Speaker 1: single year. making Jewish residents the single most targeted group
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  Speaker 1: for hate crimes statewide, according to the Franklin Observer. Adding
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  Speaker 1: to concerns about institutional responses, research highlighted by HR Magazine
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  Speaker 1: indicates that a significant majority, 75.5%, of Jewish employees report
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  Speaker 1: that their organization's DEI policies are inconsistent in their response
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  Speaker 1: to antisemitism. This points to a critical gap in current
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  Speaker 1: approaches to addressing bias. ECAJ also called for meaningful change
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  Speaker 1: from the University of Technology Sydney, or UTS, following a
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  Speaker 1: finding that the university failed Jewish students. Internationally, Australian Jewish representatives,
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  Speaker 1: including Daniel Aghian and Peter Wertheim from the J7, met
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  Speaker 1: with Irish leader Mitchell Martin to discuss concerns over antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: in Ireland, as reported by ECAJ. This signifies proactive international
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  Speaker 1: advocacy by the Australian Jewish community. In legal developments, an
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  Speaker 1: Irishman convicted of making death threats aggravated by their antisemitic
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  Speaker 1: nature and attempting to justify crimes against humanity has received
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  Speaker 1: a six-month suspended prison sentence. According to the Daily Mail,
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  Speaker 1: Patrick O'Brien made references to the Holocaust and wished Hitler
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  Speaker 1: didn't finish the job during an incident involving Australian tourists.
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  Speaker 1: Prosecutors had sought a ban from French territory, but judges declined.
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  Speaker 1: This case highlights the severe legal ramifications when antisemitism intersects
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  Speaker 1: with threats of violence and hate speech. As we mark
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  Speaker 1: the eighth anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue massacre
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  Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh, JTA shares insights from an oral history project.
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  Speaker 1: An historian has gathered lessons from survivors and neighbors, focusing
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  Speaker 1: on how relationships and solidarity can bring healing and bridge divides,
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  Speaker 1: even against the backdrop of antisemitism. The stories offer wisdom
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  Speaker 1: on the importance of allyship, showing up publicly, and building
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  Speaker 1: connections before tragedy strikes, reminding us that community resilience is
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  Speaker 1: vital in confronting hate. I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for
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  Speaker 1: listening to Antisemitism Watch. For focused coverage from New York,
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  Speaker 1: New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia region, listen to Antisemitism Watch,
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  Speaker 1: generated with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify
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