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Antisemitism Watch - August 7, 2026, 09 PM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to antisemitism. Watch I'm Rachel Adler. Today we
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  Speaker 1: cover federal investigations into university antisemitism, political rhetoric, and international
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  Speaker 1: responses to hate speech. We begin with significant federal action
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  Speaker 1: on campus. Reporting indicates that the US Department of Education
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  Speaker 1: has launched an investigation into alleged antisemitism at two California universities,
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  Speaker 1: San Jose State and San Francisco State. This probe signals
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  Speaker 1: federal scrutiny of incidents and potential policy failures at these institutions.
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  Speaker 1: In politics and media, reporting reviewed for this episode highlights
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  Speaker 1: concerns regarding judgment and rhetoric from UK politician Kemy Badnock.
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  Speaker 1: An article discusses issues including hiring a convicted antisemite as
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  Speaker 1: an advisor and rabble rousing at a time of violent unrest.
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  Speaker 1: Framing these significant judgment failures, Badnock's proposed policy to end
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  Speaker 1: council housing for non EU foreign nationals, which could effect
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  Speaker 1: nearly two hundred and thirty thousand households, is also noted.
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  Speaker 1: This pledge is described as emerging at a time of
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  Speaker 1: violent unrest in Thetford, with reporting raising concerns about potential
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  Speaker 1: homelessness and its appeal to nationalists sentiment. Separately, international diplomatic
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  Speaker 1: pressure is mounting over musician can I West's passed antisemitic statements.
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  Speaker 1: The Embassy of Israel in Portugal has called for the
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  Speaker 1: cancelation of his upcoming concert in the Algarve, citing his
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  Speaker 1: public remarks deemed antisemitic and supportive of Adolph Hitler. Ambassador
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  Speaker 1: or In Rosenblatt stated that comments where West claimed he
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  Speaker 1: liked Hitler and was a Nazi constitute hate speech, not
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  Speaker 1: mere provocation. The embassy argues that democratic societies should not
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  Speaker 1: provide a platform for such views and has formally requested
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  Speaker 1: the concert's cancelation. However, the concerts organizer Raya Culture has
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  Speaker 1: dismissed these concerns, labeling them disinformation and a non issue.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch.
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  Speaker 1: This report was generated with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies.
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