Latest / Antisemitism Watch / Antisemitism Watch - August 11, 2026, 09 AM Eastern

Transcript

Antisemitism Watch - August 11, 2026, 09 AM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

• 0:06
  Speaker 1: You're listening to antisemitism watch. I'm Rachel Adler. We begin
• 0:10
  Speaker 1: today with concerning reports on the safety and security of
• 0:13
  Speaker 1: Jewish educational institutions. A government commissioned review in England has
• 0:18
  Speaker 1: found that head teachers at some Jewish schools are dedicating
• 0:21
  Speaker 1: up to ninety percent of their time to security arrangements.
• 0:25
  Speaker 1: Sir David Bell, who is conducting the review, told the
• 0:28
  Speaker 1: BBC he has been struck by how many leaders of
• 0:31
  Speaker 1: Jewish faith schools have told him security is their main concern,
• 0:35
  Speaker 1: to the point where education sometimes takes second place. He
• 0:39
  Speaker 1: also described the extent of antisemitism directed at children and
• 0:42
  Speaker 1: young people as shocking, stating that Jewish children and young
• 0:47
  Speaker 1: people are facing a pressure and indeed, one might say
• 0:50
  Speaker 1: even a crisis that is not the experience of other
• 0:53
  Speaker 1: communities in this country. This intense focus on security means
• 0:57
  Speaker 1: that educational priorities can be overshadowed. Recent figures from the
• 1:01
  Speaker 1: Community Security Trust, an organization that provides security for the
• 1:05
  Speaker 1: Jewish community, show a spike in antisemitic incidents at schools.
• 1:10
  Speaker 1: It found that in the first half of twenty twenty six,
• 1:13
  Speaker 1: antisemitism in schools reached the highest level ever recorded for
• 1:16
  Speaker 1: that period, jumping by fifty nine percent from one hundred
• 1:20
  Speaker 1: and twelve reported incidents in the first half of twenty
• 1:23
  Speaker 1: twenty five to one hundred and seventy eight recorded over
• 1:27
  Speaker 1: the same period in twenty twenty six, according to CSD
• 1:30
  Speaker 1: figures reported by the BBC. Doctor Dave Rich, director of
• 1:34
  Speaker 1: policy at the CSD, stated that the review is timely
• 1:38
  Speaker 1: and hopes it will lead to practical recommendations that help
• 1:42
  Speaker 1: educational institutions tackle antisemitism, effectively turning to political rhetoric, ten
• 1:48
  Speaker 1: New York rabbis met privately with Mayor zoh And Mamdani
• 1:51
  Speaker 1: to urge him to moderate his language regarding Israel. According
• 1:55
  Speaker 1: to World Israel News staff reporting, the rabbis warned during
• 1:59
  Speaker 1: a private city hall meeting that Mamdani's rhetoric risks intensifying
• 2:03
  Speaker 1: an already hostile atmosphere for Jewish New Yorkers. This concern
• 2:07
  Speaker 1: comes amid a measurable increase in anti Jewish hate crimes
• 2:10
  Speaker 1: in the city. NYPD figures released August third show that
• 2:14
  Speaker 1: police confirmed two hundred and five anti Jewish hate crimes
• 2:18
  Speaker 1: during the first seven months of twenty twenty six, an
• 2:21
  Speaker 1: eight point five percent rise from one hundred and eighty
• 2:25
  Speaker 1: nine during the same period last year. Anti Jewish incidents
• 2:28
  Speaker 1: accounted for fifty six point nine percent of all confirmed
• 2:31
  Speaker 1: hate crimes in New York City during that period, despite
• 2:35
  Speaker 1: Jewish people making up roughly ten percent of the city's population.
• 2:39
  Speaker 1: The rabbis reportedly urged Mamdani to speak with greater nuance,
• 2:43
  Speaker 1: condemn Hamas more consistently, and make clear that Jewish New
• 2:47
  Speaker 1: Yorkers are not responsible for decisions made by Israel's government.
• 2:51
  Speaker 1: Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism,
• 2:55
  Speaker 1: recalled telling the mayor, mister Mayor, you are ninety percent
• 2:59
  Speaker 1: of what could be different here. Mamdani, new York City's
• 3:02
  Speaker 1: first Muslim mayor, entered office with a history of pro
• 3:06
  Speaker 1: Palestinian activism and unusually sharp criticism of Israel for a
• 3:10
  Speaker 1: major New York political figure. He supports the boycott, divestment,
• 3:14
  Speaker 1: and sanctions movement targeting Israel. He has previously described Prime
• 3:19
  Speaker 1: Minister Netaniahu as a war criminal and unwelcome in New York. Internationally,
• 3:24
  Speaker 1: a disturbing display was observed in Amsterdam. Israel Today reported
• 3:29
  Speaker 1: via its telegram channel that a shirt celebrating the October
• 3:32
  Speaker 1: seventh massacre was seen at a local supermarket. Regarding institutional
• 3:37
  Speaker 1: and policy responses to antisemitism. The provided evidence for this
• 3:41
  Speaker 1: segment focused on food safety recalls and communication from the
• 3:46
  Speaker 1: FDA and CDC and did not contain information pertaining to
• 3:50
  Speaker 1: actions addressing antisemitism. Therefore, we cannot report on this topic
• 3:54
  Speaker 1: based on the supplied materials. I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you
• 3:58
  Speaker 1: for listening to antisemitism. This report was generated with AI
• 4:03
  Speaker 1: assistance and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify important details with
• 4:08
  Speaker 1: primary sources.