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Antisemitism Watch - September 10, 2026, 09 AM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. Last weekend,
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  Speaker 1: a Free Palestine, Death to Zionism protest in Basel, Switzerland,
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  Speaker 1: saw demonstrators defend Hamas as a resistance organization and call
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  Speaker 1: for the destruction of Israel, according to reporting reviewed for
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  Speaker 1: this episode. The rally coincided with the 129th anniversary of
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  Speaker 1: the first Zionist Congress. Shannon Sebin, Executive Director of European
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  Speaker 1: Affairs for the Combat Antisemitism Movement, documented the event undercover
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  Speaker 1: and reported that one demonstrator told her, Zionism is like fascism,
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  Speaker 1: calling it an ideology that should be abolished in general
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  Speaker 1: and equating it with Nazism. Seben noted that police seized
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  Speaker 1: batons and propaganda bearing Hamas symbols during the event. The
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  Speaker 1: Combat Antisemitism Movement reports that 2962 antisemitic incidents were monitored
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  Speaker 1: across Europe in 2025, a nearly 50% rise from the
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  Speaker 1: previous year. On U.S. campuses, anonymous social media posts advertised lookalike, contests,
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  Speaker 1: and Kirkiversary events on the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's assassination,
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  Speaker 1: according to reporting from libs of TikTok and Fox News Digital.
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  Speaker 1: These events were advertised on platforms like Fizz and Yik
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  Speaker 1: Yak at universities including Georgetown, the University of South Carolina,
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  Speaker 1: and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Georgetown University released a statement
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  Speaker 1: condemning the anonymous posts. calling their language deeply inconsistent with
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  Speaker 1: our values, and stating they had no knowledge of any
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  Speaker 1: student organization planning such an event. A university spokesman for
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  Speaker 1: the University of South Carolina also stated they had no
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  Speaker 1: knowledge of such an event. Meanwhile, the University of Texas
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  Speaker 1: College Democrats chapter invited Hassan Piker, generating significant campus outrage,
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  Speaker 1: as noted in reporting from the daily kickoff. Jewish institutions
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  Speaker 1: in New York City are increasing security measures as Rosh
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  Speaker 1: Hashanah and Yom Kippur approach, amid a rise in anti-Semitic incidents.
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  Speaker 1: According to NYPD data, Jews were targeted in 181 of
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  Speaker 1: the 325 hate crimes reported citywide in the first half
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  Speaker 1: of 2026. Senior Rabbi Joshua Davidson of Temple Emmanuel stated
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  Speaker 1: that congregants should be able to worship without feeling that
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  Speaker 1: doing so is an act of bravery. Reporting from Fox
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  Speaker 1: News Digital highlights that the September 11th attacks fundamentally reshaped
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  Speaker 1: synagogue security into a permanent precondition for Jewish communal life,
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  Speaker 1: with Jewish communal institutions nationwide spending an estimated $ 1 billion
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  Speaker 1: annually on security, according to a study by Jewish Federations
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  Speaker 1: of North America. Threats against Jewish communities, including a terrorist
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  Speaker 1: attack on a Manchester synagogue and foiled plots, have led
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  Speaker 1: to major police security operations on holy days, as reported. Globally,
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  Speaker 1: Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, launched an
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  Speaker 1: international task force on combating antisemitism on September 10, 2026,
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  Speaker 1: with support from dozens of countries including the United States,
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  Speaker 1: the United Kingdom, and Australia. The initiative aims to coordinate
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  Speaker 1: policy and develop practical tools to address rising antisemitism, with
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  Speaker 1: Danon stating the U.N., cannot turn a blind eye, and
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  Speaker 1: that words are insufficient. U.S. Representative Jeff Bartos described antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: as a global pandemic. In local policy news, the North
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  Speaker 1: Miami Beach City Commission unanimously adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance
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  Speaker 1: Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism on August 27, 2026, as
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  Speaker 1: a framework for municipal training and policy development. Mayor Michael Joseph,
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  Speaker 1: who sponsored the resolution, stated the IHRA definition provides a
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  Speaker 1: clear and internationally recognized framework for identifying antisemitism. In California,
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  Speaker 1: a new law, AB 715, enacted this year, aims to
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  Speaker 1: provide stronger protections against antisemitism and new teaching standards in
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  Speaker 1: Santa Cruz County classrooms, though opponents have raised concerns about
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  Speaker 1: free speech, according to Lookout Santa Cruz. Meanwhile, analysis by
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  Speaker 1: Professor Jane Kenway suggests Australia's government responses to discrimination may
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  Speaker 1: favour antisemitism policies over those addressing Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism.
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  Speaker 1: In international policy developments, Israel's Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister,
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  Speaker 1: Amikai Chikli, is proposing entry bans for representatives of British
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  Speaker 1: organisations that promote boycotts against Israel, reporting indicates. Organisations recommended
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  Speaker 1: for a ban include Islamic Relief Worldwide, Oxfam, Save the Children,
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  Speaker 1: Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Palestine Action. Chikli cited their extensive
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  Speaker 1: anti-Israel activity and purported links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.
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  Speaker 1: This follows coordinated announcements by Canada, the UK, and European
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  Speaker 1: countries imposing trade bans and economic sanctions on Israel. Looking
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  Speaker 1: at community responses, major Jewish communal organizations are organizing a
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  Speaker 1: rally at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza. across from UN headquarters, on
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  Speaker 1: September 23, according to the Times of Israel. The rally
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  Speaker 1: aims to call on world leaders to act decisively to
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  Speaker 1: stop the growing tide of antisemitism. Organizers include the UGA
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  Speaker 1: Federation of New York, the Anti-Defamation League, and the American
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  Speaker 1: Jewish Committee, among others. Additionally, activist and content creator Ruddy
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  Speaker 1: Rochman is dedicated to strengthening Jewish identity and combating antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: with his advocacy reportedly shaped by an antisemitic incident in London,
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  Speaker 1: as a child. I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for listening
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