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Antisemitism Watch - September 6, 2026, 05 AM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. Today, we're
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  Speaker 1: tracking escalating global terror threats targeting Jewish communities and a
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  Speaker 1: stark new picture of security costs at home. Israel's National
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  Speaker 1: Security Council has issued a global warning about heightened terror
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  Speaker 1: threats against Israelis and Jews abroad ahead of the High
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  Speaker 1: Holy Days. According to the NSC, Iran and its proxies
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  Speaker 1: like Hezbollah and Hamas, alongside lone attackers, remain significant dangers.
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  Speaker 1: Driven by ongoing conflicts and incitement campaigns, the Council has
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  Speaker 1: designated Jordan, Qatar, Somaliland and Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula,
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  Speaker 1: as Level 4 travel warning areas, urging travelers to avoid
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  Speaker 1: them entirely. Other countries flagged as high-risk or prohibited for
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  Speaker 1: Israelis include Azerbaijan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Yemen, Iran, Syria, Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia, and several nations in Africa and Asia. Israelis
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  Speaker 1: abroad are advised to contact local security services immediately if
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  Speaker 1: they suspect a threat, and to avoid displaying Jewish or
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  Speaker 1: Israeli identifiers, speaking Hebrew in public, and posting real-time locations
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  Speaker 1: on social media. The NSC noted that October 2026, marking
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  Speaker 1: the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, is considered
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  Speaker 1: a particularly sensitive period for potential large-scale protests and intensified
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  Speaker 1: terrorist efforts. The Foreign Ministry, also reported receiving 45 incidents
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  Speaker 1: involving Israelis overseas in the past year, ranging from physical
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  Speaker 1: assaults to verbal abuse and denial of services. At home,
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  Speaker 1: the financial burden of these persistent threats continues to mount.
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  Speaker 1: New data from the Jewish Federations of North America reveals
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  Speaker 1: that US Jewish institutions are now spending approximately $ 1. 015 billion
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  Speaker 1: annually on security. This figure represents a substantial 33% increase
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  Speaker 1: from 2024 estimates and impacts over 45 zero organizations nationwide,
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  Speaker 1: with average spending reaching around $ 225, 000 per institution. This escalating cost,
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  Speaker 1: which diverts funds from educational and welfare programs, is directly
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  Speaker 1: tied to rising antisemitic threats. This is underscored by FBI
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  Speaker 1: data showing that in 2025, anti-Jewish incidents accounted for nearly
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  Speaker 1: two-thirds of all reported religiously motivated hate crimes, despite Jews
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  Speaker 1: comprising only about 2% of the U.S. population. The Anti-Defamation
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  Speaker 1: League recorded 6,274 antisemitic incidents in 2025, a decline from
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  Speaker 1: the previous year, but still the third-highest annual total since
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  Speaker 1: tracking began in 1979, with physical assaults reaching a record high.
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  Speaker 1: On the cultural front, rapper Macklemore is facing calls for
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  Speaker 1: his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour. The Israeli-American Council, or IAC,
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  Speaker 1: launched a petition urging Shirin and his management to drop
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  Speaker 1: Macklemore after he used his opening set at MetLife Stadium
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  Speaker 1: to call for a free Palestine and perform his song
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  Speaker 1: Heinz Hall, while footage from Gaza and pro-Palestinian encampments was shown.
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  Speaker 1: The IAC stated that Macklemore used the global concert platform
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  Speaker 1: to advance a one-sided political agenda with selective imagery and
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  Speaker 1: biased messaging. Stop Antisemitism also criticized the performance, calling it
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  Speaker 1: relentless anti-Israel obsession, and demanding apologies and refunds from attendees.
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  Speaker 1: The pervasive nature of these threats, both abroad and at home,
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  Speaker 1: demands our continued vigilance. I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you for
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