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

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to antisemitism. Watch I'm Rachel Adler. New York
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  Speaker 1: City data indicates a sharp rise in anti Jewish hate crimes,
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  Speaker 1: with Jewish residents targeted in nearly seventy percent of all
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  Speaker 1: hate crimes, an increase of fifty three point three percent
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  Speaker 1: compared to the same period last year. Anti Jewish hate
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  Speaker 1: crimes themselves rose by eight point five percent. This situation
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  Speaker 1: has prompted former Governor David Patterson and former NYS Assemblyman
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  Speaker 1: Dove Hickind to request a US Justice Department investigation into
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  Speaker 1: New York City Mayor Zorin Mamdani's rhetoric, citing concerns that
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  Speaker 1: it creates a climate of hostility toward the Jewish community.
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  Speaker 1: This call was made in a letter addressed to Attorney
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  Speaker 1: General of the United States Todd Blanche. The rhetoric has
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  Speaker 1: been linked to incidents, with a report citing Jewish Insider
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  Speaker 1: stating that a Florida man charged with vandalizing a Sarasota
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  Speaker 1: cynega had previously reposted a video of Mayor Mamdani calling
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netaniahu a war criminal. Critics argue
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  Speaker 1: that such rhetoric, including claims of blood libel and alleged
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  Speaker 1: lies about a non existent genocide in Gaza invokes a
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  Speaker 1: legal precedent of clear and present danger to Jewish residents,
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  Speaker 1: especially given the context of protests on campuses and in cities.
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  Speaker 1: A new wave of antisemitic conspiracy theories is spreading across
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  Speaker 1: social media, with users falsely accusing Jews of deliberately starting
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  Speaker 1: wildfires across Europe for financial and political gain. According to
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  Speaker 1: a report released Monday by the NGO Cyberwell, this is
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  Speaker 1: a recurring pattern where major disasters quickly become vehicles for
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  Speaker 1: spreading centuries old antisemitic myths. Cyberwell CEO and founder tall
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  Speaker 1: Or Cohen Montemayer stated that any major event can become
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  Speaker 1: a vehicle for blaming Jews. Online narratives blaming Jews for
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  Speaker 1: fires in Norway alone have been viewed more than two
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  Speaker 1: million times. Cyberwell notes that this content reflects antisemitic conspiracy
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  Speaker 1: frameworks recognized under the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance IHRA working
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  Speaker 1: definition of antisemitism, including collective accusations against Jews and conspiratorial
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  Speaker 1: claims of hidden Jewish control. Similar conspiracies have emerged blaming
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  Speaker 1: Israel's mossade for US wildfires and accusing Jews of orchestrating
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  Speaker 1: migrant surges with figures like Candace Owen's commenting on such narratives.
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  Speaker 1: In response to the ongoing issue of antisemitism, one organization
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  Speaker 1: is actively teaching Jewish Americans self defense skills. The group
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  Speaker 1: Locks and Loaded has amassed over one thousand members and
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  Speaker 1: operates in fifteen cities, offering firearms training to help individuals
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  Speaker 1: defend themselves. According to News Nation, antisemitism continues to spread
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  Speaker 1: through social media, campuses, and institutions in America, prompt calls
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  Speaker 1: for increased awareness and resistance. Concerns have also been raised
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  Speaker 1: about the dissemination of overtly antisemitic content, with an author
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  Speaker 1: questioning the responsibility of editors, retailers, and even AI programs
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  Speaker 1: in flagging such hateful material. Discussions also touch on perceived
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  Speaker 1: ironies in political support, such as LGBTQ support for Palestine
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  Speaker 1: despite Israel's relative LGBTQ friendliness. The evidence provided for the
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  Speaker 1: topic of antisemitism in politics and media was insufficient to
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  Speaker 1: construct a segment for this report. I'm Rachel Adler. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for listening to Antisemitism Watch This report was generated
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  Speaker 1: with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify important
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  Speaker 1: details with primary sources.