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Queens Hate Crime Charges Follow Fatal Collision · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch, I'm Rachel Adler. We're also
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  Speaker 1: launching Antisemitism Watch, Mid-Atlantic, offering focused coverage from New York,
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  Speaker 1: New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia region. You can find
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  Speaker 1: us at clockworkmedia.org slash ma today. We begin with a
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  Speaker 1: Queens incident that underscores the link between vandalism and violence.
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  Speaker 1: Dawood Faisal, already facing manslaughter charges for a fatal hit-and-run,
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  Speaker 1: has now been indicted on hate crime charges for allegedly
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  Speaker 1: vandalizing Bagels & Co., a Jewish-owned business, twice. According to
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  Speaker 1: Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, the business was targeted, specifically
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  Speaker 1: because it is Jewish-owned, and the vandalism was an expression
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism. The incident occurred shortly before Faisal allegedly struck
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  Speaker 1: and killed 71-year-old Kara Trager while speeding on May 25.
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  Speaker 1: The victim's husband noted the neighborhood is very heavy Jewish.
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  Speaker 1: as reported by the New York Post. Turning to higher education,
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  Speaker 1: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reached
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  Speaker 1: a voluntary settlement with the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education,
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  Speaker 1: resolving 18 federal investigations into alleged race discrimination and antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: As detailed by Reuters and the Justice Department, the agreement,
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  Speaker 1: effective until the end of 2028, mandates antisemitism training for students, faculty,
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  Speaker 1: and staff. UNC will also appoint an administrator to oversee compliance,
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  Speaker 1: prohibit face masks during protests, and ensure student groups face
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  Speaker 1: discipline for antisemitic conduct. In Canada, the federal government has
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  Speaker 1: significantly altered its stance on defining anti-Zionism. A government report
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  Speaker 1: from September 24 described anti-Zionism as a contemporary manifestation of antisemitism. However,
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  Speaker 1: Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasingheri in a letter dated October
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  Speaker 1: 16 and reported by Yahoo News, clarified that denying Jewish
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  Speaker 1: people the right to self-determination may, depending on the context,
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  Speaker 1: be considered a manifestation of antisemitism. This change followed complaints
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  Speaker 1: from the National Council of Canadian Muslims. In K-12 education,
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  Speaker 1: the Louis D. Brandeis Centre for Human Rights Under Law
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  Speaker 1: has filed a federal civil rights complaint against Montgomery County
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  Speaker 1: Public Schools. According to the Brandeis Center and reporting from Mimkmedia.org,
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  Speaker 1: the complaint alleges MCPS failed to adequately protect a Jewish
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  Speaker 1: student at Montgomery Blair High School from severe anti-Semitic harassment.
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  Speaker 1: This included an anonymous bomb threat, being called a Zionist Jew,
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  Speaker 1: accusations of genocide, and being told to go back to
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  Speaker 1: 1935 by peers. The complaint seeks the adoption of the
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  Speaker 1: IHRA definition of anti-Semitism and systemic corrective actions within the district.
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  Speaker 1: In Minnesota politics, State Senator Omar Fede is set to
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  Speaker 1: host U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar and political streamer Hassan Piker
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  Speaker 1: at an upcoming event. As reported by Aljaminer, the event
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  Speaker 1: is drawing attention due to Piker's history of controversial commentary.
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  Speaker 1: This includes past praise for designated terrorist groups like Hamas,
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  Speaker 1: downplaying the October 7 massacre, comparing supporters of Israel to Nazis,
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  Speaker 1: and suggesting that synagogues supporting Israel may incite violence against themselves. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: an incident at an Istanbul shopping mall highlights growing hostility
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  Speaker 1: in Turkey. A Turkish-born Israeli woman, Kloyda Medina Hafan, was
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  Speaker 1: harassed and verbally abused by approximately 20 to 25 pro-Palestinian protesters.
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  Speaker 1: According to Aljaminer, protesters called her a terrorist and child killer,
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  Speaker 1: demanding she leave the country and stating, we don't want
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  Speaker 1: Zionists in our country. Mall security intervened, and Turkish authorities
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  Speaker 1: are now investigating. The Israeli Foreign Ministry condemned the incident
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  Speaker 1: as disgraceful and unacceptable. I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for
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  Speaker 1: listening to Antisemitism Watch. For focused coverage from New York,
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  Speaker 1: New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia region, listen to Antisemitism Watch.
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