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Manchester Synagogue Attack Inquiry · 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, providing focused coverage from New York,
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  Speaker 1: New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia region. Visit clockworkmedia.org slash
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  Speaker 1: MA today. We begin with the significant aftermath of a
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  Speaker 1: deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester, England, where a
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  Speaker 1: public inquiry has been announced into the deaths of two
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  Speaker 1: Jewish men. According to reporting reviewed for this episode, British
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  Speaker 1: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated this is a necessary step
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  Speaker 1: to fully understand what occurred during the October 2, 2025, attack,
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  Speaker 1: where Jihad al-Shaimi rammed a car into worshippers and stabbed victims,
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  Speaker 1: Melvin Kravitz died from stab wounds, and Adrian Dalby was
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  Speaker 1: shot by police. The inquiry will examine sensitive national security information,
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  Speaker 1: and earlier Greater Manchester Police's Chief Constable Stephen Watson had
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  Speaker 1: apologised for a missed opportunity, to uncover the plot. Home
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  Speaker 1: Secretary Mahmoud also noted a rise in hate crimes against
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  Speaker 1: Jewish people in the UK, up 10% in the year
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  Speaker 1: ending March, and announced increased funding for police in key
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  Speaker 1: Jewish areas. In Dublin, Ireland, the Herbert Park Hotel is
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  Speaker 1: facing accusations of antisemitism after cancelling a booking of 70
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  Speaker 1: rooms for delegates attending a conference specifically on combating antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: Maurice Cohen, President of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland,
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  Speaker 1: reported that after accepting the booking, the hotel inquired if
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  Speaker 1: the Israel Defense Forces would be involved before subsequently cancelling
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  Speaker 1: the reservation. Former Irish Justice Minister Alan Shatter described the
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  Speaker 1: incident as an example of escalating antisemitism in Ireland and
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  Speaker 1: called it a disgrace. According to reporting by ColumbusJewishNews.com via JNS,
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  Speaker 1: Chief Rabbi Yoni Weider suggested such cancellations reflect a reluctance
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  Speaker 1: by businesses to be associated with Jewish events due to
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  Speaker 1: potential controversy, leading to Jewish groups being turned away. New
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  Speaker 1: York City is seeing a contentious exchange between Mayor Zoran
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  Speaker 1: Mamdani and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican candidate
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  Speaker 1: for governor. During a recent gubernatorial debate, Blakeman accused Mamdani
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism and of not believing in American values. and
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  Speaker 1: reportedly told Hasidic leaders Mamdani would not stop anti-Jewish riots.
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  Speaker 1: The New York Daily News reported Mayor Mamdani countered, calling
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  Speaker 1: Blakeman's remarks directly racist and bigoted, and accusing him of
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  Speaker 1: inciting fear. This dispute occurs as the city navigates Mayor
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  Speaker 1: Mamdani's earlier decision to revoke the city's adoption of the
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  Speaker 1: International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism, a move
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  Speaker 1: criticized by the New York Jewish Week. On campuses, the
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  Speaker 1: California Department of Education has ruled that a photo in
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  Speaker 1: Berkeley hides 2026 yearbook, referencing the October 7th attacks with
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  Speaker 1: the phrase, October 7th was a response not an attack,
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  Speaker 1: contributed to a discriminatory environment for Jewish students. Berkeleside.org reports
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  Speaker 1: the ruling orders yearbook advisors to undergo antisemitism training. This
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  Speaker 1: marks the fourth recent ruling against Berkeley Unified's handling of
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  Speaker 1: issues related to the Gaza War. Meanwhile, at the University
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  Speaker 1: of Oregon, a series of incidents has created a tense atmosphere,
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  Speaker 1: including a stolen sucker, flyers branding the Hillel director an
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  Speaker 1: enemy of the people, and a flag burning during protests
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  Speaker 1: demanding the university cut ties with Hillel. According to the foreword,
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  Speaker 1: the Hillel director described these events as a whole nother
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  Speaker 1: level of hate. Internationally, Aljamina reports that Indonesia's highest Muslim
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  Speaker 1: clerical body, the Indonesian Ulema Council, has called for the
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  Speaker 1: cancellation of Italian tenor Andrea Bichelli's upcoming concerts. This demand
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  Speaker 1: is based on his past support for Israel, with the
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  Speaker 1: council labelling him a pro-Zionist figure who co-finances the killers
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  Speaker 1: of Gaza and Palestine. In a separate development, critics writing
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  Speaker 1: in the New York Post are condemning the Nobel Committee's
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  Speaker 1: decision to award the Peace Prize to former UN functionary
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  Speaker 1: Navi Pillay, accusing her of fueling anti-Semitism by labelling Israel
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  Speaker 1: as a perpetrator of genocide. In Canada, reporting from jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: highlights a marked increase in anti-Semitism since October 7, encompassing intimidation, harassment, assaults, arson,
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  Speaker 1: and a prevented mass shooting. In response, a program in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
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  Speaker 1: called Lech El Tulsa, is working to attract Canadian Jews.
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  Speaker 1: This mirrors historical patterns of Jewish people seeking safer havens,
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  Speaker 1: as documented in the memoirs of Glickle. In legal news,
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  Speaker 1: Christopher Husery appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court on October 14, 2026,
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  Speaker 1: facing hate crime charges. The Daily Mail reports this follows
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  Speaker 1: an alleged anti-Semitic subway incident in June 2024 and a
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  Speaker 1: prior California conviction for burning an Israeli flag. His hearing
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  Speaker 1: was adjourned as a new attorney was appointed to handle
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  Speaker 1: his case. Finally, Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz has identified
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  Speaker 1: a groiper problem within the Republican Party, linking it to
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  Speaker 1: white nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes and noting, according to katol.com,
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  Speaker 1: that antisemitism affects at least one-third of young conservatives. This
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  Speaker 1: comes amid other political discussions, including a debate covered by jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: between Senator John Ossoff, and Representative Mike Collins that touched
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  Speaker 1: on antisemitism. And an event featuring the Trump administration's antisemitism, Czar,
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  Speaker 1: visiting a Michigan synagogue that also served as a fundraiser.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch.
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