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Antisemitism Watch - September 22, 2026, 09 AM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. We begin
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  Speaker 1: with grave incidents in Canada. Police have identified Sean Ward, 29,
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  Speaker 1: of Quint West, Ontario, as the suspect in a shooting
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  Speaker 1: that occurred outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario,
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  Speaker 1: during Yom Kippur. A police officer const. Jeff Smith was
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  Speaker 1: wounded in the exchange of fire and was in critical
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  Speaker 1: but stable condition, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In
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  Speaker 1: a related development, Canadian authorities arrested 19-year-old Alexander Parfit on
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  Speaker 1: September 19th for allegedly posting threats on an online message
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  Speaker 1: board to commit a shooting attack at a synagogue in
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  Speaker 1: Durham region. Parfit faces threats motivated by hate charges. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Mark Carney stated that the Canadian government will do
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  Speaker 1: everything in our power to support law enforcement in ensuring
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  Speaker 1: that the perpetrator is held accountable to the fullest extent
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  Speaker 1: of the law. a stark new report highlights the scale
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitic violence. The J7 Large Communities Task Force Against Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: representing Jewish communities in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the
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  Speaker 1: United Kingdom, and the United States, stated that 2025 was
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  Speaker 1: the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in the Jewish diaspora
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  Speaker 1: in over 30 years. Their J7 annual report, released in
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  Speaker 1: July 2026, details 20 murders and over 23,000 antisemitic incidents
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  Speaker 1: in 2025, a 136% increase compared to 2022. The task
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  Speaker 1: force is calling on world leaders at the United Nations
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  Speaker 1: General Assembly to elect a Secretary-General committed to fighting antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: to integrate the IHRA working definition of antisemitism into the
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  Speaker 1: UN system, and to consider appointing a fully resourced special
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  Speaker 1: envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism. These statistics underscore the
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  Speaker 1: heightened security measures now commonplace for Jewish communities observing major holidays.
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  Speaker 1: The Anti-Defamation League recorded more than 6,200 anti-Semitic incidents across
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  Speaker 1: the United States in 2025, five times the number recorded
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  Speaker 1: a decade earlier. In Charlotte, North Carolina, congregants at Temple
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  Speaker 1: Israel observed Yom Kippur with additional security, including metal detectors,
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  Speaker 1: a reflection of what Rabbi Michael Walt called a fact
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  Speaker 1: of life and an absolute tragedy. In Germany, the far-left
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  Speaker 1: Left Party, Die Linke, secured a victory in Berlin's state elections,
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  Speaker 1: taking 25.7% of the vote. However, the win has been
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  Speaker 1: overshadowed by renewed accusations of anti-Semitism within the party's ranks.
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  Speaker 1: Central Council of Jews in Germany President Joseph Schuster expressed
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  Speaker 1: concern over campaign rhetoric, including Yala, Yala, Intifada, and death
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  Speaker 1: to the IDF. Israeli Ambassador to Germany Ron Prosser warned
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  Speaker 1: of an immediate existential threat to Jewish life in Berlin,
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  Speaker 1: calling on the party to present a concrete plan to
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  Speaker 1: combat systematic hatred of Israel and Jews. Green MEP Sergei
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  Speaker 1: Lagodinsky urged the party to expel anti-Semitic members and commit
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  Speaker 1: to Israel's right to exist, telling news magazine Der Spiegel
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  Speaker 1: that anti-Zionism denies the existence of a member of the
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  Speaker 1: international community. and must not be fostered by any civilized
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  Speaker 1: party in Germany. Chancellor Friedrich Mörs has stated, there will
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  Speaker 1: be no expropriations in Germany, and vowed to protect Jewish
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  Speaker 1: life in response to these allegations. In New York City,
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  Speaker 1: Council Speaker Julie Menin successfully campaigned against the Metropolitan Museum
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  Speaker 1: of Art's planned exhibition honoring designer John Gagliano. Menin had
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  Speaker 1: been vocal with museum leadership, board members, and Anna Wintour,
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  Speaker 1: Citing Galliano's history of outspoken racism and antisemitism, including alleged
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  Speaker 1: remarks about Hitler and Jews, the museum and Galliano ultimately
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  Speaker 1: canceled the show. Social media remains a focal point for
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic rhetoric. A viral video by Tyler Oliveira alleging a
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  Speaker 1: Jewish fraud ring has drawn significant attention to online antisemitism. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: a dispute has ignited within the Democratic Party following a
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  Speaker 1: caucus leader's post singling out Jews. Highlighting what reporting indicates
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  Speaker 1: are public reactions that rarely combat racism or antisemitism. The
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  Speaker 1: cryptocurrency casino duel has come under scrutiny for sponsoring combat
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  Speaker 1: sports events that featured Nazi imagery and Hitler salutes. According
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  Speaker 1: to reporting from JTA, the casino's owner, Asi Ketola, has
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  Speaker 1: a history of racist comments and has attended neo-fascist rallies.
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  Speaker 1: Duel's programming has reportedly used Nazi symbols and racist language.
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  Speaker 1: including skits by a dealer that contained anti-Semitic slurs and lyrics.
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  Speaker 1: Ketola was also photographed meeting with Donald Trump Jr., discussing
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  Speaker 1: political situations he described as increasingly similar in the U.S.
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  Speaker 1: and Finland. Rabbi Amil Hirsch, a leading U.S. Reform rabbi,
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  Speaker 1: has issued a stark warning about the broader implications of
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  Speaker 1: unchecked anti-Semitism, stating that, if anti-Semitism is allowed to spread,
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  Speaker 1: it is not only Jews who will pay the price,
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  Speaker 1: America will too. I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for listening
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  Speaker 1: to Antisemitism Watch. Follow Antisemitism Watch in your podcast app
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