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Antisemitism Watch - August 10, 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 a disturbing incident in Florida where a man has
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  Speaker 1: admitted to hurling a brick at a synagogue, according to
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  Speaker 1: the Sarasota Police Department. Brayton Laskinger told detectives he was
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  Speaker 1: enraged by propaganda on social media, specifically citing a video
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  Speaker 1: of New York City Mayor Zorin Mamdani. Mamdani had called
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netaniahu a war criminal who orchestrated
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  Speaker 1: a genocide in Gaza, as documented in reporting reviewed for
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  Speaker 1: this episode, Mayor Mamdani's anti Israel antisemitic diatribes, as they
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  Speaker 1: are described, are argued to have real world consequences. One
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  Speaker 1: author asserts that inflamed individuals can be dangerous, and sources
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  Speaker 1: indicate Mamdani has been accused of fomenting antisemitism with his rhetoric, here,
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  Speaker 1: allegedly prompting this attack on the Hobbard House. This incident
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  Speaker 1: highlights the alleged tangible impact of political rhetoric, particularly when
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  Speaker 1: it invokes tropes that critics argue meet the IHR A
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  Speaker 1: definition of antisemitism. On campuses across the country. Federal intervention
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  Speaker 1: is addressing allegations of antisemitism. The U. S. Department of
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  Speaker 1: Education's Office for Civil Rights has launched investigations into San
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  Speaker 1: Jose State University and San Francisco State University. These probes
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  Speaker 1: stem from complaints alleging that both institutions permit and perpetuate
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic harassment, creating hostile environments for Jewish students. Reports detail
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  Speaker 1: incidents including threats, shunning, and physical attacks, with an s
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  Speaker 1: JSU official reportedly distinguishing between good and bad Jews. Assistant
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  Speaker 1: Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Ritchie stated the department will
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  Speaker 1: ensure the safety of Jewish students and protect the right
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  Speaker 1: of every student in America to an education free from discrimination. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Brown US University president Christina Packson is resigning after two
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  Speaker 1: years of federal scrutiny into antisemitic activity and school safety.
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  Speaker 1: Brown was previously placed on the Education Department's list of
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  Speaker 1: universities under investigation, and federal funding was withheld due to
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  Speaker 1: alleged failures to protect civil rights. The university later settled,
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  Speaker 1: committing to combat antisemitism. In another development, Haverford College has
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  Speaker 1: settled a Title V lawsuit brought by Jewish students. As
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  Speaker 1: part of the agreement, the college will mandate annual antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: awareness training for all students, faculty, and staff. The settlement
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  Speaker 1: also requires identity confirmation for masked protesters and establishes new
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  Speaker 1: roles to address antisemitism claims. Haverford President Wendy Raymond acknowledged
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  Speaker 1: the college's past failures in handling these issues. Returning to
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  Speaker 1: New York City, the rhetoric of Mayor Zorn Mamdani remains
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  Speaker 1: a focal point. An article contends that his anti ns
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  Speaker 1: Israel antisemitic diatribes kerry real world consequences for Jewish New Yorkers,
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  Speaker 1: with author Michael Levin emphasizing the mayor's moral obligation to
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  Speaker 1: protect all residents, even those he may oppose. Levin argues
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  Speaker 1: that Mamdannie's use of social media inflames people, turning potentially
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  Speaker 1: dangerous individuals into radicals. The accusation that Mamdani is fomenting
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism underscores the broader debates surrounding rhetoric directed at Israel
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  Speaker 1: and its supporters, particularly when that rhetoric is viewed as
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  Speaker 1: potentially employing double standards. Or demonization as defined by the
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  Speaker 1: IHRA working definition. Finally, police are reinvestigating an alleged arson
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  Speaker 1: attack and attempted burglary at the home of Nigel Farage.
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  Speaker 1: The Independent Office of Police Complaints is now examining the
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  Speaker 1: conduct of counter terrorism police involved in the original handling
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  Speaker 1: of the case. Mister Farage stated that he believes counter
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  Speaker 1: terrorism police have since acknowledged mistake and referred themselves to
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  Speaker 1: the IOPC, suggesting the investigation is now being taken more seriously.
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  Speaker 1: He also alluded to a potential link between this incident
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  Speaker 1: and the murder of Anne Whiddocoomb, though police have not
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  Speaker 1: confirmed such a connection. It is noted that while police
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  Speaker 1: recorded an attempted burglary at the time, an arson attack
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  Speaker 1: was not officially recorded. According to reporting reviewed for this episode,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch.
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  Speaker 1: This report was generated with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies.
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  Speaker 1: Please verify important details with primary sources.