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Antisemitism Watch - September 14, 2026, 09 PM 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: today with credible threats of violence. Corby Aron Strube was
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  Speaker 1: arrested September 12 in Florida on multiple felony charges for
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  Speaker 1: allegedly posting threats to kill political commentator Ben Shapiro. According
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  Speaker 1: to an affidavit obtained by JNS, Strube made the threats
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  Speaker 1: on social media in late July and early August, referencing
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  Speaker 1: Shapiro's Jewish faith. Posts allegedly stated Stroube would be giving
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  Speaker 1: the world a boost by killing Ben Shapiro for being
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  Speaker 1: Jewish and killing this stupid Jew. The affidavit also stated
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  Speaker 1: Stroube invoked anti-Semitic conspiratorial themes attributing violence to Semites and
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  Speaker 1: Tel Aviv. The threats included countdowns to September 21st and 22nd,
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  Speaker 1: coinciding with Yom Kippur. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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  Speaker 1: arrested Stroube on 23 counts related to written or electronic threats,
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  Speaker 1: and two counts for using a two-way communications device to
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  Speaker 1: facilitate a felony. Shapiro had alerted authorities to the posts,
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  Speaker 1: stating he believed they were motivated by his Jewish faith.
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  Speaker 1: On college campuses and in K-12 schools, antisemitic incidents continue
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  Speaker 1: to surface. In Miami Beach, Florida, an antisemitic message, Expletive Jews,
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  Speaker 1: was found carved into a bathroom stall at Miami Beach
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  Speaker 1: Senior High School. According to WSVN, Miami-Dade school police opened
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  Speaker 1: an immediate investigation after the carving was reported by a
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  Speaker 1: church group renting the facilities. Principal Al Torossian alerted parents,
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  Speaker 1: stating that hate and antisemitism have no place at the school.
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  Speaker 1: Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued a statement confirming the investigation
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  Speaker 1: and commitment to safe, inclusive schools. In Nashville, Tennessee, Metro
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  Speaker 1: Parks employees covered up antisemitic graffiti including a swastika, discovered
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  Speaker 1: at Cornelia Fort Airpark. Jackie Jones, superintendent of community affairs
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  Speaker 1: for Metro Parks, confirmed awareness of the incident. Judy Alperin,
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  Speaker 1: CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville, told WSMV
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  Speaker 1: that the incident reflects a concerning societal rise in antisemitism, stating,
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  Speaker 1: We are 2% of the population. We are 69% of
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  Speaker 1: the hate crimes. I mean, that's unacceptable. Alperin noted that
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  Speaker 1: community members have stepped up to help cover hate speech
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  Speaker 1: in the past, demonstrating a commitment against hate. The Metro
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  Speaker 1: Police's Specialised Investigations Division is working to identify those responsible.
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  Speaker 1: In the realm of politics and media, rapper Macklemore has
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  Speaker 1: been removed from Ed Sheeran's US Stadium tour. Multiple venues,
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  Speaker 1: including Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium, refused to host him following
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  Speaker 1: pro-Palestinian speeches and performances. According to ESPN, Kraft cited McLemore's
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  Speaker 1: stage behavior and a broader history of anti-Semitic rhetoric and
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  Speaker 1: imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful
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  Speaker 1: to the Jewish community. Kraft, owner of the New England
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  Speaker 1: Patriots and founder of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, stated
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  Speaker 1: Gillette Stadium is committed to providing a welcoming environment and
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  Speaker 1: not providing a platform for hate speech. Tour promoter Messina
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  Speaker 1: Touring Group confirmed McLemore's removal from remaining U.S. dates after
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  Speaker 1: venue operators declined him. This follows a 2014 controversy where
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  Speaker 1: McLemore was condemned by civil rights groups for wearing a
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  Speaker 1: costume resembling historical anti-Jewish caricatures. Separately, the Republican Party is
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  Speaker 1: facing renewed scrutiny over racist and anti-Semitic incidents within its ranks.
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  Speaker 1: CNN reported on controversies including Beau French, a candidate for
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  Speaker 1: Texas Railroad Commissioner, who posted about the replacement of Americans
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  Speaker 1: by foreigners. and questioned whether Jews or Muslims posed a
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  Speaker 1: greater threat. Texas Senator John Cornyn condemned French's posts. Another
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  Speaker 1: incident involved a senior staffer in Ohio Senator John Husted's
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  Speaker 1: campaign who previously used a Nazi Waffen-SS soldier photograph as
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  Speaker 1: his profile picture. The report notes that despite isolated condemnations,
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  Speaker 1: the party has not developed a consistent response, risking normalization
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  Speaker 1: of such rhetoric. Turning to Watchdog and Advocacy Reporting, an
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  Speaker 1: Anti-Defamation League report released in August detailed allegations of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: and harassment within teachers' unions. According to the report, Jewish
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  Speaker 1: members across various union locals, state affiliates, and national organizations
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  Speaker 1: report encountering anti-Jewish rhetoric and conduct, including the demonization of
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  Speaker 1: Israel bleeding into harassment of Jews. The ADL's findings indicate
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  Speaker 1: that union leadership has largely failed to address these concerns.
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  Speaker 1: with Jewish members reporting significant dissatisfaction with the response. The
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  Speaker 1: report urges Jewish union members to appeal to leaders for
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  Speaker 1: enforcement of existing rules against harassment and incivility. We close
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  Speaker 1: with a story of community resilience. Torahs were returned to
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  Speaker 1: the Ark at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan,
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  Speaker 1: on Friday night, marking the first time congregants gathered in
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  Speaker 1: their sanctuary since a March terrorist attack. The event coincided
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  Speaker 1: with the beginning of Rosh Hashanah. Six months prior, an
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  Speaker 1: attacker drove a truck laden with improvised explosives into the
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  Speaker 1: reform synagogue, injuring a security officer and then killing himself.
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  Speaker 1: Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of the ADL, stated,
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  Speaker 1: Terror will not deter us. Our faith and resolve are
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  Speaker 1: stronger than your hate. Cantor Neil Michaels welcomed congregants back
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  Speaker 1: to their rebuilt sanctuary, saying, A sacred community is not
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  Speaker 1: defined by walls. I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you for joining
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