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Antisemitism Watch - September 8, 2026, 05 AM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: Today's Antisemitism Watch covers a disturbing rise in global incidents
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  Speaker 1: alongside critical political and institutional responses to hate speech. You're
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  Speaker 1: listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. August 2026 saw
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  Speaker 1: a disturbing rise in incidents targeting Jews and Israelis based
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  Speaker 1: on their identity. Reporting reviewed for this episode details widespread
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  Speaker 1: occurrences ranging from physical assaults and threats to exclusion from
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  Speaker 1: everyday services. affecting streets, businesses, and religious institutions. Synagogues were
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  Speaker 1: specifically noted, including an attack during Shabbat services at New
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  Speaker 1: York's Central Synagogue. Swastikas, Nazi salutes, and references to Hitler
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  Speaker 1: also appeared across several countries, according to the International Institute
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  Speaker 1: of Counterterrorism's monitoring. The Community Security Trust reported 1926 antisemitic
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  Speaker 1: incidents in the United Kingdom during the first half of 2026,
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  Speaker 1: a 21% increase from the prior year, with physical assaults
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  Speaker 1: rising by 82% to 135. ICT monitoring identified long-standing antisemitic
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  Speaker 1: narratives circulating alongside conspiracy theories. Examples of direct targeting include
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  Speaker 1: an incident in Venice, where a visibly Orthodox Jewish couple
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  Speaker 1: was verbally and physically attacked. In Surfside, Florida, a Jewish
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  Speaker 1: couple was assaulted in an incident resulting in charges including
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  Speaker 1: harassment based on religion or ethnicity. In France, a Jewish-Australian
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  Speaker 1: couple was subjected to antisemitic threats, and a suspect was arrested.
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  Speaker 1: Jewish teenagers in Sofia, Bulgaria, were confronted by individuals performing
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  Speaker 1: Nazi salutes and shouting, Sieg Heil. Reporting also details discriminatory treatment,
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  Speaker 1: such as an Israeli customer being denied service in Alexandria, Virginia,
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  Speaker 1: and a business owner in Les Deux Alpes, France, investigated
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  Speaker 1: for stating there were too many Jewish people. In Melbourne, Australia,
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  Speaker 1: a restaurant received a flood of anti-Semitic abuse and bomb
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  Speaker 1: threats after hosting a Greek-Jewish cultural event, according to reporting
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  Speaker 1: reviewed for this episode. In politics and media, concerns are
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  Speaker 1: being raised about J.D. Vance's perceived failure to distance himself
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  Speaker 1: from Tucker Carlson's rhetoric. According to a Dispatch article, Vance
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  Speaker 1: appears to be part of a messaging failure by not
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  Speaker 1: clearly separating himself from Carlson's recent commentary. The article highlights
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  Speaker 1: Carlson's controversial statements, described as including antisemitism and repeatedly giving
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  Speaker 1: a platform to antisemites. It suggests Vance needs to forcefully
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  Speaker 1: repudiate Carlson's stances on issues such as support for Russia
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  Speaker 1: and Iran, his alleged antisemitism, and his hosting of antisemites.
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  Speaker 1: The article posits that Vance's lack of clear distancing from
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  Speaker 1: Carlson contributes to perceptions of his connection to the MAGA movement.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to rhetoric concerning Israel, Israeli Finance Minister Beit Salel
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  Speaker 1: Smotrich has called for the expulsion of British Ambassador Simon Walters.
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  Speaker 1: Reporting from Israel Today states Smotrich accused London of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: and declared, The British mandate in the land of Israel
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  Speaker 1: is over. This statement follows the United Kingdom's expected announcement
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  Speaker 1: of a trade ban with Jewish communities in Judea and
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  Speaker 1: Samaria as part of measures targeting settlement activity. On college campuses,
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  Speaker 1: B'nai B'rith Canada has given F grades to McGill and
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  Speaker 1: York universities in its campus antisemitism assessment. Additionally, reporting reviewed
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  Speaker 1: for this episode mentions vandalism occurring inside a school, involving
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  Speaker 1: swastikas and a racial slur. an incident described as particularly jarring.
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  Speaker 1: In case outcomes, reporting reviewed for this episode indicates a
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  Speaker 1: man in Warwickshire, UK, was jailed for a year for
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  Speaker 1: a torrent of racist, antisemitic and homophobic abuse on social media,
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  Speaker 1: including threats of violence. This occurred over a period of
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  Speaker 1: almost a year, between September 2024 and 2025. I'm Rachel Adler,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch. Follow 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.