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Arizona Politicians Receive Antisemitic Death Threats · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. And today,
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  Speaker 1: we're also launching Antisemitism Watch. Mid-Atlantic, offering focused coverage from
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  Speaker 1: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia region, available
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  Speaker 1: at clockworkmedia.org slash ma. We begin with reports of grave
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  Speaker 1: threats against public figures. According to reporting from mercedesunstar.com and ascentral.com,
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  Speaker 1: Arizona House candidate Tammy Caputi and Representative Alma Hernandez have
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  Speaker 1: both reported receiving antisemitic death threats. Representative Hernandez shared a
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  Speaker 1: message on X, stating, antisemitism has no place in our society.
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  Speaker 1: No excuse or justification for. These threats directed at political
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  Speaker 1: figures underscore the disturbing prevalence of antisemitic violence and rhetoric
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  Speaker 1: targeting public life. Turning to analysis of broader trends, an
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  Speaker 1: Israeli think tank, the Institute for National Security Studies, has
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  Speaker 1: published a significant report examining the impact of Israel's actions
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  Speaker 1: since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. As reported
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  Speaker 1: by Forward.com, the INSS report, which drew on input from
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  Speaker 1: Jewish leaders across five countries, concluded that these actions have
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  Speaker 1: normalized hostility toward Israel, divided Jewish communities, and fueled antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: The think tank identified factors such as damaging statements by
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  Speaker 1: government officials, limits on humanitarian aid to Gaza, widespread damage
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  Speaker 1: to civilian infrastructure in Gaza, and unchecked settler violence in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank as contributing to this trend. The report
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  Speaker 1: states that while Israel is not the cause of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: enlightened Israeli policy can seek to maintain robust diaspora support
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  Speaker 1: for the state of Israel and can deny the antisemites
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  Speaker 1: the material that fuels their mostly spurious claims. This analysis
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  Speaker 1: aligns with findings from previous academic studies in Belgium, Australia,
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  Speaker 1: and the US, which statistically linked Israeli military operations resulting
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  Speaker 1: in high Palestinian casualties to spikes in reported antisemitic incidents abroad.
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  Speaker 1: A Melman Group poll cited in the report also indicated
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  Speaker 1: that 56% of US Jewish voters believe Israel's policies have
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  Speaker 1: fueled antisemitism. In Minnesota Politics, reporting from the Star Tribune,
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  Speaker 1: highlights calls for DFL leaders to condemn an upcoming event
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  Speaker 1: featuring Hassan Piker. The coverage points to increasing pressure for
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  Speaker 1: public figures to address intolerance, noting that Republicans who excuse
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism and other bigotry must face the same public scrutiny.
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  Speaker 1: This discussion arises in the context of broader scrutiny regarding
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  Speaker 1: political figures and their associations with rhetoric deemed antisemitic or bigoted.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch.
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  Speaker 1: For focused coverage from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and
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  Speaker 1: the Philadelphia region, listen to Antisemitism Watch. MidAtlantic at ClockworkMedia.org.ma.
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