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Antisemitism Watch - August 29, 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: with disturbing incidents of antisemitic violence and threats. In France,
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  Speaker 1: an Irish national faces serious charges, including glorifying crimes against
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  Speaker 1: humanity and making conditional death threats, following an altercation with
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  Speaker 1: a Jewish couple in a supermarket. According to prosecutor Stephanie Ayoin,
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  Speaker 1: the man allegedly made antisemitic remarks and threatened to put
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  Speaker 1: a F-ing bullet in your head. French Interior Minister Laurent
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  Speaker 1: Nunez stated that antisemitism must be fought firmly and relentlessly,
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  Speaker 1: adding that a suspect has been arrested and will be
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  Speaker 1: held accountable. The incident is being investigated, with the suspect
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  Speaker 1: facing potential prison time and significant fines. The remarks reportedly
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  Speaker 1: began after a discussion about Irish policy towards Israel, according
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  Speaker 1: to reporting reviewed for this episode. Closer to home, in Brooklyn,
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  Speaker 1: New York, A man was arrested after allegedly directing violent
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  Speaker 1: anti-Semitic threats at a Jewish man dressed in traditional attire
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  Speaker 1: on Kingston Avenue. The NYPD reported the suspect told the victim,
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  Speaker 1: You dirty Jews, your kids are always blocking the street.
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  Speaker 1: Next time I see them I will kill them. The
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  Speaker 1: incident is being investigated as a bias-motivated crime, with the
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  Speaker 1: suspect charged with aggravated harassment and menacing as a hate crime,
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  Speaker 1: according to the NYPD. These incidents serve as a stark
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  Speaker 1: reminder that antisemitism remains a present, local concern. Reporting reviewed
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  Speaker 1: for this episode also noted antisemitism occurring at a San
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  Speaker 1: Diego Padres baseball game. In the political arena, Michigan's Democratic U.S.
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  Speaker 1: Senate nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, has apologized for past comments he
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  Speaker 1: made following an attack on Detroit's Temple Israel. As reported
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  Speaker 1: by JTA and others, El-Sayed's earlier statement, which linked the
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  Speaker 1: attacker's actions to family losses in an Israeli airstrike, drew
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  Speaker 1: criticism for potentially justifying the attack. He offered his apology
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  Speaker 1: to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus, stating, I made a
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  Speaker 1: mistake and expressing sorrow if his remarks caused pain. This
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  Speaker 1: comes amidst broader concerns about anti-Semitism within the Democratic Party.
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  Speaker 1: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is Jewish, skipped a
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  Speaker 1: party convention due to fears of harassment, citing a rise
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  Speaker 1: in antisemitism on the left and her desire to avoid
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  Speaker 1: being booed off the stage. El-Sayed has also been working
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  Speaker 1: to distance himself from controversial streamer Hassan Piker, who has
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  Speaker 1: blamed American Jews for rising antisemitism and expressed sympathy for Hamas.
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  Speaker 1: Some reports indicate El-Sayed was slow to fully disassociate from Piker. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: in a separate development, far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been
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  Speaker 1: detained by US Immigration and customs enforcement. Yiannopoulos, known for
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  Speaker 1: his associations with figures promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories and his
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  Speaker 1: own history of inflammatory rhetoric, including flirting with Holocaust denial,
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  Speaker 1: was arrested in New Orleans for overstaying his visa and
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  Speaker 1: FACE's removal from the U.S. We note that some provided reporting,
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  Speaker 1: such as a mention of antisemitic remarks and a reported
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  Speaker 1: bomb threat, lacked sufficient detail to develop into a full segment.
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  Speaker 1: Institutions are also facing scrutiny over their engagement with antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: The Metropolitan Museum of Art is planning to honor designer
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  Speaker 1: John Galliano at its Met Gala 2027, a decision drawing
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  Speaker 1: sharp criticism. Galliano has a documented history of antisemitic remarks
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  Speaker 1: and was convicted of a hate crime. New York City
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  Speaker 1: Council Speaker Julie Menon, daughter of a Holocaust survivor, called
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  Speaker 1: the decision a serious mistake in a time of rising antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: urging the Met to reconsider. Antisemitism activists have also condemned
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  Speaker 1: the move. In another development, a coalition of Christian lawmakers
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  Speaker 1: and faith leaders has urged President Donald Trump to establish
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  Speaker 1: legal immigration and humanitarian pathways for Jewish Canadians, citing a
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  Speaker 1: growing climate of harassment and threats targeting Jewish communities in
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  Speaker 1: Canada since October 7, The group stated that over 2,000
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  Speaker 1: Jewish Canadians have expressed interest in relocating to the U.S.
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  Speaker 1: due to safety concerns. A brief mention was also made
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  Speaker 1: of a Senate hearing on campus antisemitism, but details were
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  Speaker 1: insufficient for further elaboration. Regarding case outcomes and accountability, the
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  Speaker 1: evidence provided for this episode was insufficient to detail any
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  Speaker 1: specific resolutions or dispositions of antisemitic incidents. I'm Rachel Adler.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch. This report was
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  Speaker 1: generated with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify
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  Speaker 1: important details with primary sources.