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Philadelphia Boycott Condemned as Antisemitism · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. Today, we're
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  Speaker 1: monitoring a planned boycott targeting Jewish businesses in Philadelphia, new
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  Speaker 1: educational reforms in Australia, and critical legal and political statements.
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  Speaker 1: We also launch Antisemitism Watch, Mid-Atlantic, providing focused coverage from
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  Speaker 1: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia region. Visit clockworkmedia.org
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  Speaker 1: slash ma for more. A planned boycott ride, targeting pro-Israel
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  Speaker 1: and Zionist establishments in Philadelphia, including Jewish-owned businesses, has drawn
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  Speaker 1: strong condemnation. According to reporting reviewed for this episode, the
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  Speaker 1: organizers posted on Instagram that the ride aimed to show
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  Speaker 1: these Zio business owners that we see them for the
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  Speaker 1: disgusting humans they are. Businesses such as Dysengoff, Huda, Schlesinger's,
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  Speaker 1: and MacMart owned by Israeli or Jewish Americans were listed.
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  Speaker 1: The Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia American Jewish Committee Philadelphia slash Southern NJ,
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  Speaker 1: Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and Stand With Us issued
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  Speaker 1: a joint statement calling the event Jew-hatred, plain and simple.
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  Speaker 1: They emphasized the profound difference between criticizing a government and
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  Speaker 1: targeting businesses because their owners are Jewish or perceived to
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  Speaker 1: be connected to Israel. Philadelphia Mayor Terrell Parker's office stated
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  Speaker 1: through the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations that acts of bigotry,
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  Speaker 1: violence and hate cannot be tolerated. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro
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  Speaker 1: also condemned the event, calling it, blatant antisemitism designed to
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  Speaker 1: intimidate and drive Jewish businesses out of our communities. The
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  Speaker 1: boycott is scheduled for November 8, the eve of the
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  Speaker 1: 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht. In Cape Coral, Florida, a poll
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  Speaker 1: volunteer is accused of drawing a swastika on the parking
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  Speaker 1: sign of Gov, elect by Ron Donalds, according to reporting
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  Speaker 1: reviewed for this episode. This incident marks a specific act
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  Speaker 1: of vandalism. On college campuses, 10 Jewish UCLA faculty members
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  Speaker 1: have signed an amicus brief supporting the University of California's
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  Speaker 1: motion to dismiss a Department of Justice lawsuit. The lawsuit
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  Speaker 1: alleged UCLA fostered a hostile workplace for Jewish and Israeli
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  Speaker 1: faculty following protests after the October 7th attacks. According to
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  Speaker 1: the brief, filed by the faculty member's attorney, Rebecca Marsais,
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  Speaker 1: A flare-up of antisemitic incidents during a turbulent moment does
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  Speaker 1: not establish pervasive antisemitism, warranting immediate judicial and executive oversight.
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  Speaker 1: The brief argues UCLA's swift actions to address alleged antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: demonstrate the institution is moving in the right direction. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Jewish student union leaders, educators, and student activists are working
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  Speaker 1: to equip high schoolers with tools to face antisemitism and
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  Speaker 1: defend their identity on college campuses. according to Fox News.
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  Speaker 1: In politics and media, a Jewish New York City council
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  Speaker 1: member has made a contentious statement suggesting that real Jews
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  Speaker 1: don't vote for Democrats, as reported by JTA. This comment
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  Speaker 1: emerges amidst discussions of the diversity of the Jewish vote. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Rabbi Moshe Weinberger has dismissed educational campaigns against anti-Semitism as ineffective.
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  Speaker 1: VIN News reports that Rabbi Weinberger described such efforts as
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  Speaker 1: a joke and a lie. arguing that deep-rooted hatred cannot
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  Speaker 1: be changed by education, citing Germany in the 1930s as
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  Speaker 1: an example. Instead, he advocates for strengthening Jewish identity and
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  Speaker 1: connection to Torah. Turning to institutional and policy responses, Australian
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  Speaker 1: education ministers have agreed to major reforms. As reported by
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  Speaker 1: ABC News and The Educator Online, these reforms include a
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  Speaker 1: digital detox to reduce screen time and AI use in schools.
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  Speaker 1: the introduction of mandatory lessons on the evils of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: and the horrors of the Holocaust, and Jewish contributions to
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  Speaker 1: Australian society starting next year. New national math and financial
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  Speaker 1: literacy curricula will also be implemented. Education Minister Jason Clare
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  Speaker 1: stated that hate comes from fear and fear comes from ignorance,
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  Speaker 1: and education can't do everything here to turn that around,
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  Speaker 1: but it can do a lot. Separately, international police leaders
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  Speaker 1: will gather in Berlin on November 5th for a commemoration
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  Speaker 1: of Kristallnacht, marking its 88th anniversary. According to police1. com, the event,
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  Speaker 1: not on our watch operationalizing never again, aims to reaffirm
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  Speaker 1: law enforcement's responsibility to confront antisemitism. FT.com also notes that
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  Speaker 1: three Ivy League university presidents resigned in 2023-24. following congressional
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  Speaker 1: hearings into antisemitism on college campuses. New research from the
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  Speaker 1: ADL and Boundless, as reported by ADL.org, indicates that a
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  Speaker 1: brief reminder that most Americans reject antisemitism can increase young
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  Speaker 1: adults' likelihood of recognizing and reporting it online by approximately 6%.
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  Speaker 1: The study found that many young Americans struggle to identify antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: particularly modern forms expressed through language about Israel and Zionism. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: in the UK, Palestinian-American activist Moth Hamze has been banned
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  Speaker 1: from entering the country. UK Lawyers for Israel, UKLFI, reported
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  Speaker 1: to the Home Office that Hamze allegedly promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy
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  Speaker 1: theories and made threatening statements about Jews and Israelis. Hamze
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  Speaker 1: reportedly described Israel as a cancerous little cyst, and alleged
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  Speaker 1: Jewish supremacists controlled global institutions. UKLFI stated that the exclusion
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  Speaker 1: of Hamzei is a welcome step in protecting the public
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  Speaker 1: from extremist rhetoric. I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for listening
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  Speaker 1: to Antisemitism Watch. For focused coverage from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
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  Speaker 1: and the Philadelphia region, listen to Antisemitism Watch, midatlantic at clockworkmedia.org
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