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Utah Man Faces Charges in Synagogue Bomb Plot · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. We're also
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  Speaker 1: launching Antisemitism Watch, Mid-Atlantic, covering New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
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  Speaker 1: and the Philadelphia region. Visit clockworkmedia.org slash MA today. We
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  Speaker 1: begin with serious allegations out of Utah, where a federal
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  Speaker 1: grand jury has indicted 22-year-old Skylar A.J. Rose on multiple charges,
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  Speaker 1: including attempting to commit a hate crime. According to the
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  Speaker 1: Department of Justice, Rose allegedly made social media threats like,
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  Speaker 1: I wanna blow up a synagogue. A subsequent search of
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  Speaker 1: his home by the FBI and Ogden City Police uncovered
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  Speaker 1: six pipe bombs, two rifles, and ammunition. Federal prosecutors also
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  Speaker 1: revealed that Rose's cell phone contained online searches for a
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  Speaker 1: nearby synagogue. U.S. Attorney Melissa Hollyoak stated, Let these charges
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  Speaker 1: serve as a clear warning. If you attack or attempt
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  Speaker 1: to attack a place of worship, you will face the
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  Speaker 1: full force of the federal government. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K.
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  Speaker 1: Dhillon added that the indictment stops in its tracks an
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  Speaker 1: alleged plan to carry out a violent attack on a synagogue.
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  Speaker 1: In New York City, the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force
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  Speaker 1: is investigating an incident on West 47th Street in Manhattan
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  Speaker 1: as a possible hate crime. Police said a 26-year-old man,
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  Speaker 1: dressed in traditional Hasidic Jewish clothing, was stabbed in the
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  Speaker 1: back with what investigators believe was a syringe by a
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  Speaker 1: woman in her 40s. The victim told investigators the woman
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  Speaker 1: made harassing statements before the attack. Surveillance video appears to
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  Speaker 1: show the suspect following the victim. Investigators also noted the
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  Speaker 1: woman may have approached another man in Hasidic Jewish clothing
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  Speaker 1: minutes earlier, who managed to get away. The victim was
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  Speaker 1: hospitalized and is reported to be in stable condition. As
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  Speaker 1: of Thursday evening, no arrests have been made. Riots and
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  Speaker 1: looting in France have led to attacks on Jewish institutions,
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  Speaker 1: and a resurgence of antisemitism, causing fear among French Jews.
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  Speaker 1: Reporting indicates that a synagogue in Paris' 19th arrondissement was vandalized,
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  Speaker 1: with its Torah Ark forced open and religious items strewn about.
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  Speaker 1: The incidents occurred amid protests where Palestinian flags and chants
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  Speaker 1: of Free Palestine were present. This situation has drawn criticism
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  Speaker 1: of French President Emmanuel Macron's leadership, with critics citing a
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  Speaker 1: disgraceful gap between France's international posture and its domestic reality.
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  Speaker 1: France recorded 1,320 antisemitic acts in 2025, according to reporting
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  Speaker 1: reviewed for this episode. On the campus of Haverford College,
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  Speaker 1: federal prosecutors allege that a professor sent antisemitic and threatening
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  Speaker 1: messages to a colleague over a seven-month period, using anonymous
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  Speaker 1: social media accounts. According to court records cited by Inside
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  Speaker 1: Higher Ed, messages included phrases like, Lower Mirion will be
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  Speaker 1: cleansed of the Jew filth, The indictment states that the
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  Speaker 1: accounts allegedly posted the colleague's home address, the name of
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  Speaker 1: their minor child, and a photo of their mailbox, leading
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  Speaker 1: the professor's spouse and children to twice leave their home.
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  Speaker 1: While the professor is indicted and presumed innocent, the case
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  Speaker 1: raises significant questions for higher education institutions about faculty conduct
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  Speaker 1: and influence. In the United Kingdom, The Department for Education
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  Speaker 1: is urging schools and colleges to formally adopt the International
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  Speaker 1: Holocaust Remembrance Alliances, or IHRA, definition of antisemitism. This policy
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  Speaker 1: change follows recommendations from Sir David Bell's review, which found
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  Speaker 1: that three in five Jewish sixth-form pupils have experienced antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: Children's Minister, Josh McAllister, insisted that adopting the IHRA definition
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  Speaker 1: will not stifle legitimate political debate. stating it provides a
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  Speaker 1: practical framework to help educators and pupils identify and tackle antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: This move comes after a report was commissioned by the
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  Speaker 1: government following a spate of high-profile attacks on Jews, including
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  Speaker 1: an attack on a synagogue in Manchester. Model Miriam Matova
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  Speaker 1: has spoken out about facing online hostility and threats directed
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  Speaker 1: at her due to her public advocacy against antisemitism. Reporting
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  Speaker 1: indicates these experiences highlight the personal risks involved for individuals
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  Speaker 1: speaking out against hate. Finally, State Representative Simon Cataldo is
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  Speaker 1: scheduled to discuss the state's efforts and strategies in combating
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism at a free public event in Wayland on November 9.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch.
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