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Antisemitism Watch - September 7, 2026, 05 AM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. An antisemitic
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  Speaker 1: demonstration occurred in Toronto on July 26, 2026, featuring blood
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  Speaker 1: libels and calls for violence against Jews, according to the
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem Post. The procession was reportedly led by an academic
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  Speaker 1: who used a sound system to deliver chants of Qazir
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  Speaker 1: Qazir al-Yahud, a direct call for violence. An author and
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  Speaker 1: chairperson of World WIZO described the event as a shop
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  Speaker 1: window displaying the world as a whole, questioning the lack
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  Speaker 1: of police intervention and noting that antisemitism is being openly
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  Speaker 1: shouted in cities worldwide, often met with what they called
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  Speaker 1: a sympathetic local public and government policies. In related security assessments,
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  Speaker 1: Israel's National Security Council has warned of sharply increased motivation
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  Speaker 1: by Iran, Hamas, and other jihadist organizations to target Israelis
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  Speaker 1: and Jewish communities abroad. particularly for the upcoming holiday period.
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  Speaker 1: This warning cites intensifying threat environments and operational activity among
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  Speaker 1: Iran-backed networks and global jihadist groups, according to reporting reviewed
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  Speaker 1: for this episode. In Hate Crimes and Vandalism, the Winnipeg
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  Speaker 1: Hate Crimes Unit is investigating hateful symbols, including a swastika
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  Speaker 1: and racist threats, found on a transit sign that targeted
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  Speaker 1: the Jewish community, according to reporting from the Winnipeg Hate
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  Speaker 1: Crimes Unit. Separately, police are investigating vandalism and a break-in
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  Speaker 1: at the S.H. Willem School in Pards-Hannikarker, Israel, where swastikas
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  Speaker 1: were graffitied on classroom property. The Pards-Hannikarker local council condemned
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  Speaker 1: the incident as an expression of racism, hate, and violence.
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  Speaker 1: In Melbourne, Australia, the Mediterranean Greek tavern faced a bomb
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  Speaker 1: threat and a surge of antisemitic online abuse following a
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  Speaker 1: joint Jewish-Greek cultural dinner. Owner Perry Legreco stated, There is
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  Speaker 1: enough division in the world already. We choose unity. Commenters
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  Speaker 1: reportedly called for the tavern to be bombed, accused hosts
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  Speaker 1: of supporting genocide killers, and urged Jews be deported, as
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  Speaker 1: detailed in reporting reviewed for this episode. In Monticello, New York,
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  Speaker 1: authorities are investigating burglaries at two synagogues that occurred on
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  Speaker 1: September 1 and September 3. One woman has been charged,
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  Speaker 1: and police are searching for a second suspect. However, authorities
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  Speaker 1: have not publicly announced a motive or indicated that the
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  Speaker 1: incidents are being investigated as hate crimes, according to reporting
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  Speaker 1: reviewed for this episode. On university campuses, a Holocaust survivor
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  Speaker 1: described the intimidation and isolation experienced by Jewish students in
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  Speaker 1: the aftermath of October 7, 2023, noting many Jewish students
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  Speaker 1: return with fears. B'nai B'rith Canada's pilot report card assessed
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  Speaker 1: conditions for Jewish students at York, Toronto, Queen's and McGill Universities,
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  Speaker 1: finding that McGill, York and the University of Toronto received
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  Speaker 1: unsatisfactory or critical ratings for their handling of harassment, event
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  Speaker 1: disruptions and transparency in reporting antisemitic incidents. According to the
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  Speaker 1: report by Bainé Brith Canada, this scrutiny comes as the
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  Speaker 1: Trump administration has reportedly been investigating dozens of major universities
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  Speaker 1: for allegedly fostering antisemitism. attempting to compel schools to adopt, anti-woke,
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  Speaker 1: policies in exchange for federal grant money. In politics and media,
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  Speaker 1: eight additional candidates from Sweden's Vensterpartiet, or Left Party, were
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  Speaker 1: removed from party lists after Expressen revealed they had praised
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  Speaker 1: Putin and Hamas and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including blood-libel
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  Speaker 1: allegations that Jews sacrificed the children of the white race.
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  Speaker 1: Party Secretary Maria Forsberg stated these individuals had expressed, various
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  Speaker 1: types of conspiracy theories, and made inappropriate posts on social media.
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  Speaker 1: In commentary, Vice President J.D. Vance referred to podcaster Tucker Carlson,
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  Speaker 1: who has hosted Holocaust deniers and promoted antisemitic theories, as
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  Speaker 1: a friend, according to reporting reviewed for this episode. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Elon Musk made statements on X regarding Jewish identity that
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  Speaker 1: critics found insidious, echoing themes sometimes used by white supremacists,
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  Speaker 1: by appearing to suggest identity, is determined by appearance rather
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  Speaker 1: than lineage or affiliation. In entertainment, rapper Macklemore opened for
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  Speaker 1: Ed Sheeran in New Jersey, calling for free Palestine and
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  Speaker 1: speaking about the situations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: His remarks prompted a petition from the Israeli-American Council, demanding
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  Speaker 1: his removal from tour dates and stating the issue was
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  Speaker 1: using a concert platform for a one-sided political agenda. Some
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  Speaker 1: concertgoers accused McLemore of antisemitism, as detailed in reporting reviewed
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  Speaker 1: for this episode. Finally, in institutional and policy responses, Jewish
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  Speaker 1: community leaders are urging Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to
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  Speaker 1: renew Gillian Segal's appointment as the country's antisemitism envoy, arguing
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  Speaker 1: her work remains essential. Europe's leading rabbinical organization is urging
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  Speaker 1: governments to move beyond physical security measures and confront the
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  Speaker 1: underlying ideological and financial networks driving escalating antisemitism. Conference of
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  Speaker 1: European Rabbis President-Chief Rabbi Pinches Goldschmidt warned that Jewish children
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  Speaker 1: are growing up believing security barriers are normal, and it
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  Speaker 1: is not. In Canada, Jewish groups are renewing calls for
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  Speaker 1: the government to officially designate certain Palestinian organizations as antisemitic.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch.
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