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Antisemitism Watch - September 10, 2026, 05 AM 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 a new international effort to combat rising antisemitism. Israeli
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  Speaker 1: UN Ambassador Danny Danon launched an initiative on Wednesday aimed
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  Speaker 1: at coordinating global action against antisemitic threats. Danon stated that
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  Speaker 1: never again was meant to be a commitment, not just
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  Speaker 1: a slogan, emphasizing that words and declarations are insufficient. The
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  Speaker 1: initiative seeks to move beyond statements to coordinated international action,
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  Speaker 1: identifying emerging threats and developing tools and policies to combat them.
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  Speaker 1: Participating countries will coordinate diplomatic efforts, and Danone called for
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  Speaker 1: prioritizing the fight against antisemitism in the selection of the
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  Speaker 1: next UN Secretary General. According to reporting reviewed for this episode, U.S.
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador to the UN Jeff Bartos described the situation as
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  Speaker 1: a global pandemic of antisemitism. while EU coordinator on combating
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism Katharina von Schnurbin added that many Jews feel the
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  Speaker 1: need to hide their identities, which she called fully unacceptable.
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  Speaker 1: This initiative involves countries committing to join this important mission,
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  Speaker 1: which Danon stated is the responsibility of the entire international community,
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  Speaker 1: not solely Israel and the Jewish people. In North America,
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  Speaker 1: five major Jewish organizations have launched a Jewish Students' Bill
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  Speaker 1: of Rights, calling on schools to adopt new standards for
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  Speaker 1: combating antisemitism and protecting Jewish students. The initiative comes as
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  Speaker 1: students return to school following years of elevated antisemitism. The groups,
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  Speaker 1: the Jewish Federations of North America, the Anti-Defamation League, the
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  Speaker 1: American Jewish Committee, the Conference of Presidents of Major American
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  Speaker 1: Jewish Organizations, and Stand With Us, outlined six steps for schools.
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  Speaker 1: These include training educators to recognize contemporary forms of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: establishing clear reporting systems, and ensuring accurate teaching about Jews,
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  Speaker 1: the Holocaust, antisemitism, and Israel. The document also calls for
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  Speaker 1: protecting students who express their Jewish identity or connection to Israel,
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  Speaker 1: and for teachers to present disputed political issues in a
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  Speaker 1: balanced manner. Reporting reviewed for this episode indicates that antisemitic
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  Speaker 1: incidents in U.S. K-12 schools have remained stubbornly high. The
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  Speaker 1: ADLS 2025 audit of antisemitic incidents recorded 825 such incidents
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  Speaker 1: at non-Jewish K-12 schools, a slight decrease from 860 the
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  Speaker 1: previous year. Overall, the ADL recorded 6274 antisemitic incidents across
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  Speaker 1: the United States in 2025, a 33% drop from 9354
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  Speaker 1: in 2024. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt stated that when a
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  Speaker 1: school fails to identify or respond to antisemitism, the lesson
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  Speaker 1: for Jewish students is that they do not belong. Closer
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  Speaker 1: to home, the North Miami Beach City Commission unanimously voted
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  Speaker 1: on August 27 to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
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  Speaker 1: working definition of antisemitism. According to reporting reviewed for this episode,
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  Speaker 1: the resolution was adopted as a non-binding educational and analytical framework,
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  Speaker 1: to guide municipal training, policy development, and incident assessment, the
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  Speaker 1: city unequivocally condemns antisemitism in all its forms and rejects
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  Speaker 1: the normalization of antisemitic rhetoric. Mayor Michael Joseph, the resolution's
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  Speaker 1: prime sponsor, stated that adopting the IHRA definition provides a clear,
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  Speaker 1: internationally recognized framework for identifying antisemitism and sends a message
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  Speaker 1: that hatred against Jewish people has no place in the city.
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  Speaker 1: He added that it helps ensure North Miami Beach remains
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  Speaker 1: a place where people of every faith can feel safe
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  Speaker 1: and respected. The Combat Antisemitism Movement, which helped facilitate the adoption,
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  Speaker 1: noted that as of the end of 2025, over 1,330
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  Speaker 1: entities globally had adopted or endorsed the IHRA definition. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: major Jewish groups are announcing a rally in New York
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  Speaker 1: City against antisemitism. This event is planned to take place
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  Speaker 1: during the UN General Assembly. The announcement comes amid reports
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  Speaker 1: that an Iran-backed militia chief, who had previously plotted antisemitic attacks,
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  Speaker 1: sought entry into Singapore. Reporting reviewed for this episode highlights
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  Speaker 1: this planned rally as a community response to ongoing concerns
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  Speaker 1: about antisemitism. I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for listening to
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  Speaker 1: you don't miss the next update. This report was generated
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  Speaker 1: with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify important
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  Speaker 1: details with primary sources.