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Antisemitism Watch - August 9, 2026, 09 PM Eastern · 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: tracking concerning rhetoric emerging from political and media circles, alongside
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  Speaker 1: an analysis of policing practices in schools. In politics and
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  Speaker 1: media reporting highlights the rise of radical rhetoric. Hassen Piker,
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  Speaker 1: described as a close ally of Michigan Democratic senatorial candidate
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  Speaker 1: Abdel Lsaide, is reportedly advocating from Marxist Leninist punishment and
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  Speaker 1: purges of Democrats who do not align with his views.
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  Speaker 1: According to Fox News, Piker also calls for punishing haters
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  Speaker 1: within the party who failed to support Lsaide. The Fox
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  Speaker 1: News report notes that Piker displays virulent antisemitism and characterizes
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  Speaker 1: radical elements as flooding the Democratic Party. It also mentions
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  Speaker 1: former d NC vice chair David Hogg stating that Democratic
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  Speaker 1: moderates don't have the right values. Reported by Fox News,
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  Speaker 1: this trend, highlighted by Fox News, raises concerns about the
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  Speaker 1: inclusion of extremist voices and antisemitic expressions within mainstream political
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  Speaker 1: discourse on campuses. A study published in May twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: six by Abigail Benneck and colleagues offers a critical analysis
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  Speaker 1: of school policing. As reported by the College Fix, the study,
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  Speaker 1: titled Niceness as Whiteness in School Police officers Perceptions of
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  Speaker 1: Student arrest found that school resource officers or SROs, utilize
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  Speaker 1: a technique they dub niceness as whiteness. This tactic, according
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  Speaker 1: to the College Fixes reporting on the study, allows officers
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  Speaker 1: to maintain a sense of benevolence while potentially justifying arrests.
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  Speaker 1: The study indicates SRO's generally aim to avoid arrests, but
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  Speaker 1: when they do occur, may shift responsibility to parents, minimize
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  Speaker 1: the arrest's impact, or highlight positive relationships with students. The research,
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  Speaker 1: as detailed by the College Fix, also noted that in
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  Speaker 1: one school district examined, black students were arrested at three
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  Speaker 1: times the rate of white students. The study has drawn criticism.
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  Speaker 1: The College Fix reports that doctor James Nuzzo criticized the academics,
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  Speaker 1: arguing they ridiculed their participant's responses. The analysis by Bennicette al.
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  Speaker 1: As presented by the College Fix, frames these practices as
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  Speaker 1: part of upholding whiteness within school systems. In other campus
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  Speaker 1: news reporting reviewed for this episode indicates a college has
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  Speaker 1: settled a lawsuit brought by Jewish students. The brief excerpt
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  Speaker 1: notes ugly facts were involved and suggests that universities, which
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  Speaker 1: are often vigilant in hunting for discrimination, did not immediately
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  Speaker 1: address the situation. However, specific details of the settlement or
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  Speaker 1: the nature of the incidents are not provided in the material. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: reporting reviewed for this episode addresses the nature of antisemitism itself,
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  Speaker 1: characterizing it as a unique and enduring hatred that requires
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  Speaker 1: no pretext. This framing suggests antisemitism undermines diversity and social cohesion.
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  Speaker 1: No specific incidents or contexts are detailed in the provided
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  Speaker 1: excerpt For this statement, I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you for
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  Speaker 1: listening to Antisemitism Watch. This report was generated with AI
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  Speaker 1: primary sources.