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Antisemitism Watch - September 5, 2026, 05 PM 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 grave news from France, where authorities have arrested three
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  Speaker 1: men suspected of planning an antisemitic attack and intending to
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  Speaker 1: join the Islamic State. According to the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office,
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  Speaker 1: the men, aged 18 to 26, were charged with conspiracy
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  Speaker 1: of terrorist criminals after their detention on September 1. Reporting
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  Speaker 1: indicates the investigation stems from activity within a jihadist group
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  Speaker 1: on WhatsApp. In Australia, police have charged a 52-year-old man
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  Speaker 1: from Queensland with hate crime offences over alleged anti-Semitic threats
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  Speaker 1: directed at the Queensland Zionist Council. According to reports, the
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  Speaker 1: man is accused of calling for the expulsion of Jews
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  Speaker 1: and Israelis from Australia. The Queensland Zionist Council confirmed receiving
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  Speaker 1: an online message containing explicit threats, noting that anti-Zionism has
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  Speaker 1: increasingly become a tool for a modern form of anti-Jewish hatred.
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  Speaker 1: The case is being investigated by a new joint hate
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  Speaker 1: crime team of Queensland Police and the Australian Federal Police,
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  Speaker 1: who stated, we will not allow divisive and hateful rhetoric
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  Speaker 1: to grow and spread. In institutional news, the US, Department
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  Speaker 1: of Health and Human Services, or HHS, has issued new
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  Speaker 1: guidance aimed at combating antisemitism in healthcare settings. In a
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  Speaker 1: dear colleague letter dated September 4th, the agency warned medical
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  Speaker 1: institutions that they will face sanctions if they allow anti-Jewish discrimination.
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  Speaker 1: The guidance covers patient care, clinical training, and administration, emphasizing
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  Speaker 1: that services must not be denied or delayed due to
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  Speaker 1: anti-Jewish hatred. Paula Stannard, director of the HHS Office for
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  Speaker 1: Civil Rights, stated that Jewish and Israeli patients, students, and
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  Speaker 1: healthcare professionals are entitled to equal access. This follows a
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  Speaker 1: May study by Stand With Us detailing antisemitism in academic
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  Speaker 1: medical centers, and a specific civil rights complaint against Boston
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  Speaker 1: Medical Center. We turn now to politics and media, where
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  Speaker 1: reporting highlights increasing antisemitism targeting Jewish politicians. According to an
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  Speaker 1: April 2026 New York Times article, figures like New York's
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  Speaker 1: Brad Lander and California's Scott Weiner are facing harassment and
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  Speaker 1: insults from the far left, creating what the paper calls
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  Speaker 1: a new reality for Jewish Democrats. Lander was reportedly targeted
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  Speaker 1: with calls to leave a venue for being a Zionist,
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  Speaker 1: while Wiener was berated by an activist for hesitating to chant,
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  Speaker 1: Free Palestine. Further analysis criticizes the Democratic Party for what
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  Speaker 1: it describes as tolerating, endorsing, and financially supporting candidates who
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  Speaker 1: espouse anti-Semitic views. On campuses, a student at Exeter is
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  Speaker 1: reportedly facing anti-Semitic abuse and intimidation, notably directed at her
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  Speaker 1: even though she is not Jewish. according to reporting reviewed
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  Speaker 1: for this episode. From Europe, the Conference of European Rabbis,
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  Speaker 1: or CER, has issued a seven-point manifesto titled A Call
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  Speaker 1: to End the Violent Hatred. CER President-Chief Rabbi Pinches Goldschmidt
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  Speaker 1: urged European governments and the EU to move beyond physical
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  Speaker 1: security and confront the infrastructure of hatred driving antisemitism, citing
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  Speaker 1: extremist networks and foreign funding, including from Iran's IRGC. The
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  Speaker 1: manifesto calls for training religious leaders, swift online action against incitement,
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  Speaker 1: and confronting hate on the streets. Finally, in community news,
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  Speaker 1: the Stand With Us Antisemitism task force in the San
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  Speaker 1: Diego area received significant support, with a strong turnout observed
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  Speaker 1: during public events, according to reporting reviewed for this episode.
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