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Antisemitism Watch - August 12, 2026, 06 PM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to antisemitism. Watch I'm Rachel Adler. This week
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  Speaker 1: we cover significant incidents of vandalism and assault, as well
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  Speaker 1: as concerning rhetoric and legal developments worldwide. We begin with
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  Speaker 1: a disturbing act of vandalism at the University of California,
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  Speaker 1: San Diego. Reporting from San Diego Jewish World details that
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  Speaker 1: police are investigating vandalism and a break in at a
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  Speaker 1: home used by UCSD's Alpha Epsilon PI chapter as a
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  Speaker 1: hate crime. Swastika's and KKK graffiti were found on both
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  Speaker 1: exterior and interior walls. UCSD Chancellor praddyep Cosla condemned the act,
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  Speaker 1: calling it abhorrent and unacceptable. Three groups have offered a
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  Speaker 1: reward for information leading to the perpetrator's arrest, and HILLLL
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  Speaker 1: at San Diego has launched a community safety fund. The
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  Speaker 1: San Diego chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations
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  Speaker 1: also urged the university and law enforcement to take hate
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  Speaker 1: vandalism seriously. Also this week, in Rome, a twenty two
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  Speaker 1: year old Jewish tourist from France whearing a kippa was
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  Speaker 1: attacked in the city center. The incident is described as
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic and an Algerian national has been arrested in connection
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  Speaker 1: with the assault. According to reporting reviewed for this episode
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  Speaker 1: on Campuses, a civil rights complaint alleges that a Jewish
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  Speaker 1: student was subjected to two years of antisemitic harassment, slurs, threats,
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  Speaker 1: and physical abuse. Separately, a report from The Free Press
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  Speaker 1: indicates a history of antisemitic conduct among students at Yorktown
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  Speaker 1: High School, with discussions on antisemitism related concerns planned for
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty four. Meanwhile, Haverford College President Wendy Raymond testified
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  Speaker 1: before a House committee regarding antisemitism in politics and media.
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  Speaker 1: Hunter Biden appeared on Tucker Carlson's podcast, where both men
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  Speaker 1: reportedly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Netaniahu. Carlson called Netaniahu evil incarnate,
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  Speaker 1: and Hunter Biden suggested Israel was to blame for his
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  Speaker 1: laptop scandal. According to The Algemeaner, The Media Research Center
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  Speaker 1: reported that Alex Sorows drew criticism for praising communist philosopher
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  Speaker 1: Slavad Jaijak, known for controversial statements regarding Israel and Hamas,
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  Speaker 1: and for his empire's funding of groups that celebrated the
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  Speaker 1: October seventh Hamas massacre. New York City public advocate Zorin
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  Speaker 1: Mamdani has faced scrutiny. Reporting from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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  Speaker 1: indicates he sidestepped questions about NYPD's counter terrorism and antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: training in Israel. Ten rabbis met with Mamdani this week,
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  Speaker 1: asking him to tone down his rhetoric on Israel and antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: In New Jersey, the Democratic nominee for the seventh District,
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  Speaker 1: Rebecca Bennett, announced she will not endorse or campaign with
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  Speaker 1: an individual identified as an antisemite online. Zane Daniel Smith
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  Speaker 1: of South Carolina was arrested and charged with breach of
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  Speaker 1: peace of a high and aggravated nature. According to South
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  Speaker 1: Carolina Law Enforcement Division affidavits, Smith allegedly posted antisemitic and
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  Speaker 1: inflammatory content on social media, including rifle photos with violent
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  Speaker 1: messages and Nazi symbolism, following an FBI investigation. Reports this
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  Speaker 1: week also highlight concerns at the intersection of anti Zionism
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  Speaker 1: and antisemitism. Rutger's researchers found that antisemitic attitudes predicted later
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  Speaker 1: belief in conspiracy theories and hostility toward Israel. Hillll International
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  Speaker 1: routinely observes the connection between anti Zionism and antisemitic sentiment. Furthermore,
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  Speaker 1: a JFNA consultant was reportedly ousted after advising Jewish leaders
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  Speaker 1: to avoid the term Zionism, as it is increasingly used
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  Speaker 1: as a defamatory code word for Jews to disguise antisemitic narratives.
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  Speaker 1: According to Reclaim Zionism, the antisemitic pro Palestinian movement is
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  Speaker 1: also described as preparing to target individuals internationally. French jury
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  Speaker 1: is currently facing a particularly significant antisemitic threat. On the
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  Speaker 1: front of community security, Richard Preme, CEO of the Community
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  Speaker 1: Security Service, aims to empower a volunteer force of American
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  Speaker 1: Jews with tools to prevent and de escalate terrorism at home,
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  Speaker 1: stating that the age of security has ended for US Jews.
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  Speaker 1: In legal developments, the parents of Malki Roth, the fifteen
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  Speaker 1: year old American killed in the two thousand and one
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  Speaker 1: Esparro pizzeria bombing, have sued al Am Tammy in federal
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  Speaker 1: court twenty five years after the attack. Finally, in a
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  Speaker 1: positive development, Holocaust survivors like Mark Speigelman are volunteering at
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  Speaker 1: the Sydney Jewish Museum to educate current and future generations
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  Speaker 1: about antisemitic atrocities and the evils of hatred, ensuring history's
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  Speaker 1: lessons are passed on. 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.