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Antisemitism Watch - August 8, 2026, 05 AM 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: examining escalating international incidents, critical campus discourse, and concerning political
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  Speaker 1: rhetoric surrounding antisemitism in Montenegro. A recent violent brawl on
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  Speaker 1: July twelve in the beach resort of Budva has highlighted
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  Speaker 1: rising hostility towards the Jewish community. According to reporting reviewed
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  Speaker 1: for this episode and an Israeli government alert, local Montenegrins
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  Speaker 1: shouted antisemitic slogans, including f Israel, during an altercation with
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  Speaker 1: approximately twenty Israeli tourists. Rabbi Ari Edelkopp, who leads the
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  Speaker 1: religious Jewish community of Montenegro, described the incident as extremely aggressive,
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  Speaker 1: with locals allegedly using metal chairs and inflicting injuries, including
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  Speaker 1: a broken jaw for one tourist and burns from cigarettes.
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  Speaker 1: Edelkopf also stated that police reportedly faililed to intervene, and
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  Speaker 1: he is awaiting official response from the Montenegrin government. The
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  Speaker 1: report notes this occurred despite Montenegro's history of welcoming Israeli
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  Speaker 1: visitors and the presence of a monument celebrating ties with
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  Speaker 1: Israel on university campuses. Reporting from August twenty twenty six
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  Speaker 1: revisits a key moment from December twenty twenty three. Claudine Gay,
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  Speaker 1: then serving as Harvard University's president, testified before the US
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  Speaker 1: House Committee on Education and the Workforce concerning antisemitism on
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  Speaker 1: university campuses in the wake of the October seventh attacks.
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  Speaker 1: The article notes that her responses, which sought to navigate
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  Speaker 1: the line between student's speech and conduct, subsequently went viral
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  Speaker 1: for controversial reasons. The same report also mentions plagiarism allegations
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  Speaker 1: against Jason Ardae following his twenty twenty three appointment as
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  Speaker 1: professor at Cambridge. Turning to politics and media, reporting this
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  Speaker 1: week examines discourse surrounding Israel rhetoric and antisemitism. According to
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  Speaker 1: the provided sourcing, the article explores Donald Trump's communication style
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  Speaker 1: on these issues, using Zurin Mamdani's refusal to temper his
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  Speaker 1: language after a uw S stabbing as a point of discussion.
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  Speaker 1: The evidence indicates Mamdani has refused to engage with calls
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  Speaker 1: to alter his Israel related rhetoric following the incident, in
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  Speaker 1: a context described as mowing antisemitism. The reporting also includes
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  Speaker 1: a mention of John Fetterman's comment regarding the Democratic Party.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch.
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  Speaker 1: This report was generated with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies.
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