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Haverford Professor Arrested Over Antisemitic Threats · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: We begin today with serious allegations of antisemitism in the
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  Speaker 1: United States. A religion professor at Haverford College, Guangxuan Ha,
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  Speaker 1: has been arrested and charged with cyberstalking a Jewish person
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  Speaker 1: over several months. According to a federal indictment, Ha allegedly
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  Speaker 1: sent approximately 50 antisemitic messages between October 2025 and May 2026,
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  Speaker 1: including terms like Jew, get the FK out of my country,
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  Speaker 1: and Jew pig. He is also accused of doxing the
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  Speaker 1: victim and threatening their family. Haverford president Wendy Raymond stated
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  Speaker 1: that Ha has been placed on administrative leave and barred
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  Speaker 1: from campus during the criminal case, calling the allegations heartbreaking
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  Speaker 1: and furious. This comes as the college previously settled an
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  Speaker 1: anti-Semitism lawsuit in August, which accused Ha of writing posts
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  Speaker 1: attacking Jews committed to Israel. Meanwhile, President Isaac Herzog attended
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  Speaker 1: a memorial ceremony on Wednesday at the site of the
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  Speaker 1: Nova Festival in Rheim, marking three years since the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre where hundreds were murdered, tortured, raped and abducted.
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  Speaker 1: Addressing international media, President Herzog emphasised the importance of remembrance
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  Speaker 1: and the nation's resilience, stating, We are a nation in
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  Speaker 1: agony but we are showing immense resilience. He reaffirmed Israel's
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  Speaker 1: inherent right to defend itself and fight terror, also calling
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  Speaker 1: for the disarming of Hamas. and combating the empire of
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  Speaker 1: evil from Tehran. In related news impacting Israelis, flights for Arqiyah,
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  Speaker 1: Israel and El Al were cancelled the day before repatriation
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  Speaker 1: efforts were set to be completed. This occurred as the
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  Speaker 1: UAE revoked landing permits for Israeli carriers following an attempted
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  Speaker 1: terror attack, leaving some Israelis stranded. On a poignant note,
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  Speaker 1: newly aired recordings offer a closer look at the final
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  Speaker 1: hours of paramedic Amit Mann. who was killed by Hamas
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  Speaker 1: terrorists while treating the wounded in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023.
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  Speaker 1: The recordings, aired by Channel 12, prompted her sister, Haviva Mann-Izzikson,
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  Speaker 1: to renew her appeal for a centralised system to help
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  Speaker 1: families access such official records. The calls reveal Amit Mann's
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  Speaker 1: continued efforts to treat and comfort the wounded, even as
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  Speaker 1: the situation deteriorated and terrorists overran the kibbutz. Her final
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  Speaker 1: chilling message to her sisters read, They're here, in the clinic.
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  Speaker 1: I don't think I'll make it out of here. I
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  Speaker 1: love you. In the United States, President Donald Trump vowed
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  Speaker 1: that America will always stand against terror and evil. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries has called for a dramatic
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  Speaker 1: policy shift concerning a Palestinian state. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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