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Antisemitism Watch - August 29, 2026, 05 AM 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 a concerning incident of physical violence targeting a Jewish institution.
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  Speaker 1: Four young British men have pleaded guilty to charges stemming
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  Speaker 1: from an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to Hatzalah,
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  Speaker 1: a Jewish volunteer emergency service in London. According to reporting
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  Speaker 1: on the case from London's Old Bailey Court, the attack
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  Speaker 1: occurred on March 23rd. Prosecutors stated that web searches concerning
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  Speaker 1: ambulance costs and police response times were found on one
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  Speaker 1: of the defendants' phones. The torching of the ambulances, which
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  Speaker 1: served the Orthodox Jewish community and worked alongside Britain's National
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  Speaker 1: Health Service, reportedly cost around £ 1 million. This incident was
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  Speaker 1: followed by several other attacks in the UK, with a
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  Speaker 1: pro-Iranian terrorist group, HAYI, claiming responsibility for the ambulance attack
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  Speaker 1: and some of the subsequent incidents. regarding antisemitism in politics
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  Speaker 1: and media, the provided source material for this topic, specifically
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  Speaker 1: item 196 ad 0 BD 795 F, lacks sufficient detail
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  Speaker 1: and relevant excerpt content to report on specific incidents or
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  Speaker 1: rhetoric from public figures. Consequently, we are unable to provide
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  Speaker 1: an attributable segment on this subject based on the evidence presented.
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  Speaker 1: In commentary related to Israel and Zionism, a community post
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  Speaker 1: on Daily Kos, authored by an individual who identifies as Jewish,
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  Speaker 1: offers a critique of contemporary Israeli government actions and what
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  Speaker 1: they term biblical Zionism. The author argues that Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's extremist coalition and West Bank settler-terrorists constitute Israel's most
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  Speaker 1: immediate threat. They contend that these actions fuel antisemitism and
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  Speaker 1: compromise the secular vision of Zionism. The Post criticizes the
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  Speaker 1: Eon settlement plan and the Netanyahu government's disconnect from global reality,
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  Speaker 1: noting that police and the IDF are often seen passively
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  Speaker 1: observing Palestinian resistance to settler attacks. The author expresses support
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  Speaker 1: for Israel, but opposes these specific policies and the pursuit
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  Speaker 1: of what they describe as biblical Zionism, believing it violates
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  Speaker 1: original secular Zionist principles and can incite hostility. I'm Rachel Adler,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch. This report was
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  Speaker 1: generated with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify
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  Speaker 1: important details with primary sources.