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Antisemitism Watch - September 24, 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 a physical attack targeting the Jewish community in Belleville, Ontario.
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  Speaker 1: Police have confirmed that the assault against the Sons of
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  Speaker 1: Jacob Synagogue was a deliberate, hate-motivated crime. Belleville Police Chief
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  Speaker 1: Murray Rodd stated that the gunmen possessed the means to
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  Speaker 1: cause mass casualties. Authorities also released video footage of the
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  Speaker 1: attacker before the shooting, saying,' You' re going to die for
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  Speaker 1: the Jews.' The response by officers Constable Jeff Smith and
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  Speaker 1: Constable Michael McCurdy, who saved lives, is being hailed as heroic.
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  Speaker 1: Noah Schack, CEO of the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs,
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  Speaker 1: noted that federal threat assessments warn of radicalization by conspiracy
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  Speaker 1: theories leading susceptible individuals towards violent extremist pathways against the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish community on the international stage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu used his address at the United Nations General Assembly
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  Speaker 1: to directly accuse New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani of anti-Semitism.
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu stated that since Mamdani's election, many Jews no longer
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  Speaker 1: feel safe in New York. He specifically denounced Mamdani's repeated
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  Speaker 1: accusations that Israel's war in Gaza constitutes genocide, calling it
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  Speaker 1: the greatest lie of the 21st century. The prime minister
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  Speaker 1: also alleged that Mayor Mamdani associates with individuals who have
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  Speaker 1: expressed support for Hamas and pointed to his wife's social
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  Speaker 1: media activity. Netanyahu described Mamdani as an anti-Semitic mayor whose
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  Speaker 1: rhetoric fuels anti-Semitism. In response, Mayor Mamdani denied Netanyahu's claims,
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  Speaker 1: stating the prime minister was spreading baseless lies meant to
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  Speaker 1: sanitize the genocide of Palestinians. and reaffirmed his view that
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu faces an international criminal court arrest warrant. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu connected these accusations to a wider surge of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: citing threats and violence against Jews globally. Shifting to campus environments,
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  Speaker 1: Jewish university students from across Canada have taken their concerns
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  Speaker 1: to Parliament Hill. They met with government and opposition officials
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  Speaker 1: to share first-hand accounts of antisemitism and demand concrete action.
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  Speaker 1: These students report experiencing antisemitic graffiti, Heil Hitler, salutes, and
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  Speaker 1: dismissals of their safety concerns. Kate Blumberg, an undergraduate at
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  Speaker 1: McMaster University, highlighted how student governing bodies have minimized motions
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  Speaker 1: addressing antisemitism, signaling that Jewish students' safety and inclusion are
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  Speaker 1: treated as negotiable. Livia Mammin, a student at Université du
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  Speaker 1: Québec à Montreal, noted antisemitic graffiti in campus washrooms. including
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  Speaker 1: Death to Zionists and Israel Should Burn. A recent report
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  Speaker 1: by Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences, or CASE, found that
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  Speaker 1: over 90% of Jewish students have experienced or witnessed antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: on campus over the past year. The report also indicates
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  Speaker 1: that Jewish students face antisemitism from faculty and university staff,
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  Speaker 1: with faculty cited in 18% of reported incidents. In Spain,
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  Speaker 1: over 350 cultural figures, including notable writers and a former
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  Speaker 1: prime minister, have signed a petition defending Jewish-Argentinian novelist Ariana Harwicks.
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  Speaker 1: She was disinvited from the Coulter Owl Festival in Granada
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  Speaker 1: after university activists complained about her support for Israel and
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  Speaker 1: her dismissal of genocide accusations against the state. Harwicks views
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  Speaker 1: cultural boycotts against Israeli artists as antisemitism, while the activists
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  Speaker 1: stated that labeling criticism of Israel as antisemitic trivializes genuine antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: The festival director cited institutional commitments to Palestine and human rights,
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  Speaker 1: though the University of Granada later stated it did not
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  Speaker 1: endorse the decision, emphasizing its role as a space for
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  Speaker 1: critical thinking and diverse viewpoints. Finally, the Anti-Defamation League welcomed
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  Speaker 1: a significant recommendation from the U.S. Department of Education's National
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  Speaker 1: Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. The committee recommended
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  Speaker 1: suspending the American Psychological Association's commission on accreditation for 12 months,
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  Speaker 1: citing the agency's failure to address a pervasive culture of antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt stated that the APA leadership failed
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  Speaker 1: to act on concerns raised by Jewish psychologists over more
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  Speaker 1: than a year. ADL's prior reporting had documented a hostile
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  Speaker 1: climate for Jewish psychologists within the APA, including harassment and
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  Speaker 1: speakers Justifying Violence Against Jews, and noted the APA's failure
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  Speaker 1: to recognize the Association of Jewish Psychologists. I'm Rachel Adler,
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  Speaker 1: This report was generated with AI assistance and may contain inaccuracies.
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