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Antisemitism Watch - August 16, 2026, 09 PM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to antisemitism. Watch I'm Rachel Adler. A violent
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic attack disrupted Shabbat's services at Manhattan's Central Synagogue on
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  Speaker 1: Friday night. Larry Montes, forty six, forced his way into
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  Speaker 1: the sanctuary, shouting antisemitic slurs and physically attacking congregants and
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  Speaker 1: a security guard. Prosecutor stated Mantes admitted the assault was
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  Speaker 1: religiously motivated, using slurs like swine and fake Jews, and
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  Speaker 1: that he specifically targeted the synagogue because of its religion.
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  Speaker 1: Montes is accused of smashing religious objects, valued it up
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  Speaker 1: to twenty thousand dollars, striking a sixty three year old
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  Speaker 1: worshiper in the face, and headbudding a sixty five year
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  Speaker 1: old security guard. He faces charges including assault as a
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  Speaker 1: hate crime and criminal mischief as a hate crime. One victim,
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  Speaker 1: Michelle Ainenberg Poma, a former Disney executive, publicly responded stating,
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  Speaker 1: you will not punch out our Jewish light. Monty's aunt
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  Speaker 1: told The New York Post that he had expressed a
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  Speaker 1: desire to convert to Judaism, but she had not spoken
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  Speaker 1: to him in months, adding he might not have been
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  Speaker 1: in his right mind. New York City Mayor Zuren Mamdani
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  Speaker 1: condemned the attack, stating, this despicable act has no place
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  Speaker 1: in our city. However, the Israeli Consul general in New
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  Speaker 1: York blamed Mayor Mamdani's past comments on Israel for the attack,
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  Speaker 1: warning that words would turn into actions. Following the incident,
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  Speaker 1: a Jewish security watchdog, the Community Security Initiative, is urging
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  Speaker 1: the NYPD to implement advanced detection technologies like data mining
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  Speaker 1: and crime cluster mapping to preempt hate crimes. CSI CEO
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  Speaker 1: Mitchel Silber told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that preventing such
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  Speaker 1: incidents involves balancing openness with security. In Sri Lanka, a
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  Speaker 1: newly opened hobbad house in Herektia was targeted with violent
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  Speaker 1: attacks and antisemitic harassment over Shabus testers through firecrackers and stones,
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  Speaker 1: shattering windows, trapping the Schlutchem and Israeli tourists inside until
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  Speaker 1: police intervened. Rabbi Yasi Gabbi described the situation as extremely frightening,
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  Speaker 1: noting the protests appeared organized and funded. Israeli m k
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  Speaker 1: Avi Mao's appealed to the Foreign Minister for urgent intervention
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  Speaker 1: with Sri Lankan authorities. Seven Jewish individuals from France reported
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  Speaker 1: being attacked for approximately forty minutes in Barcelona, Spain, facing
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic slurs such as baby killers, Jews are not welcome here.
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  Speaker 1: In Alexandria, Virginia, a brow salon owner refused service to
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli American client after learning of her background, stating
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  Speaker 1: Israel does not exist and that the land was stolen
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  Speaker 1: by Jews. The owner framed the decision as a matter
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  Speaker 1: of principle against what she described as Israeli genocide. Jewish
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  Speaker 1: advocacy groups have amplified the footage, noting that Virginia law
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  Speaker 1: prohibits discrimination in public accommodateations based on national origin. This
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  Speaker 1: incident highlights a trend where the line between criticizing Israeli
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  Speaker 1: government policy and targeting Jewish or Israeli individuals is blurring.
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  Speaker 1: In New York City, opponents of a housing redevelopment project
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  Speaker 1: in Chelsea are distributing fliers described as antisemitic, racist, and homophobic.
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  Speaker 1: These posters use slurs and conspiracy theories referring to foreign wealth,
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  Speaker 1: dirty Zionist money, and Phtalmudists, and have been called a
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  Speaker 1: SOS Nyccha Holocaust battle. A spokesman from Mayor Zorin Mamdani
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  Speaker 1: condemned the flyers as vile and stated such bigotry has
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  Speaker 1: no place in the city's discourse. An ADL report indicates
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  Speaker 1: that professors are pushing anti Israel bias and antisemitism in
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  Speaker 1: university classrooms, leading to fears among Jewish and Israeli college
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  Speaker 1: students returning to campus. Finally, an antisemitic advertisement attacking Republican
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  Speaker 1: challenger Randy Fine has emerged, reportedly promoting Hitler's opinions ahead
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  Speaker 1: of an election. I'm Rachel Adler. Thank you for joining
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  Speaker 1: me on Antisemitism Watch. This report was generated with AI
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  Speaker 1: primary sources.