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Trump Attacks Jewish Voters · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. We're also
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  Speaker 1: launching Antisemitism Watch, Mid-Atlantic, providing focused coverage from New York,
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  Speaker 1: New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia region. You can find
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  Speaker 1: us at clockworkmedia.org slash ma today. We're tracking escalating physical assaults,
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  Speaker 1: hateful rhetoric from political figures, and institutional accountability. In New
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  Speaker 1: York City, police have arrested Anna Mokalova, a 32-year-old Brooklyn woman.
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  Speaker 1: charged with two aggravated assaults motivated by hate against Jewish
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  Speaker 1: men in Manhattan. According to court documents reported by I4
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  Speaker 1: News TV and PIX11, the assaults occurred on October 21.
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  Speaker 1: In one instance, Mokolova allegedly cornered a man dressed in
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  Speaker 1: traditional Hasidic Jewish attire and inflicted a wound. Minutes later,
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  Speaker 1: she reportedly attacked a second man wearing a kippah, causing
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  Speaker 1: sharp pain and allegedly threatening him in Russian, saying, Leave here.
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  Speaker 1: I have a weapon, I'll shoot you, as detailed by
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  Speaker 1: I4 News TV. These arrests come as New York City
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  Speaker 1: Police Department statistics show hate crimes have risen nearly 13%
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  Speaker 1: in 2026, with antisemitic acts accounting for over 52.9% of
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  Speaker 1: these incidents, according to I4 News TV. Meanwhile, in Berlin,
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  Speaker 1: police are investigating a suspected antisemitic attack. As reported by
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  Speaker 1: Cleveland Jewish News and Columbus Jewish News, A 60-year-old Jewish
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  Speaker 1: man was assaulted in a Berlin park on Saturday. According
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  Speaker 1: to a Berlin police statement cited in the reports, the
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  Speaker 1: suspect confirmed the victim was Jewish before cursing him and
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  Speaker 1: physically assaulting him, causing minor facial injuries. The state security
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  Speaker 1: division has taken over the investigation. These reports also note
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  Speaker 1: a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Germany. And in Queens,
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  Speaker 1: New York, Dawood Faisal faces manslaughter charges in the death
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  Speaker 1: of 71-year-old Kara Trager. alongside additional hate crime charges for
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  Speaker 1: allegedly vandalizing a Jewish-owned kosher shop twice. Prosecutors, as reported
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  Speaker 1: by Organize.org, state the business, bagels and co., was targeted
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  Speaker 1: because it was Jewish-owned and displayed Israeli flags, with the
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  Speaker 1: vandalism occurring days before the fatal hit-and-run incident. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: the political arena, former President Donald Trump made remarks at
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  Speaker 1: a rally in Michigan targeting Jewish voters. According to JTA
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  Speaker 1: and The Age, Trump stated, Any Jewish person that supports
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  Speaker 1: this guy should be ashamed of themselves, referring to Abdel El-Sayed,
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  Speaker 1: the Democratic nominee for Michigan's Senate seat, who has been
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  Speaker 1: critical of Israel. Trump added, You should never speak to
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  Speaker 1: them again. Trump has previously accused Jewish voters who support
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  Speaker 1: Democrats of being disloyal. In international diplomacy, U.S. Ambassador to
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  Speaker 1: France Charles Kushner has drawn criticism for his outspoken approach.
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  Speaker 1: The New Yorker reports that shortly after arriving in France
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  Speaker 1: in summer 2025, Kushner published an open letter accusing President
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  Speaker 1: Macron of allowing France to become a bastion of antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: When summoned by the French foreign minister, Jean-Niel Barrett, Kushner
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  Speaker 1: reportedly ignored the request, leading to further diplomatic censure. In
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  Speaker 1: campaign rhetoric, the Daily Independent reports on controversy surrounding potential
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic posts linked to a candidate. John Ossoff called Mike
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  Speaker 1: Collins a bigot and invoked Nazi imagery over his office's staffing,
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  Speaker 1: amid discussions of anti-Semitic posts by individuals connected to Collins,
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  Speaker 1: who has since condemned racism and anti-Semitism. On the online front,
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  Speaker 1: Cleveland Jewish News reports detail anti-Semitic content appearing on the
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  Speaker 1: social media account of John Gillick, former head of consumer
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  Speaker 1: marketing and sponsorship at AIG Ireland. Posts described Israel and
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  Speaker 1: Jews with terms like human scum, filthy dogs, traitors and
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  Speaker 1: land thieves, and murdering Jew war criminals. Gillick claimed his
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  Speaker 1: account had been hacked, and AIG has since parted ways
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  Speaker 1: with him, with a police investigation ongoing. Regarding campus environments,
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  Speaker 1: a statistic circulating on social media indicates that 60% of
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  Speaker 1: Jewish students have experienced antisemitism and discrimination in the classroom.
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  Speaker 1: highlighting ongoing challenges within educational settings. Amidst these broader trends,
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  Speaker 1: a piece in the NY Daily News explores internal debates
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  Speaker 1: within Jewish New York concerning Zionism and identity, especially in
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  Speaker 1: light of international criticism of Israel. The author expresses unease
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  Speaker 1: over Free Palestine signs and discusses the impact of equating
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  Speaker 1: anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism by organizations like the ADL. noting the
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  Speaker 1: complex discourse surrounding Israel and Jewish identity. In terms of
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  Speaker 1: institutional response and accountability, the BBC has paid £ 400, 000 to
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  Speaker 1: former commissioning editor Lucy Kahn. As reported by Deadline.com, Jewish
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  Speaker 1: News and Yahoo.com, Kahn alleged she was victimised by antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: and bullying after the October 7 attacks, including being told
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  Speaker 1: Zionists like her were evil. While an internal BBC investigation
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  Speaker 1: reportedly did not uphold her complaint, the payout marks a
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  Speaker 1: significant settlement for anti-Semitism claims against the broadcaster. A BBC
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  Speaker 1: spokesperson stated that anti-Semitism in any form is not tolerated
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  Speaker 1: and allegations are taken seriously. On a policy front, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed Peru's adoption of the International
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  Speaker 1: Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism, calling the decision, historic,
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  Speaker 1: in strengthening the global fight against antisemitism, according to Cleveland
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  Speaker 1: Jewish News and JNS.org. I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for
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