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Antisemitism Watch - September 27, 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 serious allegations from Belgium. According to Belgian intelligence, attacks
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  Speaker 1: on Jewish sites in Liege and Antwerp have been attributed
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  Speaker 1: to Tehran. Reports indicate a main suspect in an Iranian-run
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  Speaker 1: network was recently arrested in Turkey, highlighting the threat Tehran
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  Speaker 1: poses to Europe, according to reporting reviewed for this episode.
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  Speaker 1: This development points to potential state-sponsored actions targeting Jewish communities.
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  Speaker 1: In domestic news, masked participants carrying black flags with white
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  Speaker 1: swastikas marched through downtown Springfield, Ohio, on a Saturday afternoon,
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  Speaker 1: according to a 2 News viewer. The group is identified
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  Speaker 1: as being associated with the Blood Tribe, which the city
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  Speaker 1: of Springfield previously sued for threats and intimidation, according to reporting.
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  Speaker 1: The Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism notes that the Blood
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  Speaker 1: Tribe promotes a white ethnostate, according to reporting reviewed for
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  Speaker 1: this episode. Marjorie Wentworth, a spokesperson for the faith-based immigration
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  Speaker 1: support organization G92, stated that racist hatred is alive and well,
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  Speaker 1: describing the display as a cowardly and cruel act. On campus,
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  Speaker 1: Duquesne University faces a federal civil rights charge. The Louis D.
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  Speaker 1: Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced it filed
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  Speaker 1: a complaint with the U.S., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on
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  Speaker 1: behalf of Dr. Alex Kranjic, an associate professor. The complaint
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  Speaker 1: alleges ongoing anti-Semitic harassment, a hostile work environment, and severe
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  Speaker 1: professional retaliation. According to the filing, hostility intensified after October 7,
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  Speaker 1: with reports of departmental communications and graduate student social media
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  Speaker 1: activity invoking anti-Jewish stereotypes and excusing violence against Israelis. The
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  Speaker 1: complaint details how university administrators allegedly dismissed Dr. Kranjek's concerns.
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  Speaker 1: with Human Resources advising that reported events did not meet
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  Speaker 1: the threshold for a hostile work environment, according to the filing.
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  Speaker 1: The filing also outlines alleged retaliation against Dr. Kranjek, including
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  Speaker 1: being removed from a Jewish graduate student's exam committee and
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  Speaker 1: the creation of an alternative course section to allow students
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  Speaker 1: to avoid his class. This case raises significant questions about
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  Speaker 1: institutional accountability for antisemitism. Turning to institutional responses, the Royal
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  Speaker 1: Commission into the Bondi terror attack is reportedly facing criticism.
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  Speaker 1: Investigators are accused of being reluctant to seriously investigate radical
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  Speaker 1: Islamic antisemitism, with some calling it the elephant in the
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  Speaker 1: room that is being ignored, according to reporting reviewed for
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  Speaker 1: this episode. This highlights concerns about whether all avenues of
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  Speaker 1: extremist motivation are being adequately explored by official inquiries. In
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  Speaker 1: Germany … A city council decision has sparked concern over
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  Speaker 1: Holocaust remembrance. According to JTA, the city council of Heidenau
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  Speaker 1: voted to ban stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims, citing
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  Speaker 1: them as disrespectful and proposing an alternative location. This motion
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  Speaker 1: was sponsored by the Center-Right Christian Democratic Union and the
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  Speaker 1: Far-Right Alternative for Germany Party. Holocaust survivor and leader of
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  Speaker 1: the Jewish community of Munich, Charlotte Noblock, described the move
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  Speaker 1: as a transparent maneuver by the extremists of the AFD,
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  Speaker 1: aimed at suppressing Germany's remembrance culture, JTA reported. The AFD
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  Speaker 1: has a history of challenging the nation's Holocaust remembrance efforts. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: in the debate surrounding criticism of Israel, Irish Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Michiel Martin has rejected claims that his country's sharp criticism
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  Speaker 1: of Israel's conduct in Gaza amounts to antisemitism, according to reports.
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  Speaker 1: Reports indicate this statement comes amidst tensions surrounding a politically
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  Speaker 1: charged soccer match between Israel and Ireland, where the Irish
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  Speaker 1: national team players held a last-minute vote over whether to
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  Speaker 1: boycott the game, with one player reportedly walking out in protest.
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  Speaker 1: This situation underscores the ongoing complex discourse surrounding Israeli policy
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  Speaker 1: and accusations of antisemitism. I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for
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