Antisemitism Watch - August 11, 2026, 05 AM Eastern

This episode of Antisemitism Watch examines the escalating global climate for Jewish communities, beginning with the grim statistic that 2025 was the deadliest year for Diaspora Jews in three decades, with antisemitic incidents up 137% since 2021. We report on the controversy surrounding New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose rhetoric has been compared to Nazi Germany by the Israeli Consul General, and who faced confrontation from rabbis concerned about his anti-Israel statements fueling insecurity and antisemitism. The program also covers a physical hate crime: U.S. Congressman Randy Fine's campaign sign vandalized with a swastika in Florida. Additionally, we detail widespread antisemitism on Canadian university campuses, where 95% of Jewish students have witnessed or experienced incidents, and explore broader trends including youth radicalization in Australia and the significant security burdens on Jewish schools in the UK.Sources:- clickorlando.com: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/08/10/i-saw-what-germany-looked-like-in-1933-florida-congressman-reports-swastika-on-campaign-sign/- haaretz.com: https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2026-08-09/ty-article/.premium/nearly-all-canadian-jewish-university-students-faced-antisemitism-survey-finds/0000019f-e6fa-dfd7-a19f-e7fea8850000- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/haverford-admits-its-antisemitism-problem-af3bcd53- msutoday.msu.edu: https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2026/08/faculty-voice-amy-simon- commentary.org: https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/jewish-students-regain-free-speech-rights-at-haverford/- cair.com: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-philadelphia-says-haverford-college-settlement-threatens-free-speech-by-falsely-conflating-criticism-of-zionism-with-antisemitism/- americanthinker.com: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/08/these-radicals-must-be-soundly-defeated/- newsweek.com: https://www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamdani-rebuked-by-israeli-diplomat-for-using-same-words-as-nazis-12294886- blogs.timesofisrael.com: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-torah-response-to-el-sayed-hamawy-and-mamdani/- transcripts.cnn.com: https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cg/date/2026-08-10/segment/02- vinnews.com: https://vinnews.com/2026/08/10/private-meeting-with-rabbis-puts-mamdani-on-notice-over-israel-rhetoric/- i24news.tv: https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/artc-mamdani-s-wife-will-fly-to-syria-and-lebanon-accompanied-by-new-york-police-officers- nypost.com: https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/opinion/mamdanis-public-schools-priorities-more-wokery-dont-worry-about-the-illiteracy/- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/antisemitism-royal-commission-children-extremism-material-online/107023572- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/nyregion/mamdani-rabbis-meeting.html- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-905045- israj.media-j.com: https://israj.media-j.com/article/67028/des-rabbins-new-yorkais-appellent-mamdani-a-cesser-dattaquer-israel- israelnationalnews.com: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/431537- youtube.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJZb8VcjiLc- concordbridge.org: https://concordbridge.org/index.php/2026/08/10/gauging-bigotry-panels-early-steps-toward-an-incident-tracking-system/- afr.com: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/i-fought-for-an-antisemitism-royal-commission-it-cannot-spare-labor-20260811-p60n7w- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/bondi-antisemitism-social-cohesion-royal-commission-frydenberg/107016820- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98vm1n64ljo- inss.org.il: https://www.inss.org.il/social_media/seven-countries-one-antisemitism/- cbsnews.com: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/feds-offer-acknowledgement-about-violence-against-jewish-students-on-brooklyn-bridge-in-1994/Music Attribution:Intro: Intro: Music by https://pixabay.com/users/dariocoiro-54756271/ Dario Coiro from PixabayOutro: Outro: Music by...