Antisemitism Watch - August 12, 2026, 09 AM Eastern

On Antisemitism Watch, host Rachel Adler reports on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani facing sharp criticism from prominent rabbis, including Avi Weiss, for his rhetoric on Israel, with concerns raised about his language contributing to a hostile environment for local Jews. The episode also covers alarming new ADL reports detailing how antisemitism has permeated U.S. college classrooms and curricula, with faculty accused of promoting pro-terrorism narratives and targeting Jewish students. Finally, we examine the convergence of hate ideologies with a neo-Nazi incident against Jewish youth in Bulgaria, alongside stark statistics on the disproportionate targeting of Jews in religion-based hate crimes in Massachusetts.Sources:- jewishtimes.com: https://www.jewishtimes.com/the-antisemites-are-converging-and-jews-will-not-be-fooled/- jns.org: https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/jews-4-of-massachusetts-residents-targeted-in-83-3-of-commonwealths-religion-bias-hate-crimes-in-2025- ynetnews.com: https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/sy7fpcylmx- jewishinsider.com: https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/adl-reports-find-professors-pushing-anti-israel-bias-antisemitism-in-university-classrooms/- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-905244- Times of Israel (Telegram): https://t.me/TheTimesOfIsrael2022/8801- mycharisma.com: https://mycharisma.com/news/10-rabbis-confront-mamdani-over-his-role-in-fanning-flames-of-anti-semitism/- jns.org: https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/ive-always-condemned-antisemitism-deputy-dem-leader-of-ny-state-assembly-says-after-new-york-post-mentions-him-in-story-on-jew-hatred- blogs.timesofisrael.com: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-love-means-speaking-out/- jewishinsider.com: https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/daily-kickoff-curding-dsas-enthusiasm/- nypost.com: https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/opinion/michael-goodwin-ny-times-hypocritical-islamophobia-take-glides-over-violent-antisemitism-embraced-by-dems/Music Attribution:Intro: Intro: Music by https://pixabay.com/users/dariocoiro-54756271/ Dario Coiro from PixabayOutro: Outro: Music by https://pixabay.com/users/muzaproduction-24990238/ Aleksandr Karabanov from Pixabay