Antisemitism Watch - August 16, 2026, 05 PM Eastern

On this episode of Antisemitism Watch, we report on a violent antisemitic attack at Manhattan's Central Synagogue, with charges filed against the suspect. We examine disturbing rhetoric in a Florida congressional campaign that employs Nazi tropes and explore the legal outcome of a hate crime on DePaul University's campus. Plus, a look at imported hatred and intimidation in Canada and institutional controversies involving the Muslim Association of Canada and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Sources:- nbcnewyork.com: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mayor-mamdani-condemns-antisemitism-after-synagogue-assault/6537333/?amp- tristatehomepage.com: https://www.tristatehomepage.com/u-s-news/ap-u-s-news/ap-hate-crime-charges-filed-in-manhattan-synagogue-attack/- timesofisrael.com: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/nyc-synagogue-assailant-calls-jews-swine-victim-vows-we-will-continue-to-sing/- abc7amarillo.com: https://abc7amarillo.com/news/nation-world/suspect-46-spits-at-and-headbutts-security-guard-during-service-at-ny-synagogue-police-hate-crime-criminal-mischief-shabbat-jewish-day-of-rest-spitting-hitting-attacking-assault-assaulting-religion-house-of-worship-tisch-mamdani-hochul-true-crime- amny.com: https://www.amny.com/news/central-synagogue-attack-hate-crime-charges/- washingtonexaminer.com: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4688995/hate-crime-charges-manhattan-synagogue-attack/- khq.com: https://www.khq.com/news/syndicated/hate-crime-charges-filed-after-man-disrupts-nyc-synagogue-shabbat-service/article_686e7f94-cc26-447c-9a67-1b3cbf57d5b0.html- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-905638- hotair.com: https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/08/16/out-in-the-open-antisemites-not-even-trying-to-hide-it-anymore-n3818048- jewishinsider.com: https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/randy-fine-dan-bilzerian-pro-hitler-antisemitic-messaging-ai-video/- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-905706- legalinsurrection.com: https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/08/mamdani-comes-under-fire-after-man-storms-nyc-synagogue-punches-woman-in-the-face/- washingtonpost.com: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/16/trump-harvard-loss-court-could-be-long-range-win/- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/bondi-antisemitism-social-cohesion-royal-commission-block-9/107025136- theaustralian.com.au: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/forensic-inquiry-or-tokenistic-will-royal-commission-deliver-solutions-to-antisemitism-crisis/news-story/5357c7e0fded9e1489eccc1d780343a0- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-905691- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-905642- baltimoresun.com: https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/08/16/ron-agam-fashion-antisemitism/- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-905649- nationalpost.com: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/noah-shack-christie-pits-a-reminder-that-fighting-extremism-falls-on-all-of-us- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-905626Music 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