Antisemitism Watch - August 25, 2026, 01 PM Eastern

Antisemitism Watch: Toronto police are investigating a pro-Palestinian rally speaker accused of using extreme antisemitic rhetoric, including calls for the annihilation of Israelis and blood libels. The Palestinian Authority's official daily is also under scrutiny for falsely identifying a historical mosque arsonist as an 'extremist Jew.' Meanwhile, streamer Hasan Piker faces backlash for controversial remarks about Jewish Americans and Israel, leading to political distancing. On the policy front, the Dominican Republic has formally adopted the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, becoming the seventh Latin American nation to do so, a move hailed as historic.Sources:- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-906574- jenner.com: https://www.jenner.com/en/news-insights/client-alerts/back-to-school-what-to-watch-in-higher-education-for-the-2026-2027-academic-year- Algemeiner: https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/08/25/palestinian-authority-shares-antisemitic-libel-christian-who-burned-al-aqsa-was-an-extremist-jew/- newsmax.com: https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/hannah-einbinder-mark-ruffalo-paramount/2026/08/25/id/1267256/- cbsnews.com: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abdul-el-sayed-hasan-piker-remarks-jewish-americans/- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/el-sayed-pivots-away-from-hasan-piker-in-bid-to-appeal-to-michigan-centrists- breitbart.com: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/24/mamdanis-office-denounces-antisemitic-statement-brooklyn-democrat-leader/- news24.com: https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/most-unjust-judge-ive-ever-had-politician-attacks-judge-in-high-court-antisemitism-case-20260825-0706- jewishinsider.com: https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/jeffries-blasts-pikers-claims-that-american-jews-are-inciting-antisemitic-violence/- jewishpress.com: https://jewishpress.com/report-finds-tiktok-has-best-response-to-antisemitism-then-instagram-x/- Algemeiner: https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/08/25/the-haber-bargain-what-jewish-validators-of-antisemitic-hate-refuse-to-learn/- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-906456- enfoquejudio.es: https://enfoquejudio.es/republica-dominicana-adoptara-la-definicion-de-antisemitismo-de-la-ihra-y-contribuira-al-museo-judio-de-sosua/- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-906544- americanthinker.com: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/08/now-is-the-time-to-stand-against-antisemitism/- mynewsla.com: https://mynewsla.com/business/2026/08/25/california-seeks-dismissal-of-suit-alleging-antisemitism-in-states-schools/- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-906463Music 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