Antisemitism Watch - August 27, 2026, 09 PM Eastern

On Antisemitism Watch, Rachel Adler reports on a significant antisemitic threat in France, where a man was arrested for threatening a Jewish couple and invoking Holocaust denial. We cover rising concerns in U.S. politics, with Michigan AG Dana Nessel warning Democratic rhetoric risks rationalizing violence and actor Mark Ruffalo facing accusations of antisemitism. The episode also details a DOJ appeal to revive its antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University, a new ADL report on discrimination against Jewish educators in teachers' unions, and a Brandeis study on nuanced campus views about Israel and "genocide" claims. Plus, charges for Holocaust denial in Poland, and community efforts for accountability in New York.Sources:- worldisraelnews.com: https://worldisraelnews.com/irish-man-arrested-in-france-for-threatening-jewish-couple-supporting-nazi-holocaust/- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-york-antisemitism-and-the-fear-of-hatred-d4595fda- independent.ie: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-man-charged-in-france-over-anti-semitism-hitler-comments-and-threats-to-put-a-bullet-in-womans-head/a/160623428.html- timesofisrael.com: https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-at-us-teachers-unions-subject-to-discrimination-forced-to-self-censor-report/- forward.com: https://forward.com/news/847115/brandeis-survey-college-students-israel-palestine/- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/politics/trump-administration-harvard-antisemitism-lawsuit-appeal.html- Algemeiner: https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/08/27/michigan-ag-dana-nessel-suggests-el-sayed-making-excuses-terrorism-warns-antisemitism-democratic-party/- foxnews.com: https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-ruffalo-accused-antisemitism-hollywood-insiders-paramount-merger-remarks- dailywire.com: https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-ag-warns-el-sayed-is-making-excuses-for-domestic-terrorism- nypost.com: https://nypost.com/2026/08/27/us-news/jon-ossoff-calls-out-hasan-pikers-antisemitic-tropes-and-remarks-on-the-mainstream-media/- jewishinsider.com: https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/alternative-for-germany-party-antisemitism-american-jewish-committee-report/- abcstlouis.com: https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/former-staffer-for-georgia-rep-mike-collins-accused-of-posting-antisemiti-images-report-kkk-nazi-swastika-ku-klux-klan-robes-antisemitic-republicans-democrats-politics-senate-seats-president-donald-trump-preston-parra-jon-ossoff- wpde.com: https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/former-staffer-for-georgia-rep-mike-collins-accused-of-posting-antisemiti-images-report-kkk-nazi-swastika-ku-klux-klan-robes-antisemitic-republicans-democrats-politics-senate-seats-president-donald-trump-preston-parra-jon-ossoff- jewishpress.com: https://jewishpress.com/gottheimer-presses-house-leaders-on-bipartisan-measure-condemning-antisemitism-in-both-parties/- thecrimson.com: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/8/28/doj-harvard-antisemitism-appeal/- i24news.tv: https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/artc-adl-study-jewish-teachers-report-widespread-antisemitism-self-censorship-in-us-unions- Algemeiner: https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/08/27/polish-far-right-lawmaker-charged-denying-nazi-crimes-auschwitz-gas-chamber-claims/- clevelandjewishnews.com: https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/we-re-watching-says-group-that-attends-nyc-court-cases-about-jew-hatred/article_a3e35633-912c-54c2-b5d5-322ed627815c.html- hotair.com: https://hotair.com/mark-judge/2026/08/27/jews-literacy-and-american-freedom-n3818418Music 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