Antisemitism Watch - September 2, 2026, 09 PM Eastern

This episode of Antisemitism Watch covers alarming incidents in Orlando, Florida, where a kickboxing event featuring Neo-Nazi symbols and antisemitic slurs drew condemnation from city and state officials. We also report on a California man ordered to stand trial for threatening a Jewish community center, who has a prior record of antisemitic threats. In politics, Senator JD Vance faces criticism for his defense of Tucker Carlson and promotion of conspiracy theories. Plus, Haverford College will implement new antisemitism prevention courses following a federal settlement, and a federal judge dismisses a lawsuit against a Jewish couple for comments on an attorney's anti-Israel posts.Sources:- floridapolitics.com: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/818322-nazi-salutes-flags-at-kia-center-cause-disturbance-in-orlando/- ktla.com: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/south-bay-man-accused-of-threatening-to-shoot-up-jewish-community-center/- dailybreeze.com: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2026/09/02/lomita-man-who-allegedly-threatened-redondo-beach-jewish-center-to-stand-trial/- jta.org: https://www.jta.org/2026/09/02/ny/upstate-rabbi-arrested-in-police-sting- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/mma-florida-antisemitic-comments-paul-miller-ben-azoulay- algemeiner.com: https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/09/02/center-combating-antisemitism-train-haverford-college-awareness-recognition-hatred-that-mutates/- facebook.com: https://www.facebook.com/700club/videos/jewish-students-should-never-be-afraid-to-walk-through-the-halls-of-their-own-sc/933838913097910/- nypost.com: https://nypost.com/2026/09/02/opinion/jd-vance-cant-outrun-his-tucker-carlson-problem/- timesofisrael.com: https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-hollywood-creatives-defend-mark-ruffalo-after-accusations-of-antisemitism/- jewishpress.com: https://jewishpress.com/vance-makes-pitch-to-jewish-republicans-at-closed-door-las-vegas-gathering/- jewishrhody.com: https://www.jewishrhody.com/stories/mamdani-visits-borough-park-ahead-of-rosh-hashanah-woman-confronts-him,172823- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/style/john-galliano-met-exhibition-cancel-anna-wintour.html- vinnews.com: https://vinnews.com/2026/09/02/jewish-woman-removed-after-trying-to-confront-mamdani-at-borough-park-store/- combatantisemitism.org: https://combatantisemitism.org/cam-news/more-than-80-new-york-law-enforcement-officers-trained-to-combat-antisemitism-at-cam-forum-in-orange-county/- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-907043Music 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