Antisemitism Watch - September 4, 2026, 05 AM Eastern

On Antisemitism Watch, we report on the US House of Representatives passing the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, a bill that would cut federal funding to universities boycotting Israel. We also cover Australian novelist Richard Flanagan's controversial claim that the Bondi Beach terrorist attack was not antisemitic, and US Vice President JD Vance's refusal to disavow his friend Tucker Carlson. Analysis of a letter defending Mark Ruffalo suggests it inadvertently employed antisemitic tropes, while antisemitic incidents rise in Spain. Plus, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on the escalating fight against antisemitism.Sources:- facebook.com: https://www.facebook.com/KATVChannel7/posts/some-local-jewish-leaders-have-blamed-mamdanis-rhetoric-against-israel-including/1575456091276782/- israelnationalnews.com: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432704- dailyevergreen.com: https://dailyevergreen.com/198537/uncategorized/baumgartner-aims-to-push-out-woke-stuff-from-higher-education/- organiser.org: https://organiser.org/2026/09/04/378694/world/australia-leftist-novelist-dismisses-bondi-beach-islamist-massacre-as-anti-semitic-attack-blames-israel-lobby/- newsweek.com: https://www.newsweek.com/mark-ruffalo-defense-antisemitic-trope-12401554- themedialine.org: https://themedialine.org/headlines/us-house-passes-bill-to-cut-funding-to-universities-boycotting-israel/- presstv.co.uk: https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/09/03/775623/US-House-passes-bill-to-punish-universities-over-Israel-boycotts- youtube.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krd2C1CSVsc- insidehighered.com: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/09/04/house-passes-bill-blocking-aid-colleges-boycott-israel- Times of Israel (Telegram): https://t.me/TheTimesOfIsrael2022/9024- thej.ca: https://thej.ca/2026/09/04/antisemitic-incidents-in-spain-rise-14-5-as-jewish-groups-warn-hatred-is-becoming-normalized/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