fbi regarding anti—semitism in the west. i fbi regarding anti-semitism in the west. ., fbi regarding anti-semitism in thewest. ., ,, fbi regarding anti-semitism in thewest. ., , the west. i would say this is a threat that — the west. i would say this is a threat that is _ the west. i would say this is a threat that is reaching - threat that is reaching historic levels stop meanwhile, the white house settled international strategy to combat infant and slimy phobias. combat infant and slimy phobias-_ combat infant and slimy hobias. , ., , phobias. the lives of dues beinu phobias. the lives of dues being affected _ phobias. the lives of dues being affected as - phobias. the lives of dues being affected as a - phobias. the lives of dues| being affected as a number phobias. the lives of dues - being affected as a number of hate incidents spike. thanks forjoining me next week marks a month since thomas carried out his attack in israel, in response the countries military has been targeting gaza to root out new or, named a terrorist group by several western countries. cases of anti—semitism and islamic phobia have risen since

this. tonight, we are taking incidents in the us that have taken positions here in the us. cornell university in new york cancel classes on friday that it says in the wake of extraordinary stress caused by a series of anti—semitic stress posted to an online board early this week. over the weekend, post using slurs and threatening a mass shooting appeared online. a suspect has been detained and the department ofjustice says he could base five years in prison. addressing a senate committee, the head of the fbi, give this assessment of anti—semitism in the us. we anti-semitism in the us. we assess that _ anti-semitism in the us. we assess that the _ anti—semitism in the us. - assess that the acceptance of hamas and its allies will serve as an input inspiration the likes we haven't seen since isis launched its so—called caliphate years ago, and just the past few weeks, multiple

foreign terror organisations of clover attacks against americans in the west. let's take a look _ americans in the west. let's take a look at _ americans in the west. let's take a look at numbers. - take a look at numbers. anti—semitic attacks in the us rose by 400% in the two weeks since the war broke out, that's according to the anti—defamation league. the advocacy group says 312 anti—semitic incidents were reported from october seven to october 23, reported from october seven to october23, including reported from october seven to october 23, including reports of harassment, vandalism and assault. 190 were links to a war between israel and hamas, during the same year last year the idiot reported 64 anti—semitic incidents in the us, four of which were links to israel. at school i've to a jewish campaigner, he is also the founder of the instagram account dues or of new york. you've been hearing some of the statistics are on anti—semitism, as a jewish american living in new york city, how does it feel to you right now?—

city, how does it feel to you right now? hi, thank you for havin: right now? hi, thank you for having me — right now? hi, thank you for having me and _ right now? hi, thank you for having me and raising - right now? hi, thank you for having me and raising this i right now? hi, thank you for i having me and raising this very disturbing, disturbing fact. how does it feel? it feels awful, i get text messages from eightjewish friends emma managing this community, we reach millions of people and have lots of followers and we literally cannot even keep up with the amount of hate, with the amount of vandalism, with the amount of vandalism, with the amount ofjewish related anti—semitic attacks, it is heartbreaking, the dues do not feel safe. that is what is happening. what you are mentioning is that taken place on the ground mentioning is that taken place on the groun— mentioning is that taken place on the ground happening in the ci ou on the ground happening in the city you live — on the ground happening in the city you live in. _ on the ground happening in the city you live in. ? _ on the ground happening in the city you live in. ? absolutely, l city you live in. ? absolutely, everywhere. _ city you live in. ? absolutely, everywhere, in _ city you live in. ? absolutely, everywhere, in new- city you live in. ? absolutely, everywhere, in new york - city you live in. ? absolutely, everywhere, in new york is i city you live in. ? absolutely, l everywhere, in new york isjust everywhere, in new york is just one city in america but throughout the country we are seeing an insane increase in jewish hate. it is devastating.

the phenomena we are seeing in universities is unprecedented, we are definitely shocked by this hate. we are seeing the dues taken down there symbols from their doorway so because they don't want to be identified as dues, we see them hiding there at star of david which they normally wear, so it feels not good and definitely terrifying, but the truth of the matter is what anti—semites know is the more they show hate the more united we are the more together become and the more proud of being jewish we become, so it would not make us called back to any dark places in our dark history, we have been through hate, we have lived through hate. this point

of time in new york city and the world reminds us all of a very traumatic history and when we are talking among ourselves if he is like that dark time in history where there's just so much jewish hate history where there's just so muchjewish hate happening and so little people coming out and speaking against it and we will not be silent about it that will never happen. how have you seen the jewish will never happen. how have you seen thejewish community seen the jewish community speaking seen thejewish community speaking out and you run an account , ., ., , account with several thousands of peeple. _ account with several thousands of peeple. you _ account with several thousands of people, you mentioned - account with several thousands j of people, you mentioned dues won't be silent. how do you see people standing up to anti—semitism? people standing up to anti-semitism? �* , ., , people standing up to anti-semitism? �*, ., , ., anti-semitism? there's lots of wa s in anti-semitism? there's lots of ways in which _ anti-semitism? there's lots of ways in which this _ anti-semitism? there's lots of ways in which this should - ways in which this should happen and this is happening, obviously within the jewish community that is what we expect and what we are doing starting up from speaking up on social media to tenant

universities that we no longer agree for them to be complicit in this violence and hatred towards dues and taking the actions necessary to ensure the support and make sure their jewish students are safe in another way is also by documenting the events proving this is happening, as you mentioned onjews of new york a page i founded, ifound it years ago and it was a focus on culture and the bruce beautiful site of the jewish culture and the bruce beautiful site of thejewish community in new york. unfortunately, the platform is [ending itself to battling jewish eight, because thatis battling jewish eight, because that is an example of what jewish people should be doing. our allies are our most important people. we support so many communities and minorities and it's time for them to show up. the part of solving this

and showing the world this is happening is onjews of new york, we get instagram direct messages from ourfather york, we get instagram direct messages from our father and we're getting hundreds of videos every single day documented jewish attacks, documented jewish attacks, documented jewish attacks, documented jewish eight to be honest we are getting so much of it that we are not able to posted but we are forcing what we can manage and a lot of our allies and jews are showing the world what we are facing. thank ou, the world what we are facing. thank you, the founder _ world what we are facing. thank you, the founder of _ world what we are facing. thank you, the founder of the - world what we are facing. thank you, the founder of the jews - world what we are facing. thank you, the founder of the jews of | you, the founder of the jews of new york account. fears also going on amongst the muslim community. the biden administration unveiled its national strategy to combat is in the form in the west. according to the white house, resident biden�*s structure the

will, try to protect muslims and those who are perceived muslim. the white house also criticised a barbaric killing of a six—year—old palestinian boy. thank you for being here on bbc news, this week president biden unveiling those plans to develop a national strategy to combat islamic phobia, what do you make of what she announced? normally it would be welcome _ what she announced? normally it would be welcome news - would be welcome news especially in this climate with the uptick in islamist phobia coming to our attention. we want to mention it is an concurrent conjunction with the demands from all muslim american organisations calling for a cease—fire in gaza

compounding the bigotry and harassment we see in our communities the president is calling for humanitarian pause mum but you want something more. ~ , ,., y mum but you want something more. ~ , ,., , , more. absolutely, we believe the cease-fire _ more. absolutely, we believe the cease-fire is _ more. absolutely, we believe the cease-fire is a _ more. absolutely, we believe the cease-fire is a number. more. absolutely, we believe l the cease-fire is a number one the cease—fire is a number one demand for muslim american communities. we demand for muslim american communities.— communities. we want to reassess _ communities. we want to reassess the _ communities. we want to reassess the funding - communities. we want to reassess the funding of l communities. we want to i reassess the funding of the genocide that is going on in gaza, the fact that billions of our tax dollars are aiding the human rights violations that the are occurring, over 4000 babies have been murdered, targeting of hospitals and ambulances, it is being funded ijy ambulances, it is being funded by our tax dollars and unconscionable. the dehumanisation of balanced indians and arabs and muslims is something we urge the biden administration to take seriously as he talks about a national strategy to tackle

islamic phobia 774 complaints of hate crimes against muslims in america from october seven to october 24. america from october seven to october 21n— october 24. the organisation also said this _ october 24. the organisation also said this is _ october 24. the organisation also said this is the - october 24. the organisation also said this is the largest i also said this is the largest number of complaints since december 2015, and nearly triple the number of complaints received during the same period last year since 2022. earlier i was joined last year since 2022. earlier i wasjoined by last year since 2022. earlier i was joined by two last year since 2022. earlier i wasjoined by two men, directors of technology at the american university here in washington, dc, has seen is been on the sivan and of islamic phobia. was seen, andrew, thank you for coming on the programme. if you wouldn't mind describing for us what happened and walk us through first of all what you found in your office on campus just a few days ago.

your office on campus 'ust a few days «at your office on campus 'ust a few days ago. that monday, i left my office _ few days ago. that monday, i left my office around - few days ago. that monday, i left my office around four- left my office around four p:m., when some did dinner, the whole of bedtime routine and i realised iforgot whole of bedtime routine and i realised i forgot my laptop whole of bedtime routine and i realised iforgot my laptop in the office which was a problem because i was planning to work from home the next day. i figured i would hop back to work and get will grab it and work and get will grab it and work so i could start work the next morning. i drive back to my office and get there about 9pm on that monday and as soon as i open the door and turn the lights on and i see the note, didn't think much of it, it was folded, i'm used to people and colleagues leaving me notes. just random notes or birthday cards here and there, campus mail etc. so i didn't think much of it, i grabbed the piece of paper, walked to my desk and

sat down, and as soon as i opened itjust the old world went crazy to me for a second. my went crazy to me for a second. my heart started racing, and thought it was 86 joke and looked around to make sure no one was hiding in my office i don't know how or why that was my first reaction because maybe associated surreal thing to read. ~ ., ., ., read. would you mind what that and chair what _ read. would you mind what that and chair what the _ read. would you mind what that and chair what the letter - read. would you mind what that and chair what the letter said? i and chair what the letter said? it said go back where you came from you might be met with a missile and meet your relatives sooner, and it ended with" death to all palestinians". it was a death threat and i was not with the ticket any other way, shape orform and i roster my door and closed it and

knockedit my door and closed it and knocked it i scanned my office, i had a few places someone can potentially hide there. make sure no one was there, called the campus police bust up they did a greatjob and showed up within five minutes of me calling and i told him the story and they took my statement. and walked me back to my car and i drove home. i do not wish this on anyone, this should not happen but stop no one should ever read these things. no one should ever read these thins. �* , ., no one should ever read these thins. �* ,, ., ., things. andrew, you are a friend of— things. andrew, you are a friend of what _ things. andrew, you are a friend of what seemed - things. andrew, you are a| friend of what seemed and things. andrew, you are a - friend of what seemed and you are also a palestinian, after what seemed from that note, what seemed from that note, what was your reaction? he messaged _ what was your reaction? he messaged me _ what was your reaction? he messaged me and shared a photo of the _ messaged me and shared a photo of the note and as a long—time colleague _ of the note and as a long—time colleague and friend and neighbour i was pretty taken

aback — neighbour i was pretty taken aback i_ neighbour i was pretty taken aback. i guess my first reactions were maybe in some different— reactions were maybe in some different words with expletives i different words with expletives i said" — different words with expletives i said" it— different words with expletives i said" it was pretty messed up" — i said" it was pretty messed up"~ — i said" it was pretty messed up"~ i— i said" it was pretty messed up". i checked to see if he reported _ up". i checked to see if he reported it, and thought that you know a lot of times, lots of palestinians in the us expense a level of hate and oftentimes don't believe anyone will care, — oftentimes don't believe anyone will care, they might not reported. will care, they might not reported-— will care, they might not reorted. ., ., reported. how for safety you feel it wasim? _ reported. how for safety you feel it wasim? this - reported. how for safety you feel it wasim? this has - reported. how for safety you feel it wasim? this has not. feel it wasim? this has not been referred to the fbi? i cannot say i feel safe and have not been back to the campus or at my office since monday, i don't feel safe going back at all. andrew was the first person besides my wife that i called and told what happened, but i 100% do not feel safe going back to campus, especially because i do not

know what is happening, i have not heard details of the investigation that is allegedly taken place. 21 composition with the american university detective, that was on wednesday, two days after but not anything since.— wednesday, two days after but not anything since. andrew, you touch a bit _ not anything since. andrew, you touch a bit on _ not anything since. andrew, you touch a bit on your _ not anything since. andrew, you touch a bit on your experience i touch a bit on your experience as a palestinian in america, how concerned are you that what is taking place in gaza and israel is spilling over potentially notjust israel is spilling over potentially not just to your campus but other campuses across the us?— campus but other campuses across the us? and being open about being — across the us? and being open about being palestinian - across the us? and being open about being palestinian since i about being palestinian since my childhood both wasim and my family— my childhood both wasim and my family are — my childhood both wasim and my family are palestinian citizens of israel. _ family are palestinian citizens of israel, my mum generally warned _ of israel, my mum generally warned me to be careful and identified as palestinian which i identified as palestinian which i kind — identified as palestinian which i kind of— identified as palestinian which i kind of understood because, for example, in orange county california _ for example, in orange county

california in the 80s, one of our— california in the 80s, one of our extended relatives was actually _ our extended relatives was actually working for the anti—danish anti—discrimination community was assassinated with a male _ community was assassinated with a male bomb at his office. 50, that— a male bomb at his office. 50, that expense ship home i mum and my— that expense ship home i mum and my family spoke to me about being _ and my family spoke to me about being a _ and my family spoke to me about being a student in the united states — being a student in the united states i_ being a student in the united states. i am worried about what it means — states. i am worried about what it means for campuses in the united — it means for campuses in the united states. i think that an sight — united states. i think that an sight palestinian bigotry is not taken seriously on us campuses, i've been sent by and large _ campuses, i've been sent by and large on — campuses, i've been sent by and large on campuses across the country. _ large on campuses across the country. i— large on campuses across the country, i don't know if that's the case _ country, i don't know if that's the case that people understand the case that people understand the threat to palestinians. just — the threat to palestinians. just to— the threat to palestinians. just to give you the last word here, what is direction to thoughts about the safety and

the way you feel notjust on campus but what we have been seen, and the ramping up of intentions here as this conflict has been going on question mark i was born and raised in israel, i am a palestinian citizen, i have been denied jobsjust for palestinian citizen, i have been denied jobs just for being palestinian in imac, been denied interest. i5 palestinian in imac, been denied interest.- palestinian in imac, been denied interest. is not new to me that these _ denied interest. is not new to me that these things - denied interest. is not new to me that these things happen | denied interest. is not new to| me that these things happen it was one of the main reasons i am moved to the us back in 2011, in an attempt to come to that line of the free and chase the american dream and all of that stuff unfortunately after this death threat i feel that if freedom that i felt since moving to the us, this is my home, i mean moved it to the us and made it my home, i love this country, however back on that monday, i could no longer feel that freedom i had and i haven't really left my house,

and the not knowing is terrifying. how big is this right? does that was no where i live, does he know i have two kids that go to school. we kept my kids from going to school for two days straight until we decided that maybe we should still send them to school because we don't know the extent of that threat. we were scared and confused, terrified, ijust scared and confused, terrified, i just don't understand scared and confused, terrified, ijust don't understand why i was targeted. especially like andrew and other people on people who work palestinians, and you who's way more outspoken that i would ever be. if the joke with him outspoken that i would ever be. if thejoke with him and me that he's always out there and i am not, that he's always out there and iam not, which that he's always out there and i am not, which leads us to believe that whoever left this note in my office, simply targeting me for being a palestinian on campus. i don't see any other reason why it might happen. we

see any other reason why it might happen-— see any other reason why it might happen. see any other reason why it miahthauen.~ . might happen. we thank you both for sharin: might happen. we thank you both for sharing your _ might happen. we thank you both for sharing your experiences, - for sharing your experiences, both employees at american university here in washington dc. ., ~ ., university here in washington dc. ., ., ., , i spoke shortly to the prison of hi—fi in israel. thank you for speak with us, i know you haveit for speak with us, i know you have it diverse student body, in fact our own 40% of your students are arab. how has this war affected your campus? has war affected your campus? as most war affected your campus? is most israeli campuses, always are shut down right now, with the exception of labs for students on campus, the result being a large body of her students are called up for reserve duty, and is is also a dangerous place to be, quite frankly, right now. so, we wait a bit of time before we open

university campuses in israel. we speak to our students via zoom and social media, and i was sick this is the time of anguish and confusion and every now and again in time of anger as well. it's a difficult time, but by the time we get back, which i hope would be soon, there'll be lots of bending of fences that need to be done in the campus like ours.- the campus like ours. what do ou tell the campus like ours. what do you tell your— the campus like ours. what do you tell your students - the campus like ours. what do you tell your students when i you tell your students when you're on zoom with you? depends who you're talking to. with the arab students lots of confusion and they are frightened, they are not quite sure how this will affect them, and it's myjob to allay those fears and tell them we were the cop where we left, we left off at a time when we're done tremendously important work christian occlusive structure

within our society, and that's what we'll do when we come back for some among thejewish for some among the jewish students, for some among thejewish students, many have called been caught up and seen unspeakable atrocities, shattered psychologically, and all in all it's a tremendous mess. i hope we can pick up where we left when this is over. i we can pick up where we left when this is over.— when this is over. i can only imagine _ when this is over. i can only imagine it _ when this is over. i can only imagine it must _ when this is over. i can only imagine it must be - when this is over. i can only imagine it must be a - when this is over. i can only| imagine it must be a difficult time for all your students there. part of your universities stated mission is to facilitate a diode log between jewish and to facilitate a diode log betweenjewish and arab students. how difficult of the admission has not been and how has that conflict affected that mission? , . , mission? over the years will not try to — mission? over the years will not try to preach _ mission? over the years will not try to preach to - mission? over the years will not try to preach to the - mission? over the years will| not try to preach to the choir, a significant portion of our student body are attuned to the fact that dues and arab have to work together and the we we do this is not to preach in and

bringing people into sensitivity groups of one kind or another but getting people to work together. so, projects at school, entrepreneurship, which is part of our mission, anything we can do to get smart kids to work together, mix them up, dues and arabs, without being too heavy handed about it. this is the way to do it, and prepare them for life after university. when you look at the variety of professions, city of haifa, where people live together and work together, it may be a bit easier. it is through practice and working together that people learn to respect each other. ., , , ., people learn to respect each other. ., , i. , other. professor, if you days after the _ other. professor, if you days after the attacks _ other. professor, if you days after the attacks by - other. professor, if you days after the attacks by hamas, | after the attacks by hamas, five understanding students were reportedly suspended over their social media posts relates into the war in gaza? what do you make of that and how can universities like yours

continue to protect freedom of expression at this time? it’s expression at this time? it's five students _ expression at this time? it's five students out _ expression at this time? it�*s five students out of a student body of 18,000 students, it was a temporary suspension until such time that we could have a disciplinary committee, which, by the way, is working with the students right now. i can anticipate what the decision of the discipline and panic committed to could be. this was a message for our students of dues and arabs to be careful, to remember that there be a day after will be coming back to school and have to work together and at this particular time in points, think before you leap into social media that is basically the point we were making. {lin is basically the point we were makinr. ., , is basically the point we were makinr. ._ ., making. on friday, cornell university _ making. on friday, cornell university here _ making. on friday, cornell university here in - making. on friday, cornell university here in the - making. on friday, cornell university here in the us i university here in the us cancelled classes after each student was charged with making anti—semitic threats, you have anti—semitic threats, you have a experience as a professor at

nyu, how should american universities be responding to these increase attention and uptick of potential hate on campuses? i uptick of potential hate on campuses?— uptick of potential hate on campuses? uptick of potential hate on cam - uses? , campuses? i definitely feel let down by the — campuses? i definitely feel let down by the administration . campuses? i definitely feel let down by the administration at| down by the administration at these places, by the leadership of the spaces, and by the faculty, who should be teaching their students to think and engage with uncomfortable thoughts on a daily basis and notjust pure advocacy advocacy, which seems to happen on many american campuses. i saw blatant anti—semitism when i was part of the us system, it is a given in western society that there is latent anti—semitism. and this particular conflict which is a very traumatic conflicts, has unleashed that anti—semitism is a minor which i did not think

was possible. students have to barricaded themselves in libraries, cornell has a shut on parts of his campus, and i can go on and on with examples that everyone knows. it is dismaying and i think it is the lack of leadership more than anything else. lack of leadership more than anything else-— lack of leadership more than anything else. professor ron rabin, anything else. professor ron rabin. the — anything else. professor ron rabin, the president - anything else. professor ron rabin, the president of- anything else. professor ron rabin, the president of the l rabin, the president of the university of haifa, thank you forjoining, and thanks for watching our special report on anti—semitism and islamophobia, i am carl robinson and i'll be back with more at the top of the hour. hello. after what has been a very wet week for many, and a very stormy week for some, things do look a little calmerfor the weekend. no, it isn't going to be completely dry or completely settled. there'll still be some rain at times rather windy in the south, but not as windy as it has been.

and amidst all of that, some sunshine. on the earlier satellite picture, you can see this stripe of cloud pushing in from the southwest, bringing outbreaks of rain in association with this area of low pressure. the centre of the low tracking eastwards, the strongest winds on the southern flank, which means the very windiest weather will be across parts of france, spain and portugal. for us, yes, it will be blustery in the south, but nothing particularly stormy. this band of rain pushing northwards during saturday morning, becoming slow moving in north wales, the north midlands, parts of northern england. to the south of that, sunny spells and heavy thundery showers with some rather blustery winds, particularly around southern coasts. but the far north of england, and certainly northern ireland and scotland, will see lighter winds, spells of sunshine once any early fog has cleared. just the odd shower temperatures of 9—13 degrees. during saturday night, we'll still have this band of cloud and showery rain across central parts of the uk. could see some really heavy showers actually developing across the southeast corner. remember, any rain that we do see could bring the risk of further flooding. if you're off to fireworks

events on saturday night, there will be some showers around, perhaps by sunday night, bonfire night itself there will be fewer showers. they won't be gone completely, but there won't be as many because this area of low pressure during sunday will be putting away eastwards. we will start sunday morning, though, with some pretty strong winds. in fact, we could see the winds touching gale force across the channel islands for a time. further north for winds that bit lighter. and through sunday, once we've cleared this early cloud and rain away from eastern england, actually, there should be a decent amount of sunshine around. however, further showers will race in from the west. some of these could be on the heavy side. temperatures around 9—13 degrees at best. now, into the start of the new week, we will briefly see this ridge of high pressure toppling through. so things will turn a little drier. but there midweek we will bring this frontal system in from the west, outbreaks of rain with that, and behind it where things could just turn a little bit chillier by the end of the week. so not as stormy or as turbulent as it has been, but still unsettled.

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