Hate in the Empire State: Extremism & Antisemitism in New York, 2020-2021
Report
This report examines extremist and antisemitic trends and incidents across New York state during the two-year time period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021, and provides recommendations for combatting these threats.
Sweden’s leading right-wing extremist group: Violence, Antisemitism and International Connections. Acknowledgements: Contributing authors to this report were Jonathan Leman and Morgan Finnsiö of Expo Foundation, Stockholm, a valued ADL partner in the fight against extremism.
The fanatically antisemitic Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) is the Nordic region’s leading and most dangerous right-wing extremist group.
Over the quarter-century of its existence, the NRM has…
Antisemitic Conspiracies About 9/11 Endure 20 Years Later
Report
In the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, conspiracy theorists across the ideological spectrum dismissed the widely accepted version of events and instead crafted alternative narratives about the perpetrators, their motive, and other details about the attacks. Some of these conspiratorial claims directly implicated Jewish people and Israel in the attacks, in a continuation of centuries-old antisemitic tropes about Jews supposedly manipulating world events for their own…
Teaching Antisemitism and Terrorism in Hezbollah Schools
Report
Despite the extensive attention already paid to intolerant textbooks and other educational materials in many Middle Eastern countries, comparatively little analysis has been conducted on the ideological materials used to indoctrinate children in schools linked to the notorious terrorist organization Hezbollah. This report seeks to address that important gap, documenting the systematic and egregious incitement to antisemitism and support for terrorism that is propagated in numerous such…
Each year, ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism tracks incidents of antisemitic harassment, vandalism and assault in the United States. Since 1979, we have published this information in an annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents.
In 2019, ADL tabulated 2,107 antisemitic incidents throughout the United States. This is a 12% increase from the 1,879 incidents recorded in 2018 and marks the highest number on record since ADL began tracking antisemitic…
December
Argentina
San Juan: Escuela Modelo de San Juan students reportedly made a Nazi-themed school project parodying Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” song. The school dismissed the teacher and had students study anti-Semitism in response
Canada
Montreal: A Jewish student at McGill University faced pressure to resign from her student government position for accepting Hillel Montreal’s invitation to travel to Israel and the West…
Each year, ADL’s Center on Extremism tracks murders perpetrated by all types of extremists. In 2018, every single extremist killing — from Pittsburgh to Parkland — had a link to right-wing extremism. This report provides key insights into the crimes, including motivations behind these violent attacks.
For five years, Sheikh Faisal was the “religious sanctioner” for the foremost Islamist extremist group in the U.S., Revolution Muslim. From 2007-2011, Revolution Muslim brought Al-Qaeda’s ideology to the United States and, with it, a rabid anti-Semitism.
Three New Members Elected to the ADL Board of Directors
Press Release
Board strengthened with leaders from business, academia and law New York, NY, January 23, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the election of three new members to its Board of Directors: Stacie Hartman, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Rev. Johnnie Moore, PhD, Vice Chancellor and Managing Director of Middle East Studies at Pepperdine UniversityMatthew Segal, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of ATTN:“The…
ADL Welcomes Return of Israeli-American Edan Alexander from Hamas Captivity
Press Release
Edan Alexander is free at last. Shortly after Hamas began its attack on October 7, 2023, Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli from Tenafly, New Jersey, was able to speak to his mother and tell her he was alright. Just half an hour later, she couldn’t reach him. Edan's family heard nothing from him for over a year and a half, except for the cruel propaganda videos released by the terrorists holding Edan hostage. After 584 days of agony, torture, and darkness – Edan has finally…
Billie Jean King, Icon of Sports and the Fight for Equality Honored with ADL’s 2025 Changemaker Award at Never Is Now Summit
Press Release
King accepted award at world’s largest summit addressing antisemitism and hate. New York, NY, March 4, 2025…ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today presented sports icon and equality champion, Billie Jean King, with the ADL’s 2025 Changemaker Award. The award was presented during ADL’s signature event, Never Is Now: The World’s Largest Summit on Antisemitism and Hate in New York City. “Billie Jean King has used her platform to break down barriers, expand…
La ADL distingue al juez Carlos Mahiques por su trascendental fallo sobre el papel desempeñado por Irán en el atentado a la AMIA
Press Release
Nueva York, Nueva York, 2 de marzo de 2025 ... La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) honró hoy al juez argentino Carlos A. Mahiques con el Premio de la Fundación Leon y Marilyn Klinghoffer en la Cumbre Nacional de Liderazgo 2025. El juez Mahiques recibió este honor por ser el autor de la opinión mayoritaria en el fallo histórico de la Cámara Federal de Casación Penal argentina del 11 de marzo de 2024. Esta decisión puso en evidencia el…