ADL Logo
ADL Logo

519 Results

Antisemitic Incidents Reported to ADL Increase Sharply During Israel-Hamas Conflict

Article
updated AS
During the two weeks of military conflict between Israel and Hamas in May 2021, antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reported to ADL increased by 75% compared to the two weeks before the fighting began, from 127 to 222, according to preliminary data. (Also see update: Full data for month of May 2021). Many of these incidents appear to have been perpetrated by individuals scapegoating American Jews for the actions of the Israeli government. The incidents have taken place at and around the…
Read more about Antisemitic Incidents Reported to ADL Increase Sharply During Israel-Hamas Conflict

Prominent Voices Demonize Israel Regarding the Conflict

Article
May 20, 2021 In response to the recent conflict in Israel and Gaza, as well as the tensions in Jerusalem that led up to the violence, there have been some prominent voices, including among NGOs and activists, who have engaged in problematic rhetoric about Israel. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always engendered strong passions and differences of opinion.  In a crisis, such differences are of course heightened.  And while exchanges of views - even harsh disagreements - are…
Read more about Prominent Voices Demonize Israel Regarding the Conflict

Antisemitism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in Response to Middle East Violence

Article
May 19, 2021 As the deadly military confrontation between Israel and Hamas enters its second week, an ADL assessment finds a disturbing array of antisemitic posts related to the conflict on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. While much of this content appears to have been posted by individuals who have reached for antisemitic stereotypes in a misplaced response to their anger over Palestinian suffering, it is possible that some true antisemites are taking advantage of current events by…
Read more about Antisemitism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in Response to Middle East Violence

Young European Jews face Antisemitism and Hate Related to the Conflict in Israel

Article
May 14, 2021 Young Jews in Europe are experiencing a spike in antisemitism and hate and threats as the crisis in Israel and the region escalates. Antisemitic incidents at demonstrations, the burning of Israeli flags in front of synagogues and Jewish community centers, violent threats and vandalism of Jewish institutions are causing them to question their safety as Jews.   Bini Guttmann, President of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), the umbrella organization…
Read more about Young European Jews face Antisemitism and Hate Related to the Conflict in Israel

Antisemitic Incidents at Anti-Israel Events and Actions Around the World

Fact Sheet
Antisemitic Graffiti on a Synagogue Door in Norwich, UK
Updated: June 1, 2021 Since the start of the May conflict between Israel and Hamas, there have been numerous antisemitic incidents around the world related to the conflict. The perpetrators of these attacks deliberately targeted Jewish institutions in order to express their anger towards Israel.   Whenever anti-Israel actions target synagogues, Jewish community centers, kosher restaurants, Jewish owned businesses, or individual Jews – in other words, holding Jews…
Read more about Antisemitic Incidents at Anti-Israel Events and Actions Around the World

The Unique Challenges of Audio Content Moderation Part One: To Record or Not to Record

Article
Audio
May 13, 2021 This blog post is the first in a series of three articles that will explore the unique challenges audio content moderation poses for platforms creating audio-focused digital spaces. This first article focuses on the choices around recording audio, and includes recommendations regarding Clubhouse’s current practices around recording. The second will discuss reviewing audio. The third will be on current approaches and models of audio content moderation that have been publicly…
Read more about The Unique Challenges of Audio Content Moderation Part One: To Record or Not to Record

Iran's Khamenei Exploits Twitter for Al Quds Day

Article
Khameni's Twitter feed
May 07, 2021 By David Andrew Weinberg On the last Friday of Ramadan every year, the Government of Iran organizes what it calls Global Quds (i.e. Jerusalem) Day, which it uses as an opportunity to spread horrific propaganda calling for the destruction of the State of Israel, as well as messages of support for terrorist organizations and a deluge of antisemitic hate speech.  This year was no exception. On Friday, May 7, the main English-language Twitter account attributed to Iran…
Read more about Iran's Khamenei Exploits Twitter for Al Quds Day

Facebook upholds Trump ban; Former head of Neo-Nazi group sentenced for swatting; NYC synagogue vandal arrested on hate crime charges

Article
ADL Headlines newsletter
May 07, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 Four months after his ouster from Facebook and Instagram, the suspension of former president Donald Trump was upheld by the Facebook Oversight Board. A former leader in a violent neo-Nazi group was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in prison for harassing journalists who reported on his activities and others. Police arrested a 29-year-old man on hate crime charges in connection with the vandalization of several Bronx synagogues, which included the…
Read more about Facebook upholds Trump ban; Former head of Neo-Nazi group sentenced for swatting; NYC synagogue vandal arrested on hate crime charges

ADL Statement on Facebook Oversight Board's Decision to Uphold Trump's Suspension from Platform

Press Release
New York, NY, May 5, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement today regarding the Facebook Oversight Board’s decision to uphold Facebook’s suspension of former President Donald Trump from the platform: We did not need four months and an unaccountable, secretive process to tell us what we already knew: Donald Trump should be immediately and permanently banned from Facebook. Six months will not change the fact…
Read more about ADL Statement on Facebook Oversight Board's Decision to Uphold Trump's Suspension from Platform

Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoombombing’; Federal hate crime charges filed in Ahmaud Arbery death; NY synagogues vandalized

Article
ADL Headlines newsletter
April 30, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 ADL counted 196 cases of antisemitic “Zoombombing” attacks in the U.S. last year, including 114 against Jewish institutions, according to its annual report released this week. Three Georgia men were indicted on federal hate crime charges in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was shot to death while jogging through a South Georgia neighborhood last year. Authorities in New York City are looking for the…
Read more about Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoombombing’; Federal hate crime charges filed in Ahmaud Arbery death; NY synagogues vandalized

White Supremacists Applaud Tucker Carlson’s Promotion of Replacement Theory

Article
tucker
April 22, 2021 Image: Fox News In the days following Tucker Carlson’s vitriolic, xenophobic commentary about demographic change, most white supremacist reactions were supportive of the Fox News personality and praised him for railing against “white genocide.” Some suggested that Carlson is finally showing his true colors and fully embracing white nationalism. One 4Chan poster wrote: “As predicted, Carlson is our guy.” Other extremists argued Carlson is not…
Read more about White Supremacists Applaud Tucker Carlson’s Promotion of Replacement Theory

Extremists React to Chauvin Verdict with Predictable Vitriol, Anger

Article
Chauvin
April 21, 2021 Screenshot: ABC News Extremists consistently use mainstream news stories as opportunities to share their racist, often violent, views on a range of social media and online platforms. The April 20, 2021 verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial was no exception. Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges in the May 2020 murder of George Floyd. Note: Many of the comments documented in this piece include racist, violent and otherwise disturbing language. Prior to the…
Read more about Extremists React to Chauvin Verdict with Predictable Vitriol, Anger

Former officer charged in Daunte Wright killing; ADL calls on Fox to fire Carlson; AR governor signs scaled-back hate crimes bill

Article
ADL Headlines newsletter
April 16, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 The former police officer who was recorded on camera fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday. ADL called on Fox News to remove primetime opinion host Tucker Carlson after he openly embraced a white supremacist conspiracy theory in front of millions of viewers. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a watered-down hate crimes bill into law this week, one that ADL and other…
Read more about Former officer charged in Daunte Wright killing; ADL calls on Fox to fire Carlson; AR governor signs scaled-back hate crimes bill

The Women Facing Charges for January 6, 2021

Article
Woman arrested on Jan 6
April 06, 2021 The best-known images from the January 6 rally and assault on the U.S. Capitol largely feature men, decked out in camouflage, MAGA hats and QAnon paraphernalia. But women made up about 14 percent of those who have been charged in relation to activity that day. This is an unusually high number of women for a right-wing extremist event, which is attributable at least in part to the high concentration of QAnon supporters at the January 6 events, and to the significant number of…
Read more about The Women Facing Charges for January 6, 2021

Potential “White Lives Matter” Marches Attract Attention Online

Article
White Lives Matter posters
March 31, 2021 4.12.21 UPDATE:   The White Lives Matter marches that took place on Sunday, April 11 were very sparsely attended. Counter-protesters made up the majority of attendees -- and in some cases were the only attendees.  Huntington Beach saw the largest rally, with around 10 WLM marchers, some bearing extremist symbols and others with various right-wing flags, and 500 counter-protesters at its peak before being…
Read more about Potential “White Lives Matter” Marches Attract Attention Online

2021 Survey on Jewish Americans’ Experiences with Antisemitism

Article
2021 Survey on Jewish Americans’ Experiences with Antisemitism
March 31, 2021 The American Jewish community continues to face significant fear and anxiety from the threat of antisemitic or other hateful attacks and harassment. Following up on our 2020 survey results, we asked Jewish Americans to tell us about their experiences online and off with antisemitism. Their responses indicate that antisemitism still is very much a part of Jewish Americans’ lives. Antisemitic experiences Well over half (63 percent) of Jews in America have either…
Read more about 2021 Survey on Jewish Americans’ Experiences with Antisemitism

ADL Applauds Introduction of Social Media Transparency Bill

Press Release
Calif. legislation would require social media companies to publicly disclose corporate policies and key data and metrics on enforcement New York, NY, March 30, 2021...ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) welcomed the introduction of legislation from California State Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel that would require social media platforms to publicly disclose their content moderation policies regarding online hate/racism, disinformation, extremism, harassment and foreign interference, as well as key…
Read more about ADL Applauds Introduction of Social Media Transparency Bill

Asian-Americans Experience Rise in Severe Online Hate and Harassment, ADL Survey Finds

Press Release
ADL announces REPAIR plan to hold social media platforms accountable New York, NY, March 24, 2021… Asian-Americans experienced the largest single rise in severe online hate and harassment year-over-year in comparison to other groups, with 17 percent having experienced sexual harassment, stalking, physical threats, swatting, doxing or sustained harassment this year compared to 11 percent last year, according to a new survey released today by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). Fully…
Read more about Asian-Americans Experience Rise in Severe Online Hate and Harassment, ADL Survey Finds

Twitter Must De-Platform Iran’s Supreme Leader

Article
March 19, 2021 By David Andrew Weinberg Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the Supreme Leader of Iran and an active presence on various social media platforms in multiple languages.  And although he uses these accounts to spread hatred, violence, and dangerous disinformation – let alone his calls to destroy the State of Israel – these platforms allow him to keep doing so in seeming violation of their own policies. This is in purported deference to his status as a political…
Read more about Twitter Must De-Platform Iran’s Supreme Leader

Extremism in the U.S. Military: Problems and Solutions

Article
military extremism
March 09, 2021 Extremist movements pose many problems to society, from spreading hate and intolerance to engaging in significant and deadly violence.  It is particularly problematic when adherents of extreme causes are able to persist in key institutions dedicated to protecting the people of the United States, institutions such as emergency response units, law enforcement and the military. Of these institutions, the U.S. military is the largest, with more than two million active duty…
Read more about Extremism in the U.S. Military: Problems and Solutions