Organizations warn the ordinance is divisive, harmful, and unconstitutional, and say it would incite hostility toward Jewish residents, harm local businesses, and expose taxpayers to higher costs and litigation   Somerville, MA – Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law urged Somerville city officials, including Mayor Jake Wilson, to reject a proposed ordinance that would require the city to boycott and divest from…

New collaboration will embed LULAC researcher within ADL Center on Extremism and produce the first-ever State of Anti-Latino Hate report New York, June 18, 2026 – ADL, (the Anti-Defamation League) the world's leading anti-hate organization, and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization, today announce a groundbreaking new partnership to systematically track, report on and disrupt hate targeting the…

Student choked in class and called a “stupid kike” as district failed to effectively address harassment  New York, NY, June 16, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging a Jewish student was subjected to persistent, escalating and severe antisemitic harassment and assault while enrolled in the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in Boulder,…

Antisemitic tropes and swastikas in class, Sieg Heil salutes -- and no meaningful response from administrators New York, NY, April 23, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Akerman law firm have filed a joint complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights alleging a Jewish student was subjected to a sustained and continual pattern of antisemitic harassment while enrolled in the Bay County, Florida School District. The Title VI complaint alleges…

New York, NY, April 20, 2026 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a pro bono team at the law firm Mayer Brown welcome the April 15 resolution agreement between the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District and the U.S. Department of Justice requiring the district to take steps to address antisemitism and protect Jewish students.  The agreement follows a federal civil rights filing by attorneys from ADL, Brandeis Center, and…

New York, New York, April 7, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) expressed deep concern at developments during the recent Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), held March 17-21. Multiple sessions organized by “Geographers for Justice in Palestine” promoted efforts to boycott Israeli academia and featured presentations that were overwhelmingly one-sided. Sessions such as “BDS and the AAG,” …

New York, NY, March 17, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored renowned Israeli news presenter Lucy Aharish with the Abraham Award at this year’s Never Is Now summit. As a young girl, Aharish was the only Arab Muslim in her Israeli school. After graduating from the Hebrew University and the Koteret School, she became the first Arab to present news on prime-time television in Israel. Aharish, now one of the most prominent voices in Israeli media, has devoted…

Online toolkit empowers parents and educators to identify biased and inaccurate materials on antisemitism, the Holocaust, and Jewish history New York, NY, January 14, 2026 – Today, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) launched an online toolkit to help parents and educators evaluate whether content on antisemitism, the Holocaust, Jewish identity, and history is accurate and unbiased. In an age of evolving technology, educators are drawing from a variety of sources to create curricula…

ADL Statement on the Premature Recognition of a Palestinian State

ADL's Task Force on Middle East Minorities Statement on the Violence in Syria

New York, NY, July 2, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response to the decision from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights regarding Harvard University: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued a decision with detailed findings of fact and legal analysis that confirms what has been widely known for years: Harvard University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by…

New York, NY, June 26, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on all candidates for elected office, including those running in the New York City mayoral election, to disassociate themselves from and avoid using language that plays into antisemitic tropes and stereotypes. “At this time of record antisemitism, our country needs leaders at all levels who are unequivocal in condemning this oldest of hatreds,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “We call on all…

J7 Task Force Statement on the Current Situation in the Middle East

“Unfortunately, this tragedy was inevitable” after a year of increasing antisemitic incitement and harassment New York, NY, May 22, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response to last night’s heinous attack against two individuals attending an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted by the American Jewish Committee. The suspect in the killings of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, both employees at the…

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…

NEW YORK, NY, February 27, 2025 – The JLens 500 Jewish Advocacy U.S. ETF (NYSE:TOV), a groundbreaking exchange-traded fund that aims to empower investors to combat antisemitism, support Israel and embody Jewish values, is set to begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TOV” – the Hebrew word for “good”. Created by JLens, an affiliate of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), TOV offers investors a way to…

New York, NY, February 5, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued a statement following yesterday's meeting at the White House between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump:   It was significant that in the White House yesterday, Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump discussed critical priorities including the release of all hostages, Israel's security needs and steps for regional engagement. U.S. involvement -- in coordination with Israel and…

ADL Statement on Announcement of Israel-Hamas Deal

School District of Philadelphia Agrees to Address Repeated Incidents of Antisemitism  New York, NY, December 20, 2024 … The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) has entered into a resolution agreement to take a series of steps to address repeated incidents of antisemitic harassment, bullying and discrimination in response to a federal civil rights complaint filed by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). Under the terms of the settlement announced yesterday, SDP will undertake a…

ADL Statement on the Situation in Syria