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Remembering the Rescue of Bulgaria’s Jews

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By Sharon Nazarian | Senior Vice President for International Affairs March 12, 2018 The Bulgarian people defied their Nazi-allied government during the Holocaust and saved Bulgaria’s Jewish community of almost 50,000 people. Their heroic actions 75 years ago show the power of standing up and standing together. The collective rescue of Bulgaria’s Jews comprised many acts of heroism. Bulgarian Orthodox church leaders campaigned among the people and protested the government…

March 12, 2018

ADL to President Putin: Don't Blame Jews for U.S. Election Meddling

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New York, NY, March 11, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today voiced deep concern at remarks by Russian President Vladimir Putin suggesting Jews and other minorities in the Russian Federation could be behind the meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. President Putin, asked in an interview with NBC News if the hacking was sponsored by the Russian government, stated: “Maybe they’re not even Russians. Maybe they’re Ukrainians, Tatars, Jews, just with…

March 11, 2018

Iranian Regime Continues to Propagate Anti-Semitic Tropes

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February 28, 2018 The Iranian Javan (young) website published an article on February 13, 2018 which demonstrates the Islamic Republic’s consistent use of anti-Semitic tropes to promote the regime’s entrenched hostility towards Israel. The piece appears at a time of growing tensions between Iran and Israel and within Iranian society, and feeds into long utilized conspiracy theories propagated by the Islamic Republic about Israel and Jews, as well as their demonization of Western…

February 28, 2018

Europe's Anti-Semitism Problem Needs a Reckoning

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By Sharon Nazarian | Senior Vice President for International Affairs February 20, 2018 The Hill It’s been just over three years since an Islamic extremist walked into a kosher supermarket in Paris and murdered four Jews. We had hoped that the attack, coming on the heels of so many others targeting Jews in France, including the horrific 2012 murder of a rabbi and three children at a Jewish school in Toulouse, would be enough of a shock to the French Republic that it would mark a turning…

February 20, 2018

5 Action Items for Congress on Holocaust Remembrance Day

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt | January 26, 2018 The Hill International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the millions of victims of the Nazi Holocaust and marks the anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps at Auschwitz, where more than 1 million innocents were murdered, including an estimated 960,000 Jews. The liberation of Auschwitz led to the first real awareness of the true barbarity of the Nazi regime and the death industry it created in an attempt to rid Europe of Jews…

January 26, 2018

ADL Commends Facebook for Removing Anti-Jewish Conspiracy Page

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New York, NY, January 4, 2018 ... Facebook has removed a disgusting and highly controversial anti-Semitic page that has been on its platform for at least five years. The page peddled one of the worst anti-Jewish conspiracies from medieval times: Jewish ritual murder of non-Jews. Said Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League CEO and National Director: “We have been calling for the removal of this hateful, anti-Semitic Facebook page since 2014. It’s long overdue that…

January 04, 2018

Anti-Semitic Cartoons in Arabic-Language Media Allege Israeli/Jewish Domination of U.S.

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December 19, 2017 President Trump’s December 6 declaration recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and setting in motion the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem engendered strong diplomatic protests, as well as some protests in the streets. Moving beyond their initial outraged reaction, some Arabic-language media is continuing to focus on this issue, with editorial cartoons suggesting Jewish and Israeli domination of the United States. …

December 19, 2017

Qatari Media Propagates Anti-Semitic Cartoons in Criticizing Bahraini Delegation to Jerusalem

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December 18, 2017 Cartoons published in Qatari media used anti-Semitic imagery in its criticism of a Bahraini non-governmental delegation to Israel as an act of betrayal of Arab nationalism. According to reports, an unofficial Bahraini delegation comprised of religious figures made a visit to Jerusalem this month in order to convey a message of tolerance. Bahrain has no formal ties with Israel and this is considered a first-of-its-kind visit; in response to criticism over the visit,…

December 18, 2017

Arabic Language Media Propagate Anti-Semitic Cartoons in Wake of President Trump's Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital

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December 11, 2017 President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was widely condemned by Arab governments. Arabic-language media followed suit, and some outlets even used the historic declaration to propagate anti-Semitic cartoons relating to Jews, Jerusalem, and/or U.S.-Israel relations. In some instances, these cartoons suggest that Israel controls or dominates U.S. foreign policy, for example depicting U.S. President Donald Trump as a puppet operated by Israeli…

December 11, 2017

The Free Soviet Jewry March: A Moment of Unity for American Jews

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by: Ken Jacobson | December 06, 2017 It has often been noted that remembering past events usually leads to an unfounded nostalgia for a so-called golden past. When undergoing close examination, the past usually was not so rosy as imagined and not much better than today. On so many levels this is not true as we look back this week at the 30th anniversary of the historic rally on behalf of Soviet Jewry in Washington, D.C. The rally, which had 250,000 participants, including Jews and others…

December 06, 2017

Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theories Appear in Arabic-Language Media in Wake of Sinai Massacre

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November 30, 2017 November 24 witnessed the deadliest terror attack in Egypt’s history when gunmen detonated explosives at a Sufi mosque in the Sinai Peninsula and then sprayed the worshippers with bullets, killing more than 300 people and wounding more than 100. While no organization claimed responsibility for the attack, it is thought to have been carried out by local militants affiliated with the Islamic State. Sufism, a branch of Islam, is a minority regarded by the Islamic…

November 30, 2017

When Criticism of Israel Becomes Anti-Semitism

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt | November 28, 2017 The Forward At the Anti-Defamation League, we have spent more than 100 years fighting anti-Semitism, often referred to as the world’s oldest hatred. And we have labored to distinguish between a more modern phenomenon –- when criticism of Israel can be considered legitimate political conversation and when it crosses the line into insidious anti-Semitism. We feel obligated to revisit the subject in light of a new book, “On…

November 28, 2017

ADL Expresa Preocupacion Sobre Comentarios Anti-Semitas Contra Membros de la Comunidad Judia en Argentina

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Para ver en inglés, haga clic aquí. Nueva York, 16 de noviembre de 2017... La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) manifestó hoy su preocupación por los comentarios antisemitas expresados contra el periodista argentino Alfredo Leuco y el diputado Waldo Wolff. El periodista Alfredo Leuco fue públicamente llamado un judío de m* durante una ceremonia de premiación y el diputado Waldo Wolff fue referido como un agente del Mossad durante una…

November 17, 2017

ADL Expresses Concerns About Anti-Semitic Comments Against Members of the Jewish Community in Argentina

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To view in Spanish, click here. New York, NY, November 16, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today raised concerns over the anti-Semitic comments expressed against Argentinian journalist Alfredo Leuco and federal legislator representing the Province of Buenos Aries, Deputy Waldo Wolff. Leuco was called a F* Jew during the Martin Fierro award ceremony, and Deputy Wolff was referred to as a Mossad agent during an interview about the 1994 terrorist attack against Jewish…

November 16, 2017

Opening Remarks: The ADL 'Never is Now!' Summit in San Francisco

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Remarks by Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League November 13, 2017 San Francisco, CA, November 13, 2017 Good morning everyone. Thank you for being here. I am grateful that you have all joined us this morning. At the ADL, we’ve been fighting the scourge of anti-Semitism for more than 100 years. But until last year, we hadn’t created an open venue for dialogue about the issue, and so we launched the Never Is Now! conference last November. And as it…

November 13, 2017

100th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration: Arab Cartoons Show Continued Refusal to Recognize Jewish Self-Determination

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November 07, 2017 November 2, 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, a letter signed in 1917 by British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour expressing his country's support for the establishment of a national Jewish home in Palestine. While the UK and Israel celebrated the anniversary of this Declaration, which has become a symbol of international recognition of the Jewish right to self-determination, Palestinians and others have used the occasion to protest, and demand an…

November 07, 2017

ADL Lauds International Judo Federation for Demanding Fair Treatment of Israeli Athletes at Upcoming Competition

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New York, NY, October 25, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the International Judo Federation’s (IJF) demand that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) treat Israeli athletes competing at an upcoming judo competition in Abu Dhabi “absolutely equally in all aspects.” ADL called on the UAE to heed this call and ensure that the Israel delegation is treated in the same manner as competitors from other countries. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the…

October 25, 2017

ADL Commends Decision of Bulgarian Government to Adopt Working Definition of Anti-Semitism

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New York, NY, October 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the decision by the Bulgarian government and Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to adopt the working definition of anti-Semitism of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and to appoint a National Coordinator for Combating Anti-Semitism. “The adoption of this definition throughout Europe is of great significance to Jewish organizations, and the Bulgarian government’s decision…

October 23, 2017

ADL Urges Austrian Leaders: Keep Freedom Party Out of Coalition Government

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New York, NY, October 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on Sebastian Kurz, leader of Austria’s conservative People’s Party, to avoid forming a coalition government with the far-right Freedom Party, whose leaders have continued to engage in anti-Semitism and Holocaust trivialization in recent years. “We are not convinced the Freedom Party has fully outgrown its Nazi roots. We join the Austrian Jewish community in asking Sebastian Kurz to…

October 23, 2017

ADL Calls On Executive Board of UNESCO to Choose a Director General Who Best Exemplifies the Values of the Institution

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New York, NY, October 9, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on the Executive Board of UNESCO to choose a new Director General “who best exemplifies and champions the values and ideals of the institution,” and who will be a strong and constructive voice against discrimination, including ongoing efforts to isolate and denigrate Israel, and who continues UNESCO’s important work on Holocaust education. ADL expressed concern that the front runner after…

October 09, 2017