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ADL and Human Rights First Release Scorecard on Hate Crime Reporting in 57 OSCE Nations

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OSCE hate crimes scorecard
Only 36 of 57 participating states submitted hate crime data in 2016 New York, NY, July 25, 2018 … Against a backdrop of rising reports of hate crimes, Human Rights First and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released their annual analysis of hate crime reporting by the 57 participating states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a security- and human rights-focused intergovernmental organization comprised of governments from North America, Europe, and…
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Analysis: America's Gulf Allies Still Sponsor Hate Preachers

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By David Weinberg | Washington Representative for International Affairs July 20, 2018 FDD's Long War Journal The Islamic month of Ramadan is a venerated time in the Gulf.  Worshippers place a renewed emphasis on piety and community, while governments try to burnish their moral credentials by sponsoring major religious activities. Yet in so doing, America’s Gulf allies provided a platform this year to a wide range of hate preachers.  By hosting such extremists – even…
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Mark Collett: Britain’s Alt Right Social Media Propagandist

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June 13, 2018 On June 12, Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who has a history of making inflammatory and xenophobic statements, re-tweeted an anti-immigration post written by a man named Mark Collett. This left a lot of people wondering: Who is Collett? Short answer: A British white supremacist. Longer answer: Read on. Mark Collett is a British white supremacist with an active social media audience across the English-speaking world. Collett became active in the British far right in the…
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Qatari Media Continue To Use Anti-American, Anti-Israel And Anti-Semitic Cartoons To Demonize Gulf Opponents As Crisis Enters Its Second Year

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June 05, 2018 One year ago, on 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorist groups and undermining regional stability. As this regional crisis enters its second year, no solution is yet in sight. As often is the case, this inter-Arab conflict too includes strands of “blaming Israel” and “blaming Jews” and featuring anti-Semitic stereotypes to illustrate the situation…
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Turkish President Compared Israel To Nazi Germany In Recent Remarks on Gaza

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May 31, 2018 As world attention focused on the demonstrations taking place earlier this month along the Gaza border, Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan fanned the flames of incitement against Israel and Jews with remarks comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. It was just another in a long line of his vocal criticism of Israel, using incendiary language and anti-Semitic statements to attack Israel and mobilize Turkish and Muslim action against the Jewish State. Just days after the May 14…
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Middle Eastern Press Features Anti-Semitic Cartoons In Wake Of Tensions In Gaza and Jerusalem

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May 25, 2018 Recent tension between Israel and the Palestinians reached a highpoint with the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14th and the simultaneous ongoing demonstrations on the Gaza-Israel border which left at least 60 Palestinians dead and scores more wounded.  The demonstrations, primarily mobilized by Hamas, began on March 30th.  Titled "The Great March of Return," the weekly demonstrations, along with the large event on May 14 featured some who were…
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ADL Survey: 68 Percent of Israeli Youth Say They Have Encountered Anti-Semitism on the Internet

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Slight decline from similar poll in 2016 Jerusalem, May 23, 2018 … A new poll of Israeli teens conducted by the Anti-Defamation League’s Israel Office shows the extent to which Israeli young people are exposed to anti-Semitic messages and anti-Israeli content on the Internet and social media.  The poll, conducted by the Geocartography Institute, found that 68 percent of Israeli youth ages 15-18 report having encountered anti-Semitism online. Nearly a quarter of those…
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Human Rights First and ADL Lead Bipartisan Group Calling for Pompeo to Appoint Anti-Semitism Envoy

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New York, NY, May 22, 2018 … Human Rights First and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in partnership with a bipartisan coalition of organizations and individuals, today called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to nominate and immediately fill two positions critical to the protection of human rights abroad. The Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, both positions within the State Department, are…
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Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Regarding Anti-Semitism Envoy

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May 22, 2018 In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, ADL, along with Human Rights First, called on Pompeo to immediately identify and appoint someone to the position of U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. May 23, 2018 The Honorable Michael Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Mr. Secretary: Now that you have been confirmed as Secretary of State, we wish you every success in this essential…
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ADL Calls on U.S. to Address Iran's Hostile Policies as Next Steps After Pulling Out of Iran Deal

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New York, NY, May 10, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today outlined a series of recommended next steps for the United States to ensure that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons and that more effectively combat the regime’s hostile internal and external policies. Following Tuesday’s announcement from President Trump that the United States would be pulling out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), ADL wrote a letter to President Trump calling on…
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ADL Reacts to President Trump's Decision to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran

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Washington, D.C., May 8, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today reacted to President Trump’s decision regarding the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO issued the following statement: With or without the JCPOA, the Administration, Congress and the international community must cooperate to reach an end that all desire: to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, its aggressive militarism across the region, its…
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Letter to U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Regarding Her Efforts to Defend the Jewish People and State

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May 07, 2018 In a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt expressed appreciation for Haley's stalwart efforts the past two months to ensure that the Jewish people and the Jewish state are treated fairly at the United Nations Security Council. May 7, 2018 The Honorable Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations 799 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 Dear Ambassador Haley: I am writing to…
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Following Senate Confirmation, ADL Wishes Secretary of State Pompeo Success; Urges Him to Fulfill Promises

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New York, NY, April 26, 2018 … Following the Senate vote confirming Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) wished Secretary Pompeo success in his crucial work. “Now that he is Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo will have an opportunity to play a leading role in shaping American foreign policy – to help build respect for the United States around the world and help to ensure its security, said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “We wish him…
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ADL Welcomes Icelandic Government's Stance Against Circumcision Ban

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New York, NY, April 23, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the Icelandic government’s recommendation to the parliament for male circumcision to remain legal and its regulation to be consistent with the practice in other Nordic countries. The government’s recommendation was included in a letter from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the parliament. “Outlawing male circumcision is tantamount to outlawing Jewish communities,” ADL CEO Jonathan…
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Letter to Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs on Proposed Male Circumcision Ban

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April 20, 2018 In a letter to Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt expressed appreciation for the government’s recommendation to the Icelandic parliament that male circumcision remain legal and its regulation be consistent with the practice in other Nordic countries. April 19, 2018 His Excellency Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs …
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Qatari Backing for Extremist Preachers and Anti-Semitic Incitement

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April 10, 2018 In preparation for the Qatari Emir’s visit today to Washington, the White House announced last week that President Trump thanked the monarch by phone for his country’s “continuing commitment” to countering extremism. However, in the last year Qatar’s government has actually continued to use its prominent platforms to promote strident anti-Semitic preachers, a practice President Trump and Congressional leaders should raise with the Qatari Emir Tamim…
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Yom Hashoah: The Renewed Importance of Remembering

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by: Lorraine Array April 09, 2018   Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated each year a week after the end of the Passover holiday, a day when the world pauses  to remember the Holocaust, the millions who died and those who lived on, many to tell their stories to a generation born more than half a century later. To the younger among us, the Holocaust can feel like ancient history. Why is it important that we remember? And why do we continue to utter the mandate of Never…
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ADL Urges Iceland Drop Bill Banning Male Circumcision

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New York, NY, March 23, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly urged the parliament of Iceland to reject a bill that would ban male circumcision. In a letter addressed to the parliamentary committee discussing the proposal, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said, “The proposal to ban male circumcision is contrary to basic principles of religious freedom and deeply offensive to Jews and Muslims. The commandment of brit milah, circumcision on the eighth day, is a…
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Anti-Semitism Forum Comes at Critical Time for Jews

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By Sharon Nazarian | Senior Vice President for International Affairs March 18, 2018 The 6th Global Forum on Combating Anti-Semitism, convening this week in Jerusalem, could not come at a more critical moment for the global Jewish community. The conference, sponsored by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, brings leading international experts, including representatives from ADL, to participate in panel discussions and conversations on the current state of global anti-Semitism. This year’s…
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Remembering the Rescue of Bulgaria’s Jews

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Rescue of Bulgarian Jews
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…
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