by: Jessica Reaves December 01, 2016
It has been one year since the December 2, 2015 attack on a workplace holiday party in San Bernardino, California, that left 14 dead and 22 others seriously injured. The perpetrators, Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, had allegedly discussed their commitment to extremism in private emails, and law enforcement found copies of Inspire magazine, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's English-language propaganda magazine, at their residence. Reports…
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by: Marilyn Mayo December 01, 2016 There has been a lot of debate lately about whether media outlets should use the term “alt right.” Some argue that the term whitewashes or normalizes a grouping that is, at its core, racist and anti-Semitic. The problem is not so much with the term “alt right” but in how people define or not define it. It is crucial that whenever the term “alt right” is used, it be defined clearly and put in the proper context. …
by: Oren Segal November 29, 2016
Update – 11/30/2016: ISIS claimed credit for the attack through its Amaq news outlet on November 29, calling Artan a “soldier” of the Islamic State. ADL has written about what it means when ISIS claims credit for attacks here.
Law enforcement officials have not yet ascribed a motive to yesterday’s attack at Ohio State University but both the choice of weapons and social media posts by the alleged perpetrator, Abdul…
New York, NY, November 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the release of the annual FBI Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) report, expressing concern over report’s documentation of 5,850 hate crimes in 2015 – a seven percent increase over the 2014 report and an average of 16 hate crimes every day.
ADL also voiced concern that hate crimes on the basis of religion increased 23 percent, including increases in reported anti-Jewish crimes and…
by: Jessica Reaves November 14, 2016 In new issues of their English-language propaganda magazines, both Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and ISIS reiterate calls for attacks against Western civilians. Although both magazines were released in the days after the election, they were likely compiled well in advance and do not address the U.S. presidential elections or results.
AQAP released the 16th issue of Inspire Magazine, its flagship English-language propaganda magazine, on…
New York, NY, November 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over ongoing reports of anti-Semitic and other hate incidents in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election.
ADL’s Center on Extremism has been monitoring the proliferation of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism, including the use of swastikas and other Nazi imagery across the country, as well as reports of assaults and harassment. The League also…
New York, NY, November 13, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended President-Elect Trump for appointing Reince Preibus as White House Chief of Staff.
Priebus has had a long career in politics and public life, and ADL wishes him well in his new role.
At the same time, ADL strongly opposes the appointment of Steve Bannon as senior advisor and chief strategist in the White House.
"It is a sad day when a man who presided over the premier website of the Alt Right,…
by: Jessica Reaves November 11, 2016 In the week following Donald Trump’s election, there has been a sharp spike in reports of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism, including widespread use of swastikas and other Nazi imagery.
This is a small sample of the graffiti, vandalism and harassment that has been reported since Tuesday.
Racist graffiti, vandalism and harassment
Signs outside a church in Silver Spring, Maryland, were defaced over the weekend of November 12…
by: Jessica Reaves November 10, 2016 Not surprisingly, an array of white supremacists, including those associated with the alt right, are celebrating Donald Trump’s win in the presidential election. These extremists are not just reveling in Trump’s victory, they feel they played a role in helping him achieve the highest office in the land.
Some, believing that they have been in the vanguard of promoting white interests, are rejoicing that whites working- and middle-class whites…
by: Jessica Reaves November 10, 2016 As the world weighs in on the results of the U.S. presidential election, media groups associated with foreign terrorist organizations are adding their voices as well.
Several propaganda outlets are exulting in Donald Trump’s victory, expressing hope that he will lead the U.S. toward destruction. Some hope he will force Muslims to choose extremism over a hostile West. Others have taken a more moderate stance, claiming that there is no difference…
by: Jessica Reaves November 03, 2016
A social media campaign is calling for the boycott of Chobani yogurt and targeting Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya for his support of refugees around the world. Ulukaya is a Muslim Kurd who grew up in Turkey and has built a hugely successful business that employs thousands of people in New York State and Idaho. The campaign against him reflects the twin threats of anti-immigrant bigotry and anti-Muslim extremism.
In 2015, the image of a Syrian…
Some 800 Reporters Targeted; 1,600 Accounts Responsible for Two-Thirds of Hateful Tweets New York, NY, October 19, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Task Force on Harassment and Journalism today released a report detailing a troubling, year-long rise in anti-Semitic hate targeting journalists on Twitter, with data showing that the harassment has been driven by rhetoric in the 2016 presidential campaign and identifying some of the groups and individuals responsible.
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by: Oren Segal October 02, 2016
Approximately 25 members and supporters of the “White Lives Matter” movement protested Saturday, October 1, outside the Anti-Defamation League offices in Houston, Texas.
The small group of white supremacists gathered to voice their anger at the ADL for a multitude of perceived slights including not labeling the Black Lives Matter movement a hate group. In early September, the ADL published an article describing “White Lives Matter”…
New York, NY, September 30, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned remarks by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in which he likened himself to Adolf Hitler in reference to a desire to exterminate millions of drug users in his country.
“These comments by the Philippine president are shocking,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “The comparison of drug users and dealers to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust is inappropriate and…
New York, NY, September 29, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the launch of a new initiative to address anti-Semitism in the 57 European and Eurasian countries that comprise the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The three-year initiative, entitled “Words into Action to Address Anti-Semitism” is sponsored by the government of Germany, which chairs the OSCE, and was initiated by Germany’s parliament. The effort, which…
by: Oren Segal | September 29, 2016 The Guardian Pepe the Frog originated as an innocuous cartoon character in 2005. This week, he was added to the Anti-Defamation League’s Center database of hate symbols. At first glance, it may seem more than a little strange that the image of a cartoon frog could end up alongside such infamous symbols as the Blood Drop Cross of the Ku Klux Klan. But the evolution of Pepe the Frog actually illustrates a key aspect of hate symbols:…
Joins Echo, Swastika, and Blood Drop Cross New York, NY, September 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today identified “Pepe the Frog,” a cartoon character used by haters on social media to suggest racist, anti-Semitic or other bigoted notions, as a hate symbol. It has been added it to ADL’s online “Hate on Display” database. Also referred to as the “sad frog meme,” Pepe the Frog did not originally have anti-Semitic connotations…
Highlights Rising Anti-Semitism and Issues of Cyberhate New York, NY, September 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) raised concerns about the growing threat of anti-Semitism within the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and proposed a number of policy recommendations on cyber security and hate crimes.
At the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) on September 26 in Warsaw, Poland, ADL presented…
by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt | September 23, 2016 JTA Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ statement before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday revived old hatreds more than it broke new ground. It was little more than a rote diatribe against Israel and a call for international pressure to coerce the Jewish state in place of the hard give and take that happens at the negotiating table. It shed light on why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured so long through…
ADL: Anti-Semitic Statements by Iranian Leaders at the U.N. Are Nothing New New York, NY, September 22, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on world leaders at the U.N. to strongly condemn the anti-Semitism in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly.
In commenting on American compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, President Rouhani accused “Zionist pressure groups” for “having” Congress pass…