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Shine a Light on Antisemitism Through Education

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November 18, 2021 Now is the time to shine a light on antisemitism through education. This webinar, for middle and high school educators and administrators, highlights the critical importance of antisemitism education in today's world. Offered are  practical implementation tools related to ADL Education's programs, online learning and resources as well as specific actions schools can take in support of the "Shine a Light" campaign that takes place throughout the week of Hanukkah…
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Facebook Hosts Dozens of Antisemitic “Protocols” Groups or Pages in Arabic

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New ADL Finding Hints at Much Broader Failure of Enforcement by Facebook by: David Andrew Weinberg | November 17, 2021 In the wake of a whistleblower complaint, Facebook has come under criticism for failing to take adequate measures to address hate speech on its platform. ADL has repeatedly noted that the company relies too heavily on artificial intelligence to manage hateful content, and that instead, social media companies such as Facebook need to step up enforcement at scale and by design,…
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ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt Delivers Annual State of Hate

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  Remarks at ADL's 2021 Never Is Now Summit on Antisemitism and Hate   November 9, 2021 Remarks as delivered. Thank you all for joining the 6th annual Never is Now conference. As we meet, the world’s nations are gathered in Scotland to address one of the most pressing and existential crises facing our planet: climate change. The first warnings that carbon emissions may be accelerating the warming of the planet were made way back in 1988…
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L'Oréal Chairman Jean-Paul Agon's Remarks at ADL's 2021 Never Is Now Summit on Antisemitism and Hate

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Remarks by L'Oréal Chairman Jean-Paul Agon, Recipient of ADL's Courage Against Hate Award November 08, 2021 Dear Jonathan, thank you for your very generous words. They go straight to my heart. Today, I feel profoundly humbled and overwhelmed with emotions. This award bestowed on me is an immense honor. The fight against antisemitism and all forms of hatred is one of the toughest - if not the toughest - universal challenge of the 21st century. We absolutely need organizations…
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ADL Honors L’Oreal Chairman Jean-Paul Agon with 2021 “Courage Against Hate” Award

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New York, NY, November 7, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored L’Oreal Chairman Jean-Paul Agon with its Courage Against Hate Award in recognition of his longstanding commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within the company and to respecting human rights and confronting antisemitism in society. “Jean-Paul Agon exemplifies corporate responsibility through his relentless effort to dismantle antisemitism and hate on a global level,…
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In 9/11 Video, Al Qaeda Doubles Down on Enmity toward Jews and Israel

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Ayman al Zawahiri
November 02, 2021 Each year, to commemorate the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the notorious terrorist group Al Qaeda releases a video featuring one of the group’s senior leaders who typically reiterates the significance and impact of those deadly events from their warped perspective. Al Qaeda’s 2021 video, which was recently analyzed by experts in ADL’s Center on Extremism and the ADL department of International Affairs, was notable for…
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Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, Three Years Later: Resources from ADL’s Center on Extremism

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Honoring the lives of those lost in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
October 28, 2021 Three years ago, Robert Bowers opened fire inside a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, murdering 11 people and devastating the close-knit community of Squirrel Hill. Inspired by antisemitic, anti-immigrant and white supremacist views, Bowers posted his bigoted thoughts on Gab, a site known as a haven for extremists, and then acted on his words, committing history’s deadliest assault on the American Jewish community. In the immediate wake of the attack, and in the…
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Leaders Gather in Malmö for Forum to Tackle Antisemitism; Hack Exposes Police Officers Who Signed up to Oath Keepers

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October 15, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 International and Jewish community leaders gathered in Malmö, Sweden this week for a conference to combat antisemitism and advance Holocaust remembrance. Twitter is struggling to curtail COVID-19 misinformation and hate speech originating from the fringe social network Gab and migrating to find massive audiences on the platform, according to a new report released by ADL. A review of recently revealed membership rolls for the far-right group Oath…
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Prepared Remarks: Countering Contemporary Antisemitism and Other Forms of Racism Online and Offline

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ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt is in Sweden, attending the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. The conference, organized by the government of Sweden, features scores of international leaders. by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt | October 13, 2021 Good morning. I’m deeply grateful to PM Lofven for convening this historic event here in Malmo, a city that once was thought of as a hotbed of antisemitism. It is a statement of Sweden’s commitment to…
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ADL CEO to Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism: “We must call out the clear and present danger of rising anti-Jewish violence”

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New York, NY, October 13, 2021 – ADL (Anti-Defamation League) CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued a clarion call to participants attending the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism on Wednesday, urging world leaders gathered for the two-day summit to “call out the clear and present danger of rising anti-Jewish violence” in Europe and around the world. “We must call out the clear and present danger of rising anti…
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Largest Book Fair in Saudi History Exhibits Antisemitic “Protocols” and Other Hateful Titles for Sale

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October 05, 2021 Screenshot from the Twitter page of the Riyadh International Book Fair. By David Andrew Weinberg On October 1st, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture kicked off the Riyadh International Book Fair under the official patronage of the country’s ruler, King Salman.  Billed this year as “the largest book fair in the history of the kingdom” and even “the region’s largest book fair,” the ten-day convention is one of the Arabian…
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ADL Letter to Secretary Blinken Regarding Malmo International Forum

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October 04, 2021 In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, ADL urged the U.S. to send as senior a delegation as possible to the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. September 24, 2021 The Honorable Antony J. Blinken Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Mr. Secretary, As you and your advisors plan your schedules for the coming weeks, I urge you to ensure…
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After 9/11, We Found Unity. We Must Reclaim That in a Post-January 6 America.

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September 09, 2021 By Greg Ehrie , Vice President of Law Enforcement & Analysis at ADL and former U.S. Air Force officer. This opinion piece was published on newsweek.com. Twenty years ago, we witnessed a defining moment in American and world history. The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 changed a generation and shaped our world like few events ever have, or ever will. With the passing of time, a new generation forges ahead and creates their own future while we commemorate the victims…
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Educational Reform to Tackle Extremism Making Progress in the Middle East

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New York, NY, September 9, 2021 ... Educational reform in the Middle East is providing hope for continued progress in tackling extremism, according to a new report published today by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The new report “Peace and Tolerance Education in the Arab World Two Decades after 9/11” authored by David Andrew Weinberg, ADL’s Washington Director for International Affairs, is a pioneering joint…
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ADL Letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Terrorist Groups Exploiting Platform

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August 25, 2021 In a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, ADL raised concern about a gap in Twitter’s enforcement of its stated policies toward accounts linked to U.S.-designated terrorist groups. August 24, 2021 Jack Dorsey Chief Executive Officer Twitter 355 Market Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94103 Dear Mr. Dorsey, I write to you today to raise concern about a gap in Twitter’s enforcement of its stated policies toward accounts linked to U.S…
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ADL Calls on Twitter and Other Platforms to Remove Taliban and Taliban-Affiliated Accounts

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New York, NY, August 19, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on Twitter, and other major social media platforms, to take immediate action to remove accounts affiliated with the Taliban given the organization’s long history of terrorist activity, violence and discrimination toward girls and women, assassinating journalists, and persecuting religious and ethnic minorities, in Afghanistan. The Taliban recently seized the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, and have gained…
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ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities Expresses Grave Concern About Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

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New York, NY, August 18, 2021 … ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities today expressed deep concern about the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, an Islamist extremist group known for its horrific brutality against women, children, and religious and other minorities. The Task Force issued the following statement: We have no doubt that Taliban rule will prove to be devastating for Afghanistan’s minority communities. We call…
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Unite the Right: Four Years Later, Major Players Still Grappling with Fallout

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Unite the Right: Four Years Later, Major Players Still Grappling with Fallout
August 10, 2021 July 2021: The statue of Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, a putative impetus for the Unite the Right Rally, was quietly removed from its pedestal in Charlottesville. Image credit: Rev Seth Wispelwey Four years ago, on August 12, 2017, hundreds of far-right extremists descended on Charlottesville to protest the planned removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from the city’s center. “Unite the Right” was the largest and most violent public assembly of white…
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Two Years After Deadly El Paso Attack, Anti-Latino and Anti-Immigrant Hate and Extremism Persist

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It's been two years since the massacre in El Paso
August 02, 2021 Photo credit: Walmart On August 3, 2019, white supremacist Patrick Crusius murdered 23 individuals and injured 23 more at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in the deadliest attack on Latinos in modern American history. Two years later, animosity towards Latino-Americans and immigrants remains at dangerous levels. Crusius traveled roughly 10 hours to reach the El Paso Walmart, and posted a manifesto highlighting his premeditated and purposeful targeting of Latinos,…
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Social Media Platforms Fail to Address Antisemitism, According to New ADL Report

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New report card reviewing nine platforms gives most poor marks; Twitter and YouTube earn a B-minus New York, NY, July 30, 2021 … Antisemitic content continues to be a serious problem across social media and major platforms are failing to adequately protect targets. These platforms are not managing antisemitic content effectively and too often fail to respond when hateful content is flagged, according to a new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League).  ADL’s Center on…
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