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Antisemitic Threats, Violent Rhetoric Surge on Telegram Amid Israel-Iran Escalation
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Antisemitic threats and violent rhetoric surged by 594% on Telegram following the recent escalation between Israel & the Iranian regime, according to new ADL Center on Extremism research.
Familiar Attempts to Justify and Downplay Antisemitic Violence Follow Latest Attack on Jewish Community
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Reactions to the latest attack targeting the Jewish community followed a familiar pattern to the murder of a couple leaving a Jewish event in D.C. two weeks ago -- celebration, justification, and legitimization.
ADL and AEN Urge the American Psychological Association to Address Antisemitism
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New York, NY, May 30, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) are deeply alarmed by reports of the rising tide of antisemitism within the American Psychological Association (APA), the nation’s largest professional association representing psychologists. Recently, thousands of Jewish psychologists and mental health professionals across the country have raised their voices about a hostile environment within APA that increasingly…
ADL and JLens Condemn Ben & Jerry’s Slanderous Attack Against Israel
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New York, NY, May 30, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and Jewish values-based investor network, today condemned a recent statement by the independent board of Ben & Jerry’s that distorts Israel’s fight against terror in Gaza. The claims are factually inaccurate, inflammatory, and harmful— and this rhetoric serves only to delegitimize Israel’s legitimate security concerns, distort the complexity…
Swaths of Anti-Zionist Movement Legitimize Killings at D.C. Jewish Museum
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Many in anti-Zionist circles are celebrating and justifying the murders of two Israeli embassy staffers, and in some cases, even encouraging further violence.
Extremists and Conspiracy Theorists Deny the Capital Jewish Museum Shooting With ‘False Flag’ Narrative
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In the wake of the murder of two people at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., conspiracy theories about the shooting quickly circulated on social media from users across the political spectrum. The most prevalent of these conspiratorial posts alleged that the shooting was a purposeful and coordinated “false flag” attack carried out by the Israeli or U.S. government to make Jews and Israel look sympathetic, tighten relations between the two countries or rationalize going…
In Latest Attack on Jewish Community, Suspect in Museum Shooting Posted Manifesto Calling to 'Bring the War Home'
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The ADL Center on Extremism has been able to connect the alleged suspect, with a high degree of certainty, to the manifesto, titled “Escalate For Gaza, Bring The War Home.”
ADL and JLens Urge Shareholders of Alphabet Inc. to Vote AGAINST Anti-Israel Shareholder Proposal
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New York, NY, May 13, 2025 – JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor, along with ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), today called upon shareholders of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)(the “Company”) to vote AGAINST a shareholder proposal designed to harm Israel by pressuring the Company into severing business ties with the country. ADL and JLens noted that Proposal 9 is expected to be submitted to a shareholder vote at the Alphabet annual meeting on June 6, 2025. The…
Confronting Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Bias in Academic Associations
Tools and Strategies
In response to mounting incidents, ADL and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) have developed this toolkit to help address antisemitism and anti-Israel bias and to foster inclusive academic spaces that welcome diverse perspectives on Israel and the broader Middle East. It is intended for Jewish and Zionist faculty, staff and others experiencing antisemitism and anti-Israel bias in their professional academic associations and scholarly societies. This resource includes real-world…
ADL Calls for Action to Protect Jewish Students Ahead of House Hearing on Campus Antisemitism
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New York, NY, May 6, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow's Congressional hearing on campus antisemitism by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, "Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on America's Campuses." Antisemitism on college campuses is a serious crisis. Over the past year, we’ve seen hate-fueled rhetoric and protests that have crossed the line into harassment, intimidation,…
ISS and Glass Lewis Join ADL and JLens in Recommending AGAINST Anti-Israel Shareholder Proposals at Intel, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin
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New York, NY, May 5, 2024 – ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and its affiliate, Jlens, welcome the decisions of the two leading independent proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), to recommend that investors vote AGAINST anti-Israel shareholder proposals at the upcoming annual meetings of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT). ADL…
ADL Welcomes Harvard University Task Force Report on Antisemitism
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New York, NY, April 30, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) welcomed the findings of the Harvard Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Bias and commended the administration for finally prioritizing this issue. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement: For years, antisemitism has been a persistent, systemic challenge at so many colleges and universities, and it worsened exponentially in the wake of the…
ADL and JLens Urge Shareholders to Reject Anti-Israel Shareholder Proposals at General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin
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New York, NY, April 7, 2025 – JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and Fund Sponsor of the JLens 500 Jewish Advocacy U.S. ETF (NYSE: TOV), today calls upon shareholders of two prominent global defense companies to vote AGAINST shareholder proposals that JLens believes were designed to pressure the companies into severing ties with Israel. The companies, General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), are portfolio holdings of TOV, a faith-based ETF that…
The Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism: Five Things to Know
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1. The Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism is a non-profit organization seeking to dismantle Zionism. The Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (ICSZ) is a far-left, explicitly anti-Zionist non-profit organization founded in 2023 by prominent anti-Zionist activists and academics who seek the villainization and wholesale rejection of Zionism—the movement for the self-determination and statehood of the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, Israel—from academia…
New York, NY, April 10, 2025 – JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and affiliate of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), announced today the recipients of its 2024 Corporate TOV Awards. The TOV Awards, whose name reflects the Hebrew word for “good,” were created to annually recognize and honor 18 companies that rank highly and outperform peer companies according to JLens’ Jewish values scorecards. The 18 TOV Awards recipients were selected based on JLens’…
ADL Welcomes Columbia University’s Commitment to Act to Curb Antisemitism on its Campus
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New York, NY, March 24, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response Columbia University’s announcement that it will be taking significant action to curb antisemitism on its campus: “We welcome Columbia University’s announcement that it is taking significant action to curb antisemitism on its campus. Over the past 18 months, Columbia inadequately addressed the crisis of antisemitism on its campus following the 10/7 terror…