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Anti-Semitic Senate Candidate Patrick Little Blames Jews for His Crushing Primary Defeat

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Patrick Little
June 08, 2018 When Patrick Little’s anti-Semitic campaign run for Dianne Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat ended in a crushing defeat, he cried foul, while some among his white supremacist supporters have  responded with talk of revolution, violence, and the need for white supremacist candidates to focus on areas of the country with a white majority. Little won about 1.4 percent of the vote, or roughly 61,000 votes, according to initial counts. In a post-election livestream,…
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ADL Statement on Tragic Death of Good Samaritan in Louisiana; Lack of Action by Snapchat

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New York, NY, June 6, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on Snapchat to take meaningful action and to work with law enforcement in response to the death of Good Samaritan Sherell Lewis, who was struck and killed by a pickup truck in Leesville, Louisiana, as he was helping remove dangerous debris from a roadway. The alleged driver then reportedly posted on Snapchat a picture of his dented truck, along with using racial slurs to describe Mr. Lewis. Brittan…
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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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ADL Announces Student Finalists in "Innovate Against Hate" Campus Challenge

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Top three student teams will compete for prizes at livestreamed event in Washington, D.C. New York, NY, June 4, 2018 – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced the top three finalists in the ADL: Innovate Against Hate campus program, which challenged students at 19 universities in 16 states to develop and launch a social media and marketing campaign working to counter hate and extremism on campus and in society. The pilot program was developed by ADL in partnership with EdVenture…
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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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Anti-Semitic Robocalls Supporting Patrick Little Proliferate in California

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Patrick Little: "The Holocaust is a lie."
May 18, 2018 By Oren Segal | Director of the Center on Extremism Supporters of Patrick Little’s campaign for Dianne Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat have taken up a disturbing new tactic: virulently anti-Semitic robocalls.  Little, an unabashed anti-Semite and racist who attended the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is polling at around 18%, well behind Feinstein in California’s party-blind June 5th…
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ADL Statement on Twitter's Report That it Has Curbed Abuse on Platform

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New York, NY, May 16, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League released a statement today after Twitter shared the results of a new approach it has taken since March to reduce the amount of abuse on the platform. The following is a statement from Brittan Heller, Director of ADL’s Center for Technology and Society: “Twitter's new approach to disruptive and harassing tweets is a promising and important step in addressing hate online. It is especially so in terms of how it…
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ADL Statement on Facebook's First Enforcement Data

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New York, NY, May 15, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League released a statement today after Facebook for the first time published data detailing its enforcement of the platform’s community standards, including its standards on hate speech. The following is a statement from Brittan Heller, director of ADL’s Center for Technology and Society: We welcome this new level of transparency from Facebook. For us, it underscores the immense challenge we all have in trying to…
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ADL Disappointed in Choice of Pastor Robert Jeffress to Give Opening Prayer at U.S. Embassy Opening in Jerusalem

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New York, NY, May 14, 2018 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment in the selection of Pastor Robert Jeffress to offer a prayer at the historic dedication of the American Embassy in Jerusalem. ADL issued the following statement: We are disappointed by the selection of Pastor Robert Jeffress to offer a prayer at the historic dedication of the American Embassy in Jerusalem.  Jeffress is an unrepentant religious bigot who has a history of making…
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ADL Statement Praising Spotify's Hateful Content Guidelines

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New York, NY, May 10, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League released a statement today welcoming Spotify’s new hateful content guidelines that prohibits any content promoting, advocating or inciting hatred or violence on their platform. “All social platforms should have clear rules on hateful content for users to follow.  We are encouraged that Spotify has taken a step to join the many platforms that have been advising their users on hateful content, and we are pleased…
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Groundbreaking ADL Analysis Estimates 4.2 Million Anti-Semitic Tweets in One-Year Period

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Washington, D.C., May 7, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued a new report analyzing anti-Semitic speech on Twitter, providing the first-ever snapshot of the trends and themes of anti-Semitism on the social media platform over the course of a one-year period. Using proprietary research strategies to evaluate Twitter for thousands of possible anti-Semitic expressions, including classic stereotypes, code words, symbols and conspiracy theories, and conducting a human…
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What Mark Zuckerberg Gets Wrong - and Right - About Hate Speech

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By Brittan Heller | Director for Technology and Society May 02, 2018 WIRED When he testified before Congress last month, FacebookCEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed the problem of using artificial intelligence to identify online hate speech. He said he was optimistic that in five to 10 years, “We will have AI tools that can get into some of the linguistic nuances of different types of content to be more accurate in flagging content for our systems, but today we&rsquo…
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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's Center for Technology and Society Announces First Class of Belfer Fellows Who Will Fight Hate and Bias Through Tech

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Will innovate in fields such as bot research, video games, virtual reality, and augmented reality to reduce cyberhate and protect civil rights New York, April 26, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League’s Center for Technology and Society (CTS) has selected an Oxford scholar who works with Google; a leading expert on games and emerging media; and an ordained Episcopal minister working in diverse communities in Chicago as its inaugural class of Belfer Fellows. The Belfer Fellowship…
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ADL Statement on Brands' Ads on YouTube's Extremist Channels

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New York, NY, April 20, 2018 ... The following is a statement from Brittan Heller, director of ADL’s Center for Technology and Society, in response to a CNN report that found retail brands’ advertising running on YouTube channels promoting white nationalists, Nazis, pedophiles and other extremist views. It's unfortunate but not surprising to see this type of hateful content appear in this way on YouTube. This is an ongoing problem with the lack of understanding in terms of…
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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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