ADL Logo
ADL Logo

1021 Results

Charlottesville Rally: Hate. Plain and Simple. (WATCH)

News
Charlottesville Alt-Right rally
August 16, 2017 At the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, anti-Semitism was on full display. White supremacists marched through the streets shouting obscenities at crowds of protesters where they spewed Nazi slogans, anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic phrases. The chaos surrounding the event was significant for a number of reasons, even beyond the violence and hatred on display. Rally organizers convinced hundreds of white supremacists to overlook their ideological…
Read more about Charlottesville Rally: Hate. Plain and Simple. (WATCH)

ADL Condemns President Trump's Remarks

Press Release
New York, NY, August 15, 2017 … Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), released the following statement on President Trump’s remarks today: We have a history in this country of presidents standing up to bigotry and hate. Today, for the second time in four days, President Trump did the opposite. President Trump went beyond the pale today in equating racist white supremacists in Charlottesville with counter protesters who…
Read more about ADL Condemns President Trump's Remarks

Anti-Semitism on Full Display in Charlottesville

Article
Sieg Heils in Charlottesville
August 15, 2017 Alongside the racism, nativism and xenophobia on display at Unite the Right, the event was also an expression of the animating power of anti-Semitism.  Marchers threw Nazi salutes as they waved swastika flags, proudly wore swastika pins and shirts, and shouted “sieg heil!”  A sign carried by rally-goers warned that the “Jewish media is going down;” another declared that “Jews are Satan’s children.”  A white…
Read more about Anti-Semitism on Full Display in Charlottesville

Violence and Hate Unite the Right

Article
William Fears of Alt Right Texas
August 13, 2017 On the morning of Saturday, August 12, hundreds of white supremacists descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, for the Unite the Right rally. The rally never happened, but it almost didn’t matter: The event was the largest and most violent gathering of white supremacists in decades. On Friday afternoon, over the objections of the Charlottesville city council, Unite the Right organizer Jason Kessler secured a permit to gather in one of the typically bucolic college town…
Read more about Violence and Hate Unite the Right

Statement On Developments in the Case Against Perpetrator of Bomb Threats to Jewish Institutions

Press Release
New York, NY, August 8, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued the following statement after developments in the case of the Israeli-American teenager Michael Kadar, who was accused of carrying out a series of bomb threats against Jewish community institutions this year. The reports allege that Kadar sold his services on an online platform that was shut down by U.S. authorities last month: The new information does not change our view that the bomb threats against…
Read more about Statement On Developments in the Case Against Perpetrator of Bomb Threats to Jewish Institutions

ADL Welcomes Northern California Imam's Apology for Sermon Vilifying Jews

Press Release
San Francisco, CA, July 28, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the apology of a California imam who, during a Friday sermon a week ago, had fervently prayed for the liberation of the Al-Aqsa Mosque from “the filth of the Jews.” Joined at a press conference by religious and community leaders, Imam Ammar Shahin of the Islamic Center of Davis apologized for the anti-Semitism in his sermon, acknowledging that “I said things that were hurtful to Jews…
Read more about ADL Welcomes Northern California Imam's Apology for Sermon Vilifying Jews

Frequently Asked Questions About Free Speech on Campus

Tools and Strategies
What is the source of our free speech rights? Free speech rights emanate from the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution[1] and from state constitutions. The U.S. Constitution limits the government’s ability to regulate speech based on content and it applies to all public colleges and universities. It serves as a floor, not a ceiling. State constitutions may grant more robust free speech rights than the U.S. Constitution, but never fewer. Is there a distinction between private and…
Read more about Frequently Asked Questions About Free Speech on Campus

Colorado White Supremacist Latest to be Arrested for Attacks on Jewish Institutions

Article
Planer wearing GSS probationary patch
July 17, 2017 William Scott Planer has joined the ever-expanding list of white supremacists vandalizing and attacking Jewish institutions nationwide. Planer, who lives in Denver, was arrested on July 14, 2017 for affixing a “Fight Terror, Nuke Israel” sticker to the door of the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is being held at the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department in Colorado on a $500,000 bond as a fugitive from justice for felony…
Read more about Colorado White Supremacist Latest to be Arrested for Attacks on Jewish Institutions

ADL: New Poll Finding Anti-Semitism a Serious Concern in America Shows Need for Action

Press Release
New York, NY, July 13, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called for more action to confront anti-Semitism in response to a new national poll finding that two out of three likely U.S. voters believe that anti-Semitism is a serious problem in America today. In the new poll from Rasmussen, 65 percent of voters said anti-Semitism is a serious problem in the U.S., and 24 percent said it a “very serious” problem. The survey mirrors a nationwide poll ADL…
Read more about ADL: New Poll Finding Anti-Semitism a Serious Concern in America Shows Need for Action

ADL Analysis: Reddit User Who Took Credit for Trump's CNN Video Has History of Racist and Violent Posts

Press Release
New York, NY, July 3, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released an analysis on Reddit user, Han-------Solo, who is claiming credit for President Trump’s use of a wrestling video Sunday morning featuring a CNN logo. To read the analysis, click here. ADL’s Center on Extremism, which tracks activities by extremists, found that Han-------solo is like many other online bigots who use platforms like Reddit to anonymously share their hateful words and images. …
Read more about ADL Analysis: Reddit User Who Took Credit for Trump's CNN Video Has History of Racist and Violent Posts

Feuding Rallies in DC Reveal Far-Right Groups' Different Priorities

Article
Richard Spencer at the Freedom of Speech rally on June 25, 2017
June 27, 2017 On June 25, two different far-right activist groups held competing rallies in Washington, D.C., and bickered over the rallies’ respective goals and attendance. The “rally for free speech,” held near the Lincoln Memorial, featured a number of white supremacist speakers, including Richard Spencer and Nathan Damigo, while the “rally against political violence,” held near the White House, focused on vilifying the left. Some of the speakers involved…
Read more about Feuding Rallies in DC Reveal Far-Right Groups' Different Priorities

ADL Demands Apology From Chicago LGBTQ March Organizers After Jewish Participants Ejected

Press Release
New York, NY, June 26, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on organizers of a Chicago LGBTQ pride march to apologize after three women were ejected from the march for carrying rainbow flags emblazoned with the Jewish Star of David. The women were reportedly told that they could not take part in the city’s Dyke March because their flags “made people feel unsafe.” The Dyke March organizers issued a statement on Twitter Sunday afternoon, which indicated the…
Read more about ADL Demands Apology From Chicago LGBTQ March Organizers After Jewish Participants Ejected

Farrakhan Spokesperson Ava Muhammad Spouts Vile Anti-Semitism

Article
Ava Muhammad
June 22, 2017 Nation of Islam (NOI) leader Louis Farrakhan is not the only NOI member fomenting anti-Semitism these days. In recent weeks, his spokesperson, Ava Muhammad, has been loudly sharing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. An NOI Mother’s Day panel in New Orleans on May 11, “Testimonies of Extraordinary Women,” consisted of a nearly three-hour-long panel of four women, including Ava Muhammad, praising Farrakhan. When asked by an audience member why it’s…
Read more about Farrakhan Spokesperson Ava Muhammad Spouts Vile Anti-Semitism

ADL Response to Dennis Prager

Media Watch
Letters to the Editor National Review To the Editor: Re “Remember the Hysteria about Trump-Induced Anti-Semitism” (June 13): Our concerns about anti-Semitism in America are real and based on fact. Dennis Prager, in making his claim of hysteria, ignores the data and chooses to mischaracterize our statements. We made clear, reflecting ADL’s most recent poll of the American people, that the American public at-large was not becoming more anti-Semitic. We also…
Read more about ADL Response to Dennis Prager

ADL Summit Inspires Young Leaders to Take #ActionToImpact

Article
May 10, 2017  More than 500 ADL leaders and Jewish activists from across the country gathered for ADL’s annual Shana Amy Glass National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., where government officials, policy experts, journalists, opinion makers and other public figures addressed the participants on some of the most critical issues on the League’s agenda. ADL CEO's Opening Remarks: Action to Impact To kick off the Summit, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt gave a rousing…
Read more about ADL Summit Inspires Young Leaders to Take #ActionToImpact

ADL Welcomes Justice Department Filing of Criminal Charges in Bomb Threats Against Jewish Community Institutions

Press Release
New York, NY, April 21, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Justice’s filing criminal charges against the Israeli-American teen charged with making more than 150 bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers, schools, ADL offices, and other Jewish community institutions. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: We welcome the Department of Justice filing charges against the Israeli-American teen arrested in…
Read more about ADL Welcomes Justice Department Filing of Criminal Charges in Bomb Threats Against Jewish Community Institutions

Explosive Growth of Hateful Memes and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Against Jared Kushner

Article
April 10, 2017 An online campaign of anti-Semitism has been directed at Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and advisor over the past week. It comes in the context of Trump’s removal of chief strategist Stephen Bannon from the National Security Council and reports about a feud between Bannon and Kushner as well as airstrikes in Syria in response to the chemical attack last week. This campaign of anti-Semitism has been driven by white supremacists and anti-Semites…
Read more about Explosive Growth of Hateful Memes and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Against Jared Kushner

ADL Charts Explosive Growth of Hateful Memes and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Against Jared Kushner

Press Release
New York, NY, April 10, 2017 … An anti-Semitic social media trolling campaign aimed at presidential advisor Jared Kushner has escalated from a series of tweets into a full-bore assault perpetrated primarily by white supremacists and anti-Semites of various stripes, according to an online analysis by the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. The campaign of anti-Semitic messages has included accusations that Jews in the Trump Administration are trying to start a war to…
Read more about ADL Charts Explosive Growth of Hateful Memes and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Against Jared Kushner