Coded Hate: Extremists Weaponize Seemingly Innocuous Content to Promote Bigotry
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Extremists and antisemites are weaponizing seemingly innocuous phrases, symbols and numbers to promote hate, particularly on mainstream social media platforms.
ADL Statement on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Decision on Harvard University
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New York, NY, July 2, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response to the decision from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights regarding Harvard University: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued a decision with detailed findings of fact and legal analysis that confirms what has been widely known for years: Harvard University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by…
ADL, Brandeis Center, and Mayer Brown File Federal Civil Rights Brief Detailing Rampant Antisemitic Abuse at Concord-Carlisle High School
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New York, NY, July 1, 2025 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a pro bono team at the law firm Mayer Brown yesterday filed a brief with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleging that officials at the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District in Massachusetts failed to protect Jewish students from pervasive antisemitic harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. The federal filing documents…
ADL Statement on Fatality in Boulder Firebombing Attack
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ADL Deeply Saddened to Learn of a Fatality in Boulder Firebombing Attack Death is third this year attributed to antisemitic violence Denver, CO, June 30, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Karen Diamond resulting from injuries sustained during the antisemitic firebombing in Boulder, Colorado, at a peaceful Run for Their Lives walk to bring attention to the hostages being held by Hamas. The victim had remained hospitalized since the…
ADL Calls on NAIS to Lead Change in Independent K-12 Schools
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What NAIS IsThe National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) is the umbrella organization for more than 2,000 U.S. and international K-12 independent (private, nonprofit) schools. While each member school is self-governing, NAIS supplies the research, accreditation standards, conferences, and professional-development programs that set the tone for the entire sector. Because school leaders look to NAIS as the “gold standard” on equity, safety and inclusion, the association…
ADL Calls on Candidates to Protect the Jewish Community with Words and Actions
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New York, NY, June 26, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on all candidates for elected office, including those running in the New York City mayoral election, to disassociate themselves from and avoid using language that plays into antisemitic tropes and stereotypes. “At this time of record antisemitism, our country needs leaders at all levels who are unequivocal in condemning this oldest of hatreds,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “We call on all…
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.
SCN and ADL Partner with Broward Jewish Federation to Host Latest Joint Security Briefing in South Florida
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New York, NY, June 18, 2025 ... The Secure Community Network (SCN) and ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Florida Region & Center on Extremism (COE) recently convened the latest installment of their Security & Intelligence Briefings Program on May 19, in partnership with Jewish communities across Florida. Hosted by the Jewish Federation of Broward County, the hybrid event gathered dozens of security representatives and community leaders from local Jewish institutions and for a…
Antisemites and extremists of varying ideologies quickly reacted to reports of preemptive Israeli strikes against the Iranian regime with their predictable hate-filled rhetoric.
In Elevated Threat Environment for Jewish Community, Online Platforms Must Boost Moderation Efforts
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Amid a spate of violent antisemitic attacks in recent weeks, too many online platforms are failing to enforce their policies or rolling back rules meant to keep users safe.
Shareholder Proposal Demanding Accountability for Antisemitism and Hate Across Meta’s Platforms Ranks as Top-Performing Human Rights Concern
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New York, NY, June 10, 2025 – A shareholder proposal designed to hold Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) (“Meta” or the “Company”) accountable for the rampant hateful content across its social media platforms is the top ranked human-rights related shareholder proposal of the 2025 proxy season to date according to research by JLens, the proponent of the proposal. Proposal 8, introduced by JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), urged Meta to address hate on…
Purported Videos of Boulder Attacker Surface as Propaganda on Pro-Terror Telegram Channel
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Videos allegedly recorded by the suspect shortly before the Boulder firebombing assault that targeted the Jewish community and injured 12 on Sunday, began circulating as pro-terror propaganda on Telegram one day later
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 Statement on Violent Antisemitic Attack at Boulder “Run for Their Lives” Event
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New York, NY, June 1, 2025 — ADL (Anti-Defamation League) is closely monitoring of reports of a violent antisemitic attack during today’s Run for Their Lives event in Boulder, Colorado. This attack occurred at a weekly gathering where Jewish community members run and walk in solidarity with the hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. The suspect, identified by authorities as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, allegedly yelled "Free Palestine" during the attack. There were 15 victims in…
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…
Jewish Community Faces Unprecedentedly High Threat Environment
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Since Jan. 2020, the ADL Center on Extremism has documented 21 terrorist plots or attacks targeting Jews, Zionists or Jewish institutions in the U.S. Fifteen of these occurred after October 7, 2023.
JLens and ADL Announce Proxy Advisors' Support for Meta Shareholder Proposal to Strengthen Controls on Hateful Content
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New York, NY, May 28, 2025 ... JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor affiliated with ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), today announced that the two leading independent proxy advisory firms have issued recommendations in favor of a JLens-sponsored shareholder proposal to combat hateful content at Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) (“Meta” or the “Company”). The proxy advisors, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (&ldquo…
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…