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Poway Attack Illustrates Danger Right-Wing Extremists Pose to Jews, Muslims

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May 02, 2019 On Saturday, April 27, 2019, A man opened fire at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, killing one worshipper, a 60-year-old woman who was mourning her mother’s recent death, and injuring three more, including the rabbi. Police apprehended John T. Earnest as the sole suspect in the shooting. It was the Jewish sabbath and the last day of Passover, a holiday celebrating the Jews’ delivery from oppression. Earnest, 19, was a nursing student in nearby…
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With Attacks and Propaganda, White Supremacists Target Jewish Institutions

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May 02, 2019 Anti-Semitic fliering posted outside the Chabad Lubavitch Center in Ocean City, Maryland The April 27 shooting attack on a Poway, California, synagogue served as a stark reminder that white supremacists remain a significant threat to Jewish institutions. Not that anyone needed a reminder; the Poway assault took place just six months after Robert Bowers’ October 27, 2018 shooting rampage at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The attack on the Tree of Life synagogue…
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Yom HaShoah Reflections

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt | May 01, 2019 The Times of Israel As we remember the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust on Yom HaShoah, we are once again confronted with loss. Once again, we are confronted by the violent hate that has plagued the Jewish people for thousands of years. It is hard to believe that six months to the day of the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in American history at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, this week we witnessed another…
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Anti-Semitic Incidents Remained at Near-Historic Levels in 2018; Assaults Against Jews More Than Doubled

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New York, NY, April 30, 2019 … The U.S. Jewish community experienced near-historic levels of anti-Semitism in 2018, including a doubling of anti-Semitic assaults and the single deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history, according to new data from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued today. ADL’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic incidents recorded a total of 1,879 attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions across the country in 2018, the third-highest year…
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White Supremacist Terror is Rising, and Trump's Policies Kneecap Our Ability to Fight Back

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April 26, 2019 USA Today By George Selim | ADL Senior Vice President of Programs; Former Director of the Office for Community Partnerships and Interagency Countering Violent Extremism Task Force at the Department of Homeland Security Six months after a gunman shouting “all Jews must die” killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, another gunman in another synagogue killed one worshiper and wounded three — this time in Poway, California. …
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ADL Devastated by Synagogue Shooting in San Diego

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New York, NY, April 27, 2019 ... ADL CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt released the following statement in response to the shooting at the Chabad synagogue in Poway, near San Diego, Calif.: We are devastated by the shooting at the Chabad synagogue. This was an attack on an Orthodox congregation but, more than that, an attack on the entire Jewish community.  At ADL, we grieve for the innocent who lost their lives. We pray for the victims who were wounded or…
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Letter to the New York Times Regarding Op-Ed on BDS

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The following letter was submitted to The New York Times in response to "Anti-Zionists Deserve Free Speech" (April 16). To the Editor: Re “Anti-Zionists Deserve Free Speech” (column, April 16): Michelle Goldberg would have a legitimate point to make if she had limited her argument to the decision to bar the entry of Omar Barghouti to the United States. As despicable as his views are — as the founder of the boycott, divestment and sanctions…
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Pennsylvania White Supremacist Arrested After Posting Violent Threats and Images

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April 12, 2019 In late March, FBI agents arrested a Pennsylvania white supremacist for allegedly making racist threats online. On April 1, 2019, Corbin Kauffman of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, was charged with interstate transmission of threats to injure the person of another. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the maximum penalty for this offense is five years of imprisonment for each violation and a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine, but judges are given…
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ADL HEADLINES: Congress Holds Hearing on the Rising Threat of White Nationalism

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April 12, 2019 THE WEEK'S BIG 3 Congress holds a hearing on the growing threat posed by white nationalism and increase in hate crimes; anti-vaccination advocates are misappropriating Holocaust imagery to push their agenda; and Airbnb reneges on its decision to de-list properties in the West Bank. Read on for more on these headlines, news you can use to fight hate this week, and the latest info about ADL around the country.   1 A Flood Online of Hate Speech Greets…
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The Protocols Revisited: The Fantasy of Secret Jewish Power

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The endurance of the fraudulent text sheds light on just why anti-Semitism is surging from both the right and left by: Kenneth Jacobson | April 11, 2019 The Times of Israel At a time when anti-Semitism is resurging in the world and there is a lot of discussion about what anti-Semitism is, the relevance of the early 20th century fabrication, The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, has never been greater. The Protocols, concocted by the Russian tsarist police in the early…
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ADL HEADLINES: DHS Eliminated Team Tasked with Tracking Domestic Terrorists

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April 09, 2019 THE WEEK'S BIG 3 A new report this week suggests the Department of Homeland Security seems to be willfully ignoring the threat posed by right-wing extremism; a new task force has been convened by two Jewish organizations to track anti-religious violence; and Utah enacts a new, improved and comprehensive hate crimes law. Read on for more on these headlines, news you can use to fight hate this week, and the latest info about ADL around the country.   1 …
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Eileen Hershenov's Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Hate Crimes and the Rise of White Nationalism

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Remarks by Eileen Hershenov, Senior Vice President for Policy, ADL April 09, 2019 Washington, D.C., April 9, 2019 Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Collins and Members of the Committee, good morning.  I am Eileen Hershenov, Senior Vice President for Policy at ADL. Please let me first say thank for your leadership in recognizing the importance of addressing the increase in hate crimes and the resurgence of white supremacy. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss topics my…
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Through Conspiracies and Coded Language, White Supremacists Use Social Media Networks to Aid and Abet Terror, New Study Reveals

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ADL and NCRI Report: Gab, 4 Chan, 8chan serve as “round-the-clock racist rallies” New York, NY, April 9, 2019 … Before carrying out mass shooting attacks in Pittsburgh and New Zealand, alleged white supremacist terrorists Robert Bowers and Brenton Tarrant frequented fringe social networking sites that, according to an important new study, serve as echo chambers for the most virulent forms of anti-Semitism and racism, and active recruiting grounds for potential terrorists. …
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ADL Statement on YouTube's Failure to Remove Neo-Nazi Content from Platform

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New York, NY, April 2, 2019 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement today in regards to news reports that YouTube has failed to remove neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and other hateful content from its platform because of its engagement potential: It is clear from recent news reports that anti-Semitic and white supremacist videos continue to exist on YouTube, despite claims by the company that it is working…
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ADL Deeply Concerned DHS Eliminated Team Tasked With Tracking Domestic Terrorists

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Renews calls on Congress to support the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act New York, NY, April 2, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today expressed deep concern over reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has eliminated a unit of intelligence analysts tasked with tracking and combating domestic terrorism. According to one DHS official quoted by The Daily Beast, since this move last year by DHS to disband the group of intelligence analysts in the Office of…
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ADL Hails Introduction of Anti-Semitism Awareness Act

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New York, NY, March 27 ... ADL (Anti-Defamation League) hailed the introduction of the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019, introduced on Tuesday by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Casey (D-PA). This bill would require the Department of Education when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to consider the definition of "anti-Semitism" as part of its assessment of whether a practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent. ADL CEO…
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ADL Supports Bipartisan Resolution Rejecting BDS Movement and Backing Two-State Solution

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Organization Sends Letter Signed by Wide Range of Jewish and Pro-Israel Groups to Congressional Leadership New York, NY, March 26 ... In support of two new resolutions opposing the fringe movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel, ADL wrote this afternoon to Congressional leadership of both parties, along with other Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, to encourage widespread bipartisan backing. The resolutions, recently introduced by Reps. Schneider, Nadler, Zeldin and Wagner, and…
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Letter to Reps. Raskin and Richmond Regarding Anti-Hate Resolution

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March 07, 2019 In a letter to Representatives Jamie Raskin and Cedric Richmond, ADL thanked the members for introducing a Resolution strongly condemning anti-Semitism and all forms of hate. March 7, 2019 The Honorable Jamie Raskin 412 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Cedric Richmond 506 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representatives Raskin and Richmond: Thank you for the important efforts exerted by you, Chairman…
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Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Regarding Recent Anti-Semitic Comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar

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March 04, 2019 In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, ADL asked for the passage of a resolution that would reject Rep. Ilhan Omar's recent anti-Semitic comments. March 4, 2019 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives 204 Capitol Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi: I am writing to you regarding the recent comments made by Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. At a public forum in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2019, Rep. Omar…
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White Supremacist Propaganda and Events Soared in 2018

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1,187 literature drops and 91 events across the U.S. last year, hitting an all-time record New York, NY, March 5, 2019 … White supremacists dramatically stepped up their propaganda efforts targeting neighborhoods and campuses in 2018, far exceeding any previous annual distribution count for the United States and showing how these extremist groups are finding ways to share hateful messages while hiding the identity of individual members. Newly released data from ADL (the Anti…
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