New York, NY, April 6, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders to correct his misstatements regarding the 2014 conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. In an interview with the editorial board of the New York Daily News, Senator Sanders said, “I believe 100 percent not only in Israel's right to exist, a right to exist in peace and security without having to face terrorist attacks.” But he then called…
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Jerusalem, March 28, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, for stating that “non-Jews shouldn’t live in the land of Israel.” In a recording of Yosef’s weekly Saturday night lecture, the rabbi can be heard saying, “If our hand were firm, if we had the power to rule, then non-Jews must not live in Israel. But, our hand is not firm.” He added that the only reason non…
by: Robert Trestan | March 24, 2016 The Times of Israel There is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to Janet Mock’s decision to cancel her “Redefining Realness” talk at Brown University this week. Ms. Mock, a transgender best-selling author, canceled her talk following pressure from Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to reject the invitation due to Brown Hillel’s involvement.
SJP cannot have it both ways — advocating to muzzle a speaker…
New York, NY, February 29, 2016 … Recognizing the need for a focused and comprehensive strategy to combat delegitimization of Israel and the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Reut Institute have announced a new joint initiative to help Jewish communities and the State of Israel face this mounting challenge. The ADL-Reut Initiative was shaped by a mutual commitment to expose the BDS movement in its efforts to single out and isolate…
by: Ken Jacobson | February 15, 2016 The Forward Israel and its supporters are being held hostage by the notion that Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, is all that we have on the Palestinian side and that any successor would be far worse. The right’s response to this is either that there isn’t a hair’s breadth of difference between Abbas and Fatah on the one hand and Hamas on the other, or that Israel is better off having Hamas in power because then…
New York, NY, February 11, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today voiced support for soccer super star Cristiano Ronaldo after he was targeted for criticism on social media for appearing in a commercial for an Israeli cable company. “We support Cristiano Ronaldo who was unfairly attacked by anti-Israel activists on social media,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “Unfortunately, he has fallen prey to an ugly smear campaign which attempts to stigmatize any…
New York, NY, February 2, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today reacted to a mock issue of The New York Times, distributed in Manhattan and promoted via a social media campaign by an unknown group, which attempts to leave the impression that Israel is worthy of far more criticism than The Times and the American public usually allows. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
A mock issue of The New York Times was distributed in several locations around…
New York, NY, January 31, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the decision by Israel’s cabinet to establish a permanent and official space at the Western Wall for mixed gender prayer at Judaism’s holiest site. The cabinet voted 15-5 to approve the long-negotiated plan to enable non-Orthodox Jews to perform services in their own manner, including egalitarian male-female prayer services, or all women prayer groups with women chanting the prayers and reading…
New York, NY, January 26, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment at a statement by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon which appeared to justify the current wave of Palestinian terror as “human nature.” ADL referred to Ban’s comments as “highly disturbing,” and called on the Secretary General to clarify his statement and unequivocally reject all forms of Palestinian terrorism. In remarks today to the U.N. Security Council on…
Pledges to Support Increasing Dialogue in the Future New York, NY, January 24, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep sadness about the intimidating disruption of a post-Shabbat services reception at the National LGBTQ Task Force’s “Creating Change” conference. Reception organizer, A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel LGBT advocacy group, had invited Jerusalem Open House (JOH) to discuss the progress and struggles of the diverse LGBTQ community since the…
New York, NY, January 16, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the release of U.S. hostages by the Iranian government and acknowledged the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran has fulfilled its initial obligations under the nuclear deal.
At the same time, ADL urged continuous close monitoring and vigorous enforcement now that sanctions are lifted, accompanied by strong U.S. pushback on Tehran’s continued violations of human rights,…
New York, NY, January 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to ensure that government officials demonstrate respect for Israel’s commitment to the rule of law and understanding of its complex security challenges.
ADL voiced concern in the wake of comments by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, who called for an investigation to determine whether Israel conducts extrajudicial executions of Palestinian…
New York, NY, January 12, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned the desecration of graves in a Catholic cemetery near the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh. Over the weekend, the Latin Patriarchate announced that dozens of crosses had been destroyed in the cemetery at the Beit Jamal Monastery."We join the Latin Patriarchate in calling for a thorough investigation into this incident, leading to the bringing to justice of the perpetrators," said Rabbi David…
New York, NY, January 11, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today reiterated its concern over draft Israeli legislation that would require those Israeli non-governmental organizations that receive more than half of their funding from “foreign political entities,” to declare and detail the funding each time they issue a report or meet with a public official. “The strength of Israeli society internally, as well as its international position, has been its bedrock…
by: Lorraine Array January 06, 2016
Last week, over 700 Jewish teens from across the United States and Canada gathered in Baltimore, MD as part of United Synagogue Youth’s International Convention. The Anti-Defamation League participated in the convention as a program partner to educate and empower the students to respond to anti-Semitism. At a time when global anti-Semitism is on the rise, college campuses are rife with anti-Israel bias and Jewish youth regularly hear…
New York, NY, December 22, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment with the Greek Parliament’s approval of a resolution calling on the Greek government to recognize a Palestinian State. On Tuesday, the parliament, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in attendance, voted on a nonbinding resolution urging the government to “promote appropriate procedures for the recognition of a Palestinian state and every diplomatic effort for the…
New York, NY, December 16, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was deeply disturbed by a video produced by the Israel-based organization Im Tirtzu, which labels leading Israeli human rights activists as “foreign moles” operated by foreign governments. Im Tirtzu is employing fear tactics to suppress left-leaning Israeli NGOs, the League maintained, and it labeled the video “a form of incitement which crosses the line into hate speech.”
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November 01, 2015 For many years, a consensus existed in the organized American Jewish community that we should support the democratically-elected government of Israel, whether Labor or Likud, on a non-partisan basis, particularly on matters of Israeli security. The logic was twofold: Moral – Israelis put their lives on the line every day in a dangerous neighborhood and we, sitting in the comfort of America, should respect Israel’s democratic process regarding the safety and…
February 14, 1896
Publication of Theodor Herzl's treatise "The Jewish State"
August 29, 1897
Opening of the First Zionist Congress at Basel, Switzerland
November 2, 1917
Issuing of Boycott (on the Jewish community of Palestine)
July 22, 1946
Irgun bombs King David Hotel
February 14, 1947
Britain gives UN responsibility for Palestine
November 29, 1947
UN Partition Plan approved (Resolution 181)
May 14, 1948
Declaration of the State of Israel
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