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A New Era for Israel’s Equal Treatment in Sports?

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Sagi Muki Israel
December 24, 2018 Sports tournaments and other international competitions have long been harnessed by some countries in the Middle East as part of their continued efforts to isolate and delegitimize Israel and prevent engagement with Israelis. This typically includes the host country barring entry to Israeli athletes; refusing to allow them to compete under the Israeli flag or play their country’s national anthem at medal ceremonies; and refusing to shake their hands or even compete…
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Fighting Hate Through Games

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Game Jam
December 21, 2018 64% of American households have a member that plays video games for three or more hours per week. And these gamers are not just kids. In 2017, the average age of a gamer was 31, and there were more gamers over 36 than between 18 – 35 or under 18. At ADL’s Center for Technology and Society (CTS) we know that video games can be a meaningful force for good in society. We think games can be incredible tools in helping to challenge bias and create respectful and…
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ADL Letter to Airbnb on its Decision to Delist Rentals in Israeli Settlements

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November 21, 2018 In a letter to Airbnb, ADL raises questions about the company's recent decision to not list rentals in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.  Brian Chesky Chief Executive Officer Airbnb, Inc. 888 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA Dear Brian: For the past several years, the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) movement has worked around the world to isolate and delegitimize the state of Israel. The predominant drive of the BDS campaign and its…
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Oslo Failed. Long Live Oslo.

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by: Kenneth Jacobson | September 13, 2018 JTA It has become conventional wisdom in certain circles that the Oslo agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, which was signed 25 years ago Sept. 13 on the White House lawn, was simply a failure. There is no doubt that the great hopes of Israeli-Palestinian peace and reconciliation engendered by Oslo have not been realized. Twenty-five years later not only is there no peace, but the parties are not even talking to each other and the…
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The Fight Against Rising Hatred and Bigotry Must Begin with Teachers and Students

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt | August 28, 2018 USA Today Last summer, as most teachers were still preparing their classrooms for students, the largest and most violent gathering of white supremacists in decades took place. Teachers were left wondering how they should discuss this horrific event with students and how students would react. For those teaching early grade students, many questioned whether they should have the conversation at all, and, if so, what kind of information was&nbsp…
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The Nation State Law: an American Perspective

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by: Kenneth Jacobson | August 22, 2018 The Times of Israel Nothing exposes the awkwardness and superfluity of the recently passed Nation-State law in Israel better than the protests by the Druze community and the contortions that Israeli leaders are going through in order to calm the waters. Right-wing Israeli leaders, such as Naftali Bennett, Israel’s Minister of Education claim that in no way are they against the notion that Israel is both a Jewish and democratic state, but that…
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Washington Post Op-Ed Completely Distorts the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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by: Kenneth Jacobson | August 05, 2018 Algemeiner No matter how often one reads about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and thinks that one had heard it all, someone comes along and shocks us with their ignorance, all in the guise of objective analysis. So it is with an article published in The Washington Post on July 26 by a Norwegian professor, Jorgen Jensehaugen, titled “The Fatal Flaw in Trump’s Plan for Middle East Peace.” Jensehaugen’s thesis is…
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A View from Southern Israel

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carole nuriel gaza
by: Carole Nuriel July 30, 2018 One morning, my colleague Gaby Dubois and I set out to visit Israel’s south, near the border with Gaza, in the wake of tensions there in recent months. Just a few days earlier it seemed as if the escalating security situation would force us to cancel our visit, but thankfully things had quieted down a bit by then to enable us to go. We went to visit the Sdot Negev Regional Council for two reasons: first, to express ADL’s support and solidarity…
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ADL Report Investigates Links Between Misogyny and White Supremacy

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New York, NY, July 24, 2018 … For the first time, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is investigating misogyny as a dangerous and underestimated component of extremism. In a new report released today “When Women are the Enemy: The Intersection of Misogyny and White Supremacy,” ADL finds a powerful connection between the “men’s rights” arena and white supremacist ideologies. The report marks a new prioritization of misogyny as a part of the organization&rsquo…
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ADL Announces Winner of Innovate Against Hate Campus Challenge

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New York, NY, June 14, 2018 … Four students from Boise State University have been selected by a panel of experts and leaders as the first-prize winners of a the Anti-Defamation League’s inaugural Innovate Against Hate campus challenge, a nationwide contest that challenged students from across the country to build and launch a social marketing campaign aimed at countering hate and extremism. The Boise State University student project, called S.A.M.E. (Students Against…
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Feeding Palestinian Illusions

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by: Kenneth Jacobson | June 09, 2018 The Times of Israel The tragic events that took place on the Israeli-Gaza border in recent weeks were only the latest manifestation of a decades-long pattern: the Palestinians take extreme actions, the Israelis react and the international community and media come down hard on Israel. The result is always the same: Israel’s image is hurt, but the Palestinians ultimately suffer far more. How is this so? In the name of standing up for the…
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Turkish President Compared Israel To Nazi Germany In Recent Remarks on Gaza

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Erdogan
May 31, 2018 As world attention focused on the demonstrations taking place earlier this month along the Gaza border, Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan fanned the flames of incitement against Israel and Jews with remarks comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. It was just another in a long line of his vocal criticism of Israel, using incendiary language and anti-Semitic statements to attack Israel and mobilize Turkish and Muslim action against the Jewish State. Just days after the May 14…
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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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ADL Celebrates 'Historic Milestone' as U.S. Embassy Opens in Jerusalem

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Jerusalem, May 14, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today celebrated the historic milestone, 70 years in the making, of the opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, the spiritual and political capital of the state of Israel. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, who attended the opening ceremonies today in Jerusalem, issued the following statement: Today is a day of celebration. The opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem is a historic milestone 2000 years…
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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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ADL Calls on U.S. to Address Iran's Hostile Policies as Next Steps After Pulling Out of Iran Deal

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New York, NY, May 10, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today outlined a series of recommended next steps for the United States to ensure that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons and that more effectively combat the regime’s hostile internal and external policies. Following Tuesday’s announcement from President Trump that the United States would be pulling out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), ADL wrote a letter to President Trump calling on…
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Letter to U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Regarding Her Efforts to Defend the Jewish People and State

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May 07, 2018 In a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt expressed appreciation for Haley's stalwart efforts the past two months to ensure that the Jewish people and the Jewish state are treated fairly at the United Nations Security Council. May 7, 2018 The Honorable Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations 799 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 Dear Ambassador Haley: I am writing to…
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Israel's Founding Values: Yesterday and Today

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt | April 17, 2018 The Times of Israel On May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion stood on a podium at the Tel Aviv Museum and announced the establishment of the State of Israel with a booming recitation of a Declaration of Independence. When Ben Gurion made this dramatic declaration, few would have guaranteed that this fledgling state, surrounded by hostile armies, would survive seven decades, much less develop and thrive into a modern, diverse, dynamic and…
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Letter to The New York Times Regarding Hamas and Gaza

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The following letter was submitted to The New York Times in response to "Israel Courts Catastrophe in Gaza Protests" (April 2, 2018) Letters to the Editor The New York Times To the Editor: Re "Israel Courts Catastrophe in Gaza Protests" (Editorial, April 2, 2018): There are legitimate issues to be raised concerning Israel's policy vis-a-vis Hamas and Gaza, including the issue of access of the population to the outside world and the extent of the use of force…
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