Striking Similarities and Overlap in Online Footprints and Extremist Content of Teen School Shooters, ADL Research Shows
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New York, NY, August 21, 2025 … A new research project released today by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism illustrates through an interactive timeline the online footprints of Natalie (Samantha) Rupnow and Solomon Henderson, two school shooters who carried out rampages in different states in late 2024 and early 2025 respectively, and highlights the online spaces that blend a variety of extremist ideologies with violent content that they were both active on…
Healthcare Workers for Palestine (HCW4P): What You Need to Know
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Healthcare Workers for Palestine (HCW4P) is a U.S.-based network of anti-Zionist healthcare professionals and students who promote extreme anti-Israel beliefs, including calls to abolish Zionism, glorify terror and draw on antisemitic tropes in their messaging.
The Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation (DAMPL): What You Need to Know
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DAMPL is a radical, far-left, anti-Zionist group known for engaging in violent and destructive “direct actions” against institutions and individuals perceived as being connected to Israel.
After Engaging with JLens and ADL, EA and Take-Two Make Policy Updates to Combat Extremism in Online Games
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New York, NY, July 21, 2025 … The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Technology and Society (CTS) and JLens, an ADL affiliate, announced today that Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), two of the world’s most prominent video game publishers, have made significant strides in strengthening their community standards by adopting updated policies explicitly addressing extremism and terrorism. These changes follow a series of engagements with JLens…
Extremist Groups Uphold Long Tradition of Exploiting National Tragedies for Publicity
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As Texas authorities respond to the devastating floods that killed at least 119 people, with over 170 still missing, Patriot Front has been using the tragedy to generate publicity under the guise of disaster relief.
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.
Overt Antisemitic and Extreme Anti-Israel Rhetoric Continue to Spike After U.S. Strikes Iran Nuclear Sites
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In the aftermath of the U.S strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, we're seeing a continued spike in antisemitic and conspiratorial anti-Israel rhetoric—from extremist influencers and public-facing leaders.
ADL Statement on U.S. Strikes Against Iranian Regime's Nuclear Sites
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New York, NY, June 21, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. strike on the Iranian regime's nuclear sites. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: ADL is closely monitoring President Trump’s announcement of the United States’ strike on the Iranian regime’s nuclear sites. Since 1979, the Iranian regime has been the largest exporter of antisemitism and terror on the planet. The Iranian…
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.
Antisemites and extremists of varying ideologies quickly reacted to reports of preemptive Israeli strikes against the Iranian regime with their predictable hate-filled rhetoric.
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…
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.
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…