ADL has tracked roughly 80 attacks on synagogues worldwide in the past decade — with the pace accelerating sharply since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel
Emmanuel Acho honored with ADL’s Ally Award for His Work Building Bridges Across Communities
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New York, NY, March 11, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that Emmanuel Acho will receive the first-ever ADL Ally Award at the 2026 Never Is Now Summit. A New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award winner and host, Acho has built a powerful platform by fostering honest dialogue, challenging hate and encouraging people to engage across differences with empathy and integrity. His work exemplifies a core theme of this year’s Never Is Now Summit:…
ADL’s 2026 Campus Antisemitism Report Card Reveals Significant Progress as Universities Engage with ADL
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New York, NY, March 10, 2026 - ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released its third annual Campus Antisemitism Report Card, showing sustained, year-over-year improvement across colleges and universities as institutions strengthen policies and campus responses to antisemitism. ADL has also released new national survey findings in its companion report, Campus Crossroads: Non-Jewish Student Perceptions of Jews and Israel, which reveal troubling persistence of anti-Jewish attitudes and…
ADL's Task Force on Middle East Minorities Statement on the Military Conflict in Iran
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New York, NY, March 6, 2026 ... The Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) Task Force on Middle East Minorities issued the following statement regarding the military conflict in Iran: At this moment of profound uncertainty for Iran, we stand in solidarity with the Iranian people and their tireless struggle for their rights, freedom, and dignity. Iran is not the regime that has controlled it for the last 47 years. For more than two millennia, Iran was one of the world's great…
ADL Statement on Responsible Public Discourse Amid Escalating Middle East Conflict
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New York, NY, March 5, 2026 … (ADL) the Anti-Defamation League issued the following statement in response to recent political and public discourse about the escalating conflict with the Iranian Regime. Statement from Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO: Since the start of hostilities with the Islamic Republic of Iran last weekend, we are witnessing an alarming pattern of escalating, inflammatory rhetoric from voices across the political and ideological spectrum. This rhetoric distorts reality…
Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson Honored with ADL’s Courage Against Hate Award
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New York, NY, March 4, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that Richard Dickson, President and CEO, Gap Inc., will receive the Courage Against Hate Award at the ADL 2026 Never Is Now Summit. Dickson is being recognized for his unwavering commitment to combating antisemitism and hate, his decisive corporate leadership in standing against bigotry, and his vision for making the fight against hate a core business imperative. As CEO of Gap Inc., Dickson leads a $15…
Military Operation Against Iranian Regime Fuels Wave of Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories, Calls for Mobilization
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The U.S. and Israeli military operation against the Iranian regime triggered an immediate surge of antisemitic, anti-Zionist and conspiratorial commentary that spanned the ideological spectrum. COE is tracking 7 rhetorical trends.
A day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during an attack by Israel and the United States on February 28, 2026, Alireza Arafi was appointed as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s interim leader as a member of the Leadership Council, which is tasked with fulfilling the supreme leader’s role until the Assembly of Experts elects a new leader. A review of Arafi’s public statements, especially open letters reproduced on the Guardian Council…
Joint Statement: ADL, Jewish Federations of North America, Secure Community Network, CSS, and CSI-NY Urge Precautions Following U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran
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UNITED STATES — Following strikes by the United States and Israel on the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jewish Federations of North America, Secure Community Network (SCN), ADL (Anti-Defamation League), Community Security Service (CSS), and Community Security Initiative (CSI) of New York, recommend that Jewish communities across North America remain vigilant and maintain heightened security measures. Tensions involving Iran contribute to an already elevated threat environment…
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) Commend the International Studies Association (ISA) on Rejecting BDS
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) commend the International Studies Association (ISA) for the recent Governing Council vote rejecting the harmful and divisive Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) resolution by a 57-38 percent vote and for reaffirming the association’s core scholarly mission. We are also heartened that the Governing Council approved a counter-resolution, affirming the association’s commitment to its core principles, by a…
ADL Launches AI Assistant to Help Educators Teach About Jewish Identity, Antisemitism with Confidence
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Innovative educator tool uses AI to assist educators teaching about Holocaust, Jewish themes New York, NY, February 26, 2026 – Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) launched ADL Ora: an AI Assistant to provide educators in K-12 schools with at-your-fingertips access to accurate and pedagogically sound information for teaching students about Jewish identity, antisemitism, and the Holocaust. A trusted source, this closed AI agent offers dynamic capabilities, providing…
ADL and DAIA Córdoba partner with Córdoba’s Ministry of Education to implement COAJ digital education program in classrooms
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The agreement aims to equip secondary schools across the Province of Córdoba with innovative digital tools to help prevent antisemitism and hate speech, promoting safer and more respectful school environments. CÓRDOBA, Argentina, February 25, 2026 — In a firm step toward building more inclusive and respectful school environments, ADL (Anti-Defamation League) today announced in Córdoba, Argentina, a partnership with the Ministry of Education of the Province of C…
ADL and Blue Square Alliance Partner to Expand the Fight Against Antisemitism
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ADL and Blue Square Alliance Against Hate form partnership to distribute the Powerful Blue Square symbol to new audiences, engaging people to stand up to antisemitism and all hate New York, NY, February 19, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the world’s leading anti-hate organization, and the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate (formerly the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism), the creator of the world’s most known symbol for fighting antisemitism,…
J7 Task Force Statement on Francesca Albanese's Latest Antisemitic Remarks and Call for UN Human Rights Council Reforms
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New York, February 18, 2026 ---- Following the latest antisemitic remarks by UN Special Envoy Francesca Albanese, the J7 Large Jewish Communities Task Force on Antisemitism—representing the Jewish communities of Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States— express its support to the call by numerous governments calling on Ms. Albanese to resign, and further urge a comprehensive reform of the special rapporteur structure and…
Massive Iranian Regime News Operation is Spreading Antisemitic Propaganda to Spanish-Speaking Masses
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ADL report finds “dramatic escalation” in hateful rhetoric on Iran’s HispanTV since 10/7 New York, NY, February 17, 2026 … The official propaganda outlet of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Latin America significantly ramped up its hateful rhetoric over the last two years, according to a report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued today. The report found that Iran’s HispanTV routinely publishes content that advances antisemitic tropes about Jewish power,…
Una operación mediática masiva del régimen iraní difunde propaganda antisemita en el mundo hispanohablante
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Informe de ADL advierte una “dramática escalada” del discurso de odio en la cadena iraní HispanTV desde el 7 de octubre. Nueva York, NY, 17 de febrero de 2026 … Según un informe publicado hoy por la Liga Antidifamación (ADL), el medio oficial de propaganda de la República Islámica de Irán en América Latina incrementó significativamente su retórica de odio durante los últimos dos añ…
ADL Condemns CONREPA Letter Opposing Recognition of Association of Jewish Psychologists as an Ethnic Psychological Association
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New York, NY, February 15, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today condemned a statement by the Coalition of National Racial and Ethnic Psychological Associations (CONREPA) that opposes the recognition of the Association of Jewish Psychologists (AJP) as an Ethnic Psychological Association within the American Psychological Association (APA). The CONREPA statement, endorsed by five of its associations representing approximately 2,000 members, raises what it calls "several…
Tumbler Ridge Shooter Had Interest in Gore and Guns
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On February 10, 2026, a shooter opened fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 25 others. Two additional individuals were found dead at a nearby home. The shooter was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Preliminary research by the ADL Center on Extremism (COE) suggests the shooter, who police have identified as Jesse Van Rootselaar, followed a troubling pattern of online radicalization marked…
UpScrolled Social Media Platform Attracts Virulent Antisemites, Lacks Enforcement Protections
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“F--- the jews! Find me on UpScrolled,” proclaimed one antisemitic influencer last month to her 1.3 million followers on X. UpScrolled, a social media platform launched in June 2025 in response to purported suppression of speech on other platforms, attracted just 20,000 users in its first two months, growing to 150,000 by January 2026. But following panicked and conspiratorial claims about changes to TikTok’s U.S. operating structure, UpScrolled’s user base exploded to…