(As delivered) We are not OK. We are not OK. As my friend Bret Stephens so succinctly put it, all of us now live in an October 8th world. We have endured the painful, distressing, and clarifying events of the past 151 days. That video we just saw could be 10 times, 100 times as long and it still wouldn’t capture all the anti-Jewish hate of just the past few months. The world of October 8 is one in which the perpetrators of the worst antisemitic massacre since the Holocaust are celebrated…
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New York, NY, March 6, 2024 … Chabad on Campus International (COCI) and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced a new joint initiative to combat antisemitism on college campuses across the United States. Through the initiative, ADL will provide COCI campus directors and students resources, educational workshops and training to bolster efforts to raise awareness about antisemitism and create a safer environment on campus for Jewish students. ADL and COCI will also launch a…
As prepared for delivery Thank you for being here. Thank you for serving as leaders in the fight against antisemitism. And thank you for bringing your passion, energy, and concern to this summit. Last month, I spoke in Stamford, Connecticut at the Jewish Agency’s annual conference of North American shlichim. Working on college campuses and in our communities, these young emissaries from Israel embody the people-to-people connections that link American Jews to the…
A diferencia de las generaciones anteriores, la generación del milenio y la generación Z están de acuerdo con más tópicos antijudíos. El 27% de los estadounidenses consideraría al menos aceptable que un familiar cercano apoyara a Hamás. Nueva York, NY, 29 de febrero de 2024... El número de estadounidenses que sostienen creencias antisemitas aumentó al 24%, frente al 20% en 2022, según una encuesta realizada por el…
Washington, D.C., Feb. 29, 2024 ... The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), and StandWithUs, along with four leading law firms, today announced a new pilot helpline to provide pro bono legal assistance to parents whose children are experiencing anti-Semitism in California’s K-12 schools. The pilot program selected California as the first state given a series of troubling incidents of anti-Semitism in the state’s K-12…
Research from ADL has documented in detail the rise in antisemitism and anti-Zionism in the weeks and months following Hamas’s brutal assault on Israel on October 7, 2023. One of the most insidious claims used to discredit both Jews and Israel is that Ashkenazi Jews (i.e., Jews who trace their ancestry to Northern and Eastern Europe) have no historical or genetic relationship to Jewish antiquity in the land of Israel—making Jews “colonizers” with no legitimate claim to…
In reversal from prior generations, Millennials and Generation Z agree with more anti-Jewish tropes. 27 percent of Americans would find it at least somewhat acceptable for a close family member to support Hamas New York, NY, February 29, 2024… The number of Americans who hold antisemitic beliefs increased to 24 percent, up from 20 percent in 2022, according to a survey conducted by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Antisemitism Research. And in contrast to years…
New York, NY, February 28, 2024 … Julie Sweet, the Chair & CEO of Accenture, a true innovative leader who leads by example and inspires others to do the same, and who has publicly proclaimed zero tolerance for antisemitism and all forms of hate, will receive ADL’s highest honor, the Courage Against Hate Award. Sweet will be presented with the award at ADL’s Never Is Now, the world’s largest summit on antisemitism and against antisemitism and hate, which will be…
Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for failing to take action to end nonstop bullying and harassment of Jewish students by peers and teachers since Oct. 7. According to the complaint, Berkeley administrators have ignored parent reports and…
On February 25, 2024, Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force, approached the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., and set himself on fire to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, saying he would “no longer be complicit in genocide.” His act of protest has garnered praise from anti-Israel groups and foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). Bushnell is the second person to self-immolate in front of a U.S.-based Israeli government building in protest of the…
UPDATE: April 26, 2024 Explicit support for recognized terror groups and the glorification of prominent individuals affiliated with those groups continues to feature prominently at anti-Israel protests across the country. As documented by ADL, notable recent examples of this support for terror have surfaced at “Popular University for Gaza” campus encampments and Quds Day protests in April 2024 and at International Women’s Day protests in March 2024. There have been numerous…
The Nation of Islam (NOI) held its annual Saviours’ Day conference at the Huntington Place convention center in Detroit, Michigan, on February 22–25. As in years past, the event featured significant antisemitism, including from longtime NOI leader and keynote speaker Louis Farrakhan. Farrakhan’s keynote address concluding the conference on Sunday, titled “What Does Allah, the Great Mahdi and the Great Messiah Have to Say About the War in the Middle East,”…
New partnership to provide resources to interfaith families and couples. New York, NY, February 27, 2024 …18Doors and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced a new partnership to combine efforts to combat antisemitism and provide resources for those in interfaith relationships. Through the partnership, ADL and 18Doors will provide resources to empower interfaith couples and families to have discussions about antisemitism. ADL and 18Doors will also develop resources for…
Since the October 7 Hamas massacre of over 1,200 people in Israel, Hamas supporters and other antisemitic actors have threatened and targeted Jewish and Israeli individuals and institutions worldwide. Below is a select list of antisemitic incidents outside of Israel with an apparent connection to the events in Israel, as well as several country-specific statistics. You can also find a map of select incidents and data here. Country Statistics Since Oct. 7: Argentina: In January 2024, there …
New York, NY, February 22, 2024 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the distinguished honorees for the upcoming ADL National Home Furnishings Industry Awards Tribute Dinner, scheduled to take place at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on June 20, 2024. This annual event pays tribute to individuals whose outstanding leadership, unwavering dedication and profound commitment to their respective industries and communities exemplify the essence of the ADL and the core…
New partnership aims to support Jewish high school students through expanded resources, antisemitic incident reporting and staff training to combat Jewish hate. New York, NY, February 21 2024 …NCSY and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced a new partnership to combat antisemitism, providing resources for students and staff in high schools. This partnership comes as antisemitic incidents are skyrocketing. ADL recently released preliminary data finding a total of 3,291…
NEW YORK, NY, February 20, 2024 – Today, Jewish on Campus (JOC), a student-powered organization advocating for Jewish students, and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the world’s leading anti-hate organization, announced a new partnership to leverage the strengths of both organizations to better meet the needs of Jewish students as antisemitism rises. The new partnership will include a series of co-created educational sessions and resources for JOC student leaders, focused on…
Preliminary research by the ADL Center on Extremism (COE) shows Genesse Moreno, who opened fire at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, on February 11, 2024, before being killed by off-duty officers, expressed support for a range of antisemitic, anti-Zionist and extremist beliefs and praised U.S.-designated terrorist groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah. Moreno’s mother reportedly attended the church, but it is unclear why Moreno targeted Lakewood in the attack that…
In recent years, activists have harnessed the marketing power of digital billboard trucks to promote their messages. Since the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, anti-Israel activists have increasingly used these vehicles, adorned with propaganda, to spread anti-Zionist and antisemitic themes, including a modern form of the blood libel: that Israelis harvest Palestinian organs. These trucks, bearing a variety of anti-Israel and antisemitic messages, are sponsored by U.S…
New partnership aims to build online spaces for Jewish teens through positive social media content and guidance on combating online antisemitism. New York, NY, February 14, 2024 …Lost Tribe and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced their partnership to combine efforts to combat antisemitism through a joint initiative aimed at providing Jewish pre-teens and teenagers with safer online spaces and effective tools to confront antisemitism. “Partnering with ADL, an…