League Unveils Online Map with Up-to-Date Statistics New York, NY, November 13, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment that, for the second year in a row, the FBI’s release of 2016 annual Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) data documents an increase in hate crimes nationwide. The FBI found hate crimes rose nearly 5 percent in 2016.
The annual FBI HCSA statistics provide the most important snapshot of hate in the United States. In 2016, there were…
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November 10, 2017 A year ago, when the Anti-Defamation League convened its first major summit on anti-Semitism in New York City, all of the signs pointed to a distinct resurgence of the world’s oldest hatred.
Jewish journalists had endured withering assaults on social media. Anti-Semitism was a serious and growing concern on college campuses. And hatred of Jews was once again entering the public conversation as Americans witnessed one of the most divisive presidential elections in…
Dozens of games developed in 1st ADL game jam hosted by Center on Technology and Society New York, November 8, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League’s Center for Technology and Society today announced the winners of the organization’s first game jam, a competitive hackathon held last month with the goal of developing games that can help change attitudes and reduce bias, especially among youth.
The top award went to a team from Austin, Texas, that created a game called &ldquo…
Seattle, WA, November 9, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced the appointment of Miri Cypers, an experienced political activist and former legislative aide, as regional director of ADL’s Pacific Northwest Office, based in Seattle.
Cypers has a longstanding commitment to social justice and has worked for almost a decade in government and for progressive advocacy organizations. She most recently served as Director of Federal Affairs and Partnerships at…
November 07, 2017 November 2, 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, a letter signed in 1917 by British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour expressing his country's support for the establishment of a national Jewish home in Palestine. While the UK and Israel celebrated the anniversary of this Declaration, which has become a symbol of international recognition of the Jewish right to self-determination, Palestinians and others have used the occasion to protest, and demand an…
New York, NY, November 7, 2017 … Anti-Defamation League CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Tuesday to join efforts to combat rising anti-Semitism on college campuses and pass the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act (ASAA).
In testimony before the committee regarding campus anti-Semitism, Greenblatt detailed the staggering increase in anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses – 59 percent jump in 2017 …
November 06, 2017 “It’s okay to be white,” stated the flier posted on the door of a high school in Silver Spring, Maryland. The flier, consisting of nothing but that phrase in large type on an otherwise blank sheet of paper, also appeared in numerous other places around the U.S. on Halloween, including Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Washington, and Illinois, as well as Alberta in Canada. More instances appeared over the weekend of November 4-5.
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New York, NY, November 2, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded House Judiciary Committee approval of bipartisan legislation which would expand existing federal law to include threats against religious institutions – including houses of worship, Jewish community centers and Jewish day schools. The Senate is also considering a version of this legislation, titled “The Protecting Religiously-Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017.”
Marvin D. Nathan, ADL…
November 01, 2017 White supremacists have been fighting among themselves ever since the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. That infighting escalated following last weekend’s White Lives Matter (WLM) rally in Shelbyville, Tennessee.
About 200 white supremacists around the country attended the WLM rally. The main organization behind the rally was the Nationalist Front, which includes groups such as League of the South, a Southern…
67 Percent Increase in Incidents Since 2016; Spike After Charlottesville Violence; Big Jump in K-12 Schools and on College Campuses New York, NY, November 2, 2017 … New data released today by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) show that the number of anti-Semitic incidents remain significantly higher in 2017 compared to 2016. In addition to the significant bump in the first quarter of this year, there was also a distinct increase after the “Unite the Right” rally in…
New York, NY, October 31, 2017 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released a statement from CEO Jonathan Greenblatt following the heinous terror attack in New York City. While authorities continue to investigate a motive for the attack, there are indications that it was inspired by the Islamic State.
"We are heartbroken and horrified by this heinous terror attack against the entire New York City community today, especially considering that the incident took place just a few…
New York, NY, October 30, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today joined a friend-of-the court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court urging rejection of a bakery’s claim that the Free Exercise Clause to the First Amendment empowered it to refuse the sale of a wedding cake to a same-sex couple based on the owner’s religious beliefs.
The brief filed by a coalition of civil rights and religious organizations asserts the Court should uphold a lower court ruling that the…
Wide Range of Extremists, Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists Plan to Attend New York, NY, October 27, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has released an analysis ahead of a series of “White Lives Matter” protests set to take place at various locations across Tennessee this coming Saturday, October 28. The rally has the potential to be the largest white supremacist gathering since the “Unite the Right” rally which struck Charlottesville earlier this summer…
New York, NY, October 26, 2017 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded Reddit for its decision to remove Nazi, white supremacist and other hate-based groups from its site as part of a new policy change that bans certain violent material.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement:
“ADL applauds Reddit’s leadership on this issue and its decision to stop content ‘that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for…
Urges Congress Not to Restrict Campus Leader Discretion New York, NY, October 26, 2017 … As the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held hearings on “Exploring Free Speech on College Campuses,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) urged Senators to recognize that, while the First Amendment protects hateful, offensive, and ugly speech, campus leaders have a responsibility to use their bully pulpit to address the impact and harm of this speech.
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New York, NY, October 25, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the Trump administration’s temporary ban on refugee resettlement for people from certain countries and more stringent refugee vetting processes. This new, 90-day ban on refugee resettlement from 11 countries could block approximately half of the refugees seeking to come to the United States.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
In New York harbor, we do not…
New York, NY, October 25, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the International Judo Federation’s (IJF) demand that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) treat Israeli athletes competing at an upcoming judo competition in Abu Dhabi “absolutely equally in all aspects.” ADL called on the UAE to heed this call and ensure that the Israel delegation is treated in the same manner as competitors from other countries.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the…
October 24, 2017 The white supremacist Nationalist Front will hold a series of “White Lives Matter” protests at various points in Tennessee on Saturday, October 28, 2017. The events will begin at 10am EST and culminate in a private social event that evening. With an expected attendance of around 200 people, this could be the largest gathering of white supremacists since Unite the Right in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The morning protests will be held in Shelbyville, and will…
New York, NY, October 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the decision by the Bulgarian government and Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to adopt the working definition of anti-Semitism of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and to appoint a National Coordinator for Combating Anti-Semitism.
“The adoption of this definition throughout Europe is of great significance to Jewish organizations, and the Bulgarian government’s decision…
New York, NY, October 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on Sebastian Kurz, leader of Austria’s conservative People’s Party, to avoid forming a coalition government with the far-right Freedom Party, whose leaders have continued to engage in anti-Semitism and Holocaust trivialization in recent years.
“We are not convinced the Freedom Party has fully outgrown its Nazi roots. We join the Austrian Jewish community in asking Sebastian Kurz to…