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Kentucky Appeals Court Issues Convoluted Decision in Pride Festival T-Shirt Case

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May 16, 2017 Last week, the Kentucky Court of Appeals issued a convoluted decision upholding a lower court decision in a case involving LGBT Pride Festival t-shirts.  The Court’s ruling overturned a local human rights commission’s determination that a business violated a county anti-discrimination ordinance when it refused to take an order from an LGBT rights organization for the t-shirts.  The Lexington, KY-based Gay and Lesbian Services Organization (“GLSO…
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Mexican Foreign Secretary Assures ADL His Government Will Redouble Efforts to Reduce Prejudice and Defend Immigrant Rights

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New York, NY, May 16, 2017 … In a meeting with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Mexico’s foreign secretary emphasized his commitment to working for the protection of the rights and dignity of the Mexican community in the United States and pledged to redouble his government’s efforts to fight discrimination and prejudice. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray Caso met on May 11 with Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, in Mexico City, where he and…
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ADL: Reports of Syrian Regime Using Crematoria Invokes the Worst Nightmares of Nazi Atrocities

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New York, NY, May 16, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed shock and outrage over reports that the Syrian regime is using crematoria to burn bodies of those executed in a Syrian prison. ADL said the revelations “invoke the worst nightmares of Nazi atrocities against the Jewish people” and called on the international community - especially Russia - to act to stop the Syrian regime’s brutality. According to the State Department, declassified…
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New ISIS and Al-Qaeda propaganda prioritize the US and Jews as targets

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May 15, 2017 During the first two weeks of May, both ISIS and Al-Qaeda (AQ) called on their followers abroad -- and in the US specifically -- to carry out lone wolf attacks. In one of the propaganda videos, Hamza bin Laden, the son of AQ founder Osama bin Laden, urged extremists to attack “Jewish interests everywhere.” As an increasing number of potential terrorists draw inspiration from both organizations (detailed in ADL’s 2016 report), the confluence of these calls to…
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Spring Events Reveal White Supremacist Intentions and Tactics

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May 12, 2017 White supremacists pose together in Pikeville, Kentucky. Updated: May 15, 2017 Over the weekend of May 13, white supremacists groups united publicly for the fourth time in four weeks. This time several dozen white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, to protest the city council’s decision to remove Confederate monuments from local parks. Speakers for the event included Richard Spencer, Nathan Damigo, Mike “Enoch” Peinovich, and Sam…
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ADL Denounces Norway Trade Union Vote to Boycott Israel

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New York, NY, May 12, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly denounced the vote by a Norwegian trade union to adopt a full economic, cultural and academic boycott of Israel.  The Congress of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), which represents over 900,000 unionized workers in the country – more than one quarter of the adult working population – voted 193 to 117 in favor of a total boycott of the State of Israel. “The vote for…
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Unconstitutional Backdoor School Prayer Bill Will Have Unintended Consequences

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May 12, 2017 The Florida Legislature recently enacted a back door school prayer bill – Senate Bill 436, the so-called "Florida Student and School Personnel Religious Liberties Act," which the Governor is expected to sign.  It is intended to do an end run around U.S. Supreme Court decisions barring school-sponsored prayer in K-12 public schools. Senate Bill 436 (“SB 436”) is unnecessary, raises serious constitutional issues, and creates a legal quagmire for Florida…
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ADL to Ukraine’s President: Fire Anti-Semitic General in Gov’t Security Service

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New York, NY, May 11, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today appealed to President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine to fire a high-ranking member of the main national security agency, who made flagrant anti-Semitic remarks and threats on Facebook this week. Gen. Vasil Vovk, a Ukrainian Security Service reservist and public figure who frequently appears on national television, posted a series of hateful statements against Jews, including: “I am completely against Jews,”…
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ADL Honors Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson for His Dedication to the Safety of Our Nation

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New York, NY, May 11, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) honored Jeh Johnson, the former Secretary of Homeland Security, with the ADL William and Naomi Gorowitz Institute Service Award in recognition of his distinguished career of public service, dedication to the safety and security of our nation and the ongoing fight against terrorism. ADL CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt and Adam Gerry, the son of Alan Gerry, an honorary ADL National Commissioner who created the institute to honor…
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ADL Summit Inspires Young Leaders to Take #ActionToImpact

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May 10, 2017  More than 500 ADL leaders and Jewish activists from across the country gathered for ADL’s annual Shana Amy Glass National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., where government officials, policy experts, journalists, opinion makers and other public figures addressed the participants on some of the most critical issues on the League’s agenda. ADL CEO's Opening Remarks: Action to Impact To kick off the Summit, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt gave a rousing…
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Racists, Leftists Battle Over New Orleans Confederate Monuments

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May 05, 2017 White supremacists are gearing up for what they are calling the “Battle of New Orleans,” on May 7th.  They plan to confront left-wing and anti-fascist (antifa) groups that have been calling for the removal of more Confederate monuments in New Orleans after the mayor of the city removed the Liberty Place monument on April 24th.  Even in the South, Confederate monuments and flags have become more controversial and a growing body of opinion is uncomfortable…
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UNESCO Resolution On Israel is “Defamatory and Problematic in the Extreme,” ADL Says

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New York, NY, May 2, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the UNESCO Executive Board’s newest resolution relating to Jerusalem and other issues. The U.N.’s cultural and scientific organization’s latest resolution was harshly critical of alleged Israeli actions and policies. But, in contrast to recent resolutions, affirmed Jerusalem’s significance to the three monotheistic religions, among other changes. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO,…
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ADL CEO Tells U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee: Every Hate Crime Deserves A Response

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Washington, DC, May 2, 2017 ... The most effective response to the recent increase in anti-Semitic and other hate crimes across the U.S. is to “call out bigotry whenever it happens” and to strengthen federal hate crime prevention and response, the head of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said in testimony today to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “All of us are deeply concerned about the ongoing harassment of Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and others who are being targeted…
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Yom Haatzmaut Reflection: A Year of Anniversaries All Adding Up to 69

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May 01, 2017 By Susan Heller Pinto Associate Director of International Affairs and Director of Middle Eastern Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League This blog originally appeared in The Times of Israel I feel like I have spent the better part of 2017 in meetings discussing and planning for portentous anniversaries in the history of Zionism and Israel.  This year, after all, marks the 120th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress (August 1897); the centennial year of the Balfour…
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How the “OK” Symbol Became a Popular Trolling Gesture

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May 01, 2017  Updated: 9/5/18 Has the simple thumb-and-forefinger “OK” hand gesture become a common white supremacist hand sign?  Not quite, but it has become a popular gesture used by people across several segments of the right and far right—including some actual white supremacists—who generally use it to trigger reactions, or what they would describe as “trolling the libs.” This is thanks to a 2017 hoax campaign started by members of the…
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Free Speech, Fair Play, and Fragile Truths

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by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt April 28, 2017 ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt's remarks after receiving the Active Citizenship and Public Service Award from Tufts University Accepting an Honor and Exercising My Responsibility as a Tufts Alumnus   Thank you. I want to thank the Awards Committee, President Monaco and my dear friend Dean Alan Solomont for helping to make this honor possible. It’s wonderful to be here on campus at Tufts. I’m so proud to be a Jumbo, and…
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ADL Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day

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New York, NY, April 24, 2017 … Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day in the Jewish calendar, is observed today. The Anti-Defamation League remembers the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, and the many millions more who perished at their hands.  We recall the precious few who acted to protect the persecuted, and all who gave their lives in the struggle to defeat Nazism. The enormity of the evil that was the Shoah defies definition. The numbers themselves are…
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ADL Welcomes Justice Department Filing of Criminal Charges in Bomb Threats Against Jewish Community Institutions

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New York, NY, April 21, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Justice’s filing criminal charges against the Israeli-American teen charged with making more than 150 bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers, schools, ADL offices, and other Jewish community institutions. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: We welcome the Department of Justice filing charges against the Israeli-American teen arrested in…
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Fresno Shootings Latest Incident in Rise of Black Nationalist Violence

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April 19, 2017 Police in Fresno, California, arrested a suspected gunman on April 18 after he allegedly killed three people in a shooting spree in downtown Fresno (and may be responsible for a fourth, earlier murder as well). The victims of the gunman, Kori Ali Muhammad, were all white and Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said that Muhammad had given “very detailed” information to them following his arrest that led police to believe his acts had been a hate crime. Dyer…
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