by: Jonathan Greenblatt | October 17, 2018 The Hill Members of Congress and the Administration, faced with a wave of immigration and fears that the immigrants would endanger national security, passed a series of laws establishing entry quotas. Their goal was to severely restrict immigration to the U.S.
To stem the influx of immigrants from Mexico, the government also launched an operation to force their return, fanning agents across Texas and the Southwest to identify undocumented…
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New York, NY, October 17, 2018 … ADL today issued the following statement, expressing serious concern about reports indicating that four senior American military officials were scheduled to speak at a conference in Virginia co-hosted by Frank Gaffney and the Center for Security Policy:
We are deeply disturbed that four senior American military officials, representing the Air Force, the Army and the Marine Corps, are scheduled to speak at today's symposium on “asymmetric…
New York, NY, October 16, 2018 … At a time when the debate over immigration policy is at the forefront of national political discourse, ADL and Harper Perennial have published an updated edition of John F. Kennedy’s landmark book, A Nation of Immigrants, on the 60th anniversary of its publication.
Alarmed by the rising xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment at the time, former longtime ADL leader Ben Epstein reached out to Senator Kennedy, then a junior senator from…
Part of ongoing efforts to understand the spread of hate across social media Washington, D.C., October 15, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and New America today unveiled a new interactive dashboard that provides the first real-time visualization of extremist content on Twitter targeting Jews, Muslims, the LGBTQ community, and other minority groups. The tool is part of a joint initiative to increase the understanding of how extremists are using social media and adapting their…
Ensuring Religious Freedom Remains Safe in France: Best Practices from America October 10, 2018 Introduction
Anti-Semitism remains the world’s oldest forms of hatred. The targeting and scapegoating of Jews and Jewish communities dates back centuries. With the passing of each year, decade and century, the Anti-Semites have adapted, never giving up, always using the latest, most modern, most technologically advanced techniques to target, and intimidate us, and the one thing that has…
New York, NY, October 9, 2018 … ADL has unveiled a new and comprehensive report that examines the current state of white supremacy. “New Hate and Old: The Changing Face of American White Supremacy,” produced by ADL’s Center on Extremism, is a deep dive into the forces behind this deadly ideology -- from the emergence of the alt right to the ongoing threat posed by more established elements of the movement.
Among the contents of the report: a close look at the…
New York, NY, October 9, 2018 … ADL today called on the University of Michigan to adopt a formal policy ensuring students' academic pursuits are not stymied by the political views of their professors, following a second incident where a faculty member reneged on a commitment to provide a letter of recommendation for an undergraduate student applying for a study-abroad program in Israel.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
The University of Michigan…
New York, NY, October 5, 2018 …ADL welcomed the administration’s new National Strategy for Counterterrorism’s recognition of the broad spectrum of extremist threats faced by the United States and other countries. The strategy document, released yesterday, comes as ADL issued a comprehensive new report on the white supremacist threat in the U.S., taking stock of the ideology and tactics of modern white supremacy and offering legislative and policy recommendations for…
by: Jonathan Greenblatt | October 04, 2018 The Times of Israel Academic freedom is a cherished value in universities. It is predicated on the idea that professors can teach and students can learn without other forces interfering in the process, limiting the pursuit of ideas. And yet, a recent incident at Ann Arbor suggests that is not always the case – that professors actually can shut down conversation and constrain academic freedom based purely on their politics.
By this point, the…
By Melissa Garlick | ADL's National Civil Rights Counsel October 03, 2018 JTA Closing America’s doors to the “tired” and “poor” yearning for freedom is at the heart of the new reported proposal by the Trump administration. The proposal would make it more difficult for immigrants to come to this country, or obtain visas or green cards, if they or members of their household have ever used public welfare programs.
The promise of the Statue of Liberty is…
New York, NY, September 28, 2018 ... The following is a statement from ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in response to Reddit's new policy to quarantine communities that propagate misinformation, including Holocaust denial.
"Holocaust denial is hate speech. Tech platforms have a moral and ethical obligation to prevent such anti-Semitic conspiracy theories from spreading. That's why we're grateful to see Reddit take this proactive step to reduce the number of people who will see such hateful…
Cleveland, OH, September 20, 2018 … ADL announced the appointment of Jeremy Pappas, as Regional Director of ADL Cleveland. Pappas is an experienced leader whose career trajectory has involved leadership positions at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the National Ramah Commission.
Pappas succeeds Anita Gray, who led the region for almost five years. Gray will assume the position of Director of Development, leading the expansion of the regional campaign and…
New York, NY, September 17, 2018 … ADL today condemned Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement that the Trump Administration would set refugee admissions goals for fiscal year 2019 at 30,000. This is the lowest level in history and a decrease from last year’s already historic low of 45,000.
ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement:
This decision is a moral failure and yet another attack by this administration on…
Alliance to Hold First Annual National Day of Action Encouraging Conversations to Build Understanding on October 1, 2018 New York, NY, September 13, 2018 ... A diverse coalition made up of corporations, media outlets, nonprofits, and youth movements including NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), PwC, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), UnidosUS, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), and The African Middle Eastern Leadership…
by: Kenneth Jacobson | September 13, 2018 JTA It has become conventional wisdom in certain circles that the Oslo agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, which was signed 25 years ago Sept. 13 on the White House lawn, was simply a failure.
There is no doubt that the great hopes of Israeli-Palestinian peace and reconciliation engendered by Oslo have not been realized. Twenty-five years later not only is there no peace, but the parties are not even talking to each other and the…
New York, NY, September 7, 2018 …The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed House passage of S. 994, the “Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018.” The Senate had approved this measure, an amendment to the 1988 Church Arson Prevention Act, earlier this week.
ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement:
We welcome enactment of this important legislation and applaud the strong and…
New York, NY, September 4, 2018 … In advance of the Jewish High Holidays, ADL is reaching out to synagogues and Jewish community institutions across the country to provide information on security preparedness and to remind them to make security an everyday priority.
Working through its 25 regional offices, ADL has shared a list of security best practices and encouraged institutions to reach out to local law enforcement to discuss security and advise them of High Holiday schedules…
Atlanta, GA, August 28, 2018 … ADL today condemned a savage, brutal murder likely motivated by racism and white supremacist ideology. The suspect, John Carothers, has apparent ties to the white supremacist movement.
Last March, he allegedly burned to death an African-American man, Robert Miller, at a VA assisted living facility. Law enforcement recently uncovered a jailhouse letter penned by Carothers to a white supremacist group, in which he admits to the murder…
by: Jonathan Greenblatt | August 28, 2018 USA Today Last summer, as most teachers were still preparing their classrooms for students, the largest and most violent gathering of white supremacists in decades took place. Teachers were left wondering how they should discuss this horrific event with students and how students would react. For those teaching early grade students, many questioned whether they should have the conversation at all, and, if so, what kind of information was …
New York, NY, August 23, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued the following statement concerning President Trump’s tweet on alleged land and farm seizures, and “large scale killing of farmers,” of white farmers in South Africa:
It is extremely disturbing that the President of the United States echoed a longstanding and false white supremacist claim that South Africa’s white farmers are targets of large-scale, racially-motivated killings by…