by: Jonathan Greenblatt | October 08, 2015 The Washington Post From Charleston to Baltimore and Ferguson, it’s undeniable that our country continues to wrestle with racism and inequality. But recently there have been some notable and hopeful developments — including bipartisan prison reform and the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse.
This weekend in Washington, a major demonstration will take place that is billed as a call…
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New York, NY, October 8, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed alarm at the weeklong wave of violence which has erupted across Israel, including shootings, stabbings, rock throwing and fire bombings, which have killed four people and wounded numerous Israeli civilians and security personnel. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
The ongoing and intensifying wave of violence and terrorism across Israel is deeply alarming. …
New York, NY, October 4, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned the series of violent and abhorrent attacks carried out by Palestinian terrorists against Israeli civilians going about their daily lives, including an elderly man murdered last week by stone-throwing youths and a West Bank couple brutally shot to death in front of their young children, and decried the international media’s dehumanization of the Israeli victims. Jonathan A. Greenblatt,…
New York, NY, October 2, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed a Department of Transportation (DOT) letter notifying Kuwait Airways that it violated U.S. anti-discrimination law when it refused to sell a ticket from New York to London to an Israeli passport holder. ADL called the notification “a clear warning” to other airlines flying into the United States who still comply with an Arab boycott of Israel. The DOT launched an investigation of the…
Jerusalem, October 1, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed shock and outrage at the brutal murder of an Israeli couple at the hands of Palestinian terrorists. Naama and Eitam Henkin were shot by Palestinian terrorists while driving with their four young children in the West Bank. While no organization has yet taken responsibility, Hamas praised the attack, and there are reports of postings on social media by Palestinians celebrating the murders…
New York, NY, October 1, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed today’s announcement by European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans that special coordinators for anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred will be appointed and will report directly to him. In his remarks at an E.U. meeting on human rights, Mr. Timmermans took personal responsibility for the European Commission’s activities on these issues, saying he wanted “to be in direct control…
New York, NY, September 30, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech to the United Nations General Assembly calling his remarks “the latest and most blatant public repudiation of peace and reconciliation with Israel.” Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
President Abbas stood before the world at the U.N. podium and delivered the latest and most…
New York, NY, September 25, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended the swift and principled response from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for replacing Dimitris Kammenos, a government minister from the Independent Greeks party, after Kammenos’ anti-Semitic and bigoted social media posts were publicized. Kammenos’ remarks on Twitter have included, “Have you recorded the attacks of the Jews against all of us?” During the Greek debt crisis…
September 25, 2015 When political pundit Ann Coulter made disparaging comments on Twitter claiming that presidential candidates were pandering to the Jewish community and questioned some candidates’ focus on Israel during the CNN Republican debate on September 16, white supremacists and anti-Semites were gleeful that she took on what they call “the Jewish question.” Extremists believe that Coulter was exposing alleged “Jewish power” in this country.
This is not…
New York, NY, September 25, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep condolences to the Muslim community following the tragedy in Mina, after a stampede took the lives of more than 700 people in attendance for the annual Islamic pilgrimage. Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL National Chair, and Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
We are deeply saddened by the loss of life near the holy city of Mecca and express our condolences to…
New York, NY, September 21, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is deeply troubled by recent remarks by presidential candidates suggesting that being a Muslim is incompatible with serving as president of the United States. The League called on all presidential candidates to avoid stereotyping American Muslims during the campaign. Speaking on “Meet the Press” this past Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson stated that he “would not advocate…
New York, NY, September 19, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was appalled by a blatantly one-sided statement by the United Nations Security Council regarding recent tensions around the Temple Mount (Har Habayit)/Noble Sanctuary (Haram Al-Sharif) compound, which ignored the holiness of the site to Jews and “turned a blind eye” to Muslim violence and the anti-Semitic invective from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
The September 18 statement…
New York, NY, September 18, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released a new report on The Oath Keepers, a growing anti-government extremist group whose avowed purpose is to enlist current and former military, police, and first responder personnel into its ranks in order to oppose a supposedly “tyrannical” government. The report, “The Oath Keepers: Anti-Government Extremists Recruiting Military and Police,” describes the tactics and activities of this…
New York, NY, September 17, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) derided a series of tweets sent by columnist Ann Coulter during last night’s Republican presidential debate as “ugly, spiteful and anti-Semitic.” Ms. Coulter used her Twitter account to send a series of foul-mouthed messages taking the candidates to task for their expressions of support of Israel, ending with, “How many f---ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States?”…
New York, NY, September 10, 2015 … Fourteen years after the 9/11 attacks, terrorist groups motivated by Islamic extremist ideology continue to rely on depictions of a Jewish enemy – coupled with violent opposition to the State of Israel – to attract and recruit followers. In a new report, “Anti-Semitism: A Pillar of Islamic Extremist Ideology,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) examines the nature and function of anti-Semitism in terrorist propaganda, focusing on…
September 08, 2015 Read the full comprehensive report, Anti-Semitism: A Pillar of Islamic Extremist Ideology (PDF).
In a video message in August 2015, Osama bin Laden’s son, Hamza bin Laden, utilized a range of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel narratives in his effort to rally Al Qaeda supporters and incite violence against Americans and Jews.
Bin Laden described Jews and Israel as having a disproportionate role in world events and the oppression of Muslims. He compared the…
New York, NY, September 4, 2015 … On the 43rd anniversary of the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) commemorates those who tragically lost their lives to this act of terror, and honors the families of the slain athletes for their commitment preserving the memory of those who were murdered. “We remember one of the darkest days in modern Olympic history and commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the tragic murder of the …
New York, NY, September 4, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released a new report on the spread of anti-Israel ad campaigns on billboards and mass transit across the country over the past few years. The new report, “Misleading the Public: The Spread of Anti-Israel Ad Campaigns,” highlights the pernicious use of anti-Israel narratives to attract attention and drive a wedge between the American people and Israel. The ads, which are produced by both local and…
New York, NY, September 3, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over the escalating crisis in Europe for the masses of displaced people fleeing the ravages of conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya, and other countries in the Middle East. ADL noted that sickening images of women and children who died while trying to save themselves and of thousands left stranded on train platforms shock the conscience.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL National Director, issued the…
by: Ken Jacobson | September 03, 2015 The Jerusalem Post The surge of global anti-Semitism is one of the more disturbing phenomena in recent years. When asked, however, by a member of a congressional committee before whom I was appearing whether it was happening all over again in Europe, I answered that such an analogy was neither accurate nor helpful. Nazi Germany was a regime committed to the destruction of the Jewish people. Today, I noted, whatever the challenge of anti-Semitic violence…