New York, NY, November 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over ongoing reports of anti-Semitic and other hate incidents in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election. ADL’s Center on Extremism has been monitoring the proliferation of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism, including the use of swastikas and other Nazi imagery across the country, as well as reports of assaults and harassment. The League also…

New York, NY, November 13, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended President-Elect Trump for appointing Reince Preibus as White House Chief of Staff. Priebus has had a long career in politics and public life, and ADL wishes him well in his new role. At the same time, ADL strongly opposes the appointment of Steve Bannon as senior advisor and chief strategist in the White House. "It is a sad day when a man who presided over the premier website of the Alt Right,…

New York, NY, November 2, 2016 … Reacting to tensions today at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called for the implementation of the January 2016 agreement by the Israeli cabinet to establish a permanent and official space for mixed gender prayer at Judaism’s holiest site. “The tension demonstrates yet again the urgent need to establish the egalitarian prayer space at the Kotel, to which the Israeli government is committed,” said…

New York, NY, October 26, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for “manufacturing history” with yet another resolution seeking to erase the Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the holy sites. The resolution, entitled “Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls,” also included a long litany of biased accusations against Israel. The resolution was voted on and approved by secret ballot, with 10 voting in favor,…

Some 800 Reporters Targeted; 1,600 Accounts Responsible for Two-Thirds of Hateful Tweets New York, NY, October 19, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Task Force on Harassment and Journalism today released a report detailing a troubling, year-long rise in anti-Semitic hate targeting journalists on Twitter, with data showing that the harassment has been driven by rhetoric in the 2016 presidential campaign and identifying some of the groups and individuals responsible.  ADL…

New York, NY, October 13, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today congratulated Antonio Guterres on his election as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. In a letter to the former Portuguese Prime Minister and head of the U.N. refugee agency, Marvin D. Nathan, ADL National Chair, and Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO wrote, “We have no doubt that your long record of public service in both national and international positions has made you uniquely qualified for…

New York, NY, October 13, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned yet another in a series of resolutions passed today by the UNESCO Executive Board, which, it said, “essentially expunges the 3,000 years of Jewish connection to Jerusalem.” Similar resolutions have been adopted by UNESCO political bodies in the past.  The resolution passed today continued to refer to the Temple Mount/Holy Sanctuary solely by its Islamic name, Haram al Sharif, and referred to…

A One-Day Event Focused on Innovation and Impact New York, NY, October 6, 2016 … Concerned at the startling resurgence of anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) this fall is convening a first-of-its-kind summit focused on contemporary anti-Semitism, the urgent challenges that it poses to Jewish communities at home and abroad, and to explore  innovative strategies by which to address this challenge. “NEVER IS NOW: The ADL…

New York, NY, September 30, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned remarks by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in which he likened himself to Adolf Hitler in reference to a desire to exterminate millions of drug users in his country. “These comments by the Philippine president are shocking,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “The comparison of drug users and dealers to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust is inappropriate and…

New York, NY, September 29, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the launch of a new initiative to address anti-Semitism in the 57 European and Eurasian countries that comprise the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The three-year initiative, entitled “Words into Action to Address Anti-Semitism” is sponsored by the government of Germany, which chairs the OSCE, and was initiated by Germany’s parliament. The effort, which…

Joins Echo, Swastika, and Blood Drop Cross New York, NY, September 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today identified “Pepe the Frog,” a cartoon character used by haters on social media to suggest racist, anti-Semitic or other bigoted notions, as a hate symbol.  It has been added it to ADL’s online “Hate on Display” database. Also referred to as the “sad frog meme,” Pepe the Frog did not originally have anti-Semitic connotations…

Highlights Rising Anti-Semitism and Issues of Cyberhate New York, NY, September 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) raised concerns about the growing threat of anti-Semitism within the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and proposed a number of policy recommendations on cyber security and hate crimes. At the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) on September 26 in Warsaw, Poland, ADL presented…

New York, NY, September 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today mourned the passing of Israel’s longest serving and most prominent leader and statesman, former President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Marvin D. Nathan, ADL National Chair, and Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: Literally present at the creation of the Jewish state, Shimon Peres was the diplomatic, political and social innovation face of Israel over a seven decade…

ADL: Anti-Semitic Statements by Iranian Leaders at the U.N. Are Nothing New New York, NY, September 22, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on world leaders at the U.N. to strongly condemn the anti-Semitism in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly. In commenting on American compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, President Rouhani accused “Zionist pressure groups” for “having” Congress pass…

San Francisco, CA, September 20, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern that a University of California at Berkeley reinstated course “Palestine: A Settler Colonial Analysis” presents students with blatantly biased views towards Zionism and Israel as fact. As the title implies, the class thesis and much of its syllabus is built on the foundation of the denial of the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel and the attempt to negate the right of…

New York, NY, September 13, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended Instagram for its announcement on safety, civility, and the establishment of a new keyword moderation tool. In a blog post on September 12, the photo-sharing platform owned by Facebook articulated its concern over the evolution and volume of troubling content and the need to “promote a culture where everyone feels safe to be themselves without criticism or harassment.” “We are deeply…

New York, NY, September 13, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today hailed the announcement of a military aid agreement between Israel and the United States, calling it “a resounding and tangible” demonstration of the enduring U.S.-Israel relationship. The new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) provides Israel with the largest defense aid package in American history - $38 billion over the next decade. The existing aid agreement expires in 2018.  The agreement…

New York, NY, September 1, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is deeply disturbed to learn that the past president of the UCLA Graduate Students Association has decided to leave the university due to what he describes as a “hostile and unsafe campus climate” created in part by outspoken anti-Israel activists. Milan Chatterjee, a third-year law student at UCLA, on August 24 informed the school chancellor of his decision to leave the university and finish his UCLA law…

New York, NY, August 18, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised Twitter for its “critical” move after the social media platform announced that it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that have violated policies related to the promotion of terrorism. In a blog posted today, the company announced that since the middle of 2015, 360,000 accounts have been removed. In February, ADL praised Twitter for its efforts to combat violent extremism and the formation of…

New York, NY, August 17, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was repulsed by anti-Semitic imagery that appeared on the cover Las Verdades de Miguel, a popular Venezuelan weekly journal. A recent edition of the journal published on August 12 features an image of a Jew in religious garb with a Star of David made up of U.S. dollars with the headline, “The Rabbis of CADIVI,” the Venezuelan government body which administers legal currency exchange in Venezuela…