New York, NY, March 18, 2026 … Members of the J7 Large Jewish Communities Task Force Against Antisemitism, representing the Jewish diaspora communities in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, today urged diplomats to the United Nations to take action in the face of rising antisemitism that has plagued each of their countries in the past few months. The J7 representatives met today in New York with UN Permanent Representatives…

New York, NY, March 17, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored renowned Israeli news presenter Lucy Aharish with the Abraham Award at this year’s Never Is Now summit. As a young girl, Aharish was the only Arab Muslim in her Israeli school. After graduating from the Hebrew University and the Koteret School, she became the first Arab to present news on prime-time television in Israel. Aharish, now one of the most prominent voices in Israeli media, has devoted…

New York, NY, March 17, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the launch of Hazak: Jewish Venture Accelerator, a new accelerator program designed to strengthen and scale community-led efforts to fight antisemitism. Hazak will invest in grassroots and community-based leaders by building their capacity through hands-on tools, expert training, ADL’s networks and a new peer network. The inaugural cohort of five organizations was unveiled today at Never Is Now. Since…

(As delivered)  Over the past year, 20 Jews -- our brothers and sisters -- were murdered.  For Jewish people in the diaspora, 2025 was one of the deadliest years in memory.  The victims were children and grandparents. Observant and secular.  They were from every corner of the globe: Manchester, England; Washington, DC; Boulder, Colorado; and Bondi Beach, Australia. And last week, a terrorist wanted to add West Bloomfield, Michigan to that list. He drove a car packed with…

New York, NY, March 11, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that Emmanuel Acho will receive the first-ever ADL Ally Award at the 2026 Never Is Now Summit. A New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award winner and host, Acho has built a powerful platform by fostering honest dialogue, challenging hate and encouraging people to engage across differences with empathy and integrity. His work exemplifies a core theme of this year’s Never Is Now Summit:…

New York, NY, March 10, 2026 - ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released its third annual Campus Antisemitism Report Card, showing sustained, year-over-year improvement across colleges and universities as institutions strengthen policies and campus responses to antisemitism. ADL has also released new national survey findings in its companion report, Campus Crossroads: Non-Jewish Student Perceptions of Jews and Israel, which reveal troubling persistence of anti-Jewish attitudes and…

New York, NY, March 6, 2026 ... The Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) Task Force on Middle East Minorities issued the following statement regarding the military conflict in Iran:   At this moment of profound uncertainty for Iran, we stand in solidarity with the Iranian people and their tireless struggle for their rights, freedom, and dignity. Iran is not the regime that has controlled it for the last 47 years. For more than two millennia, Iran was one of the world's great…

New York, NY, March 5, 2026 … (ADL) the Anti-Defamation League issued the following statement in response to recent political and public discourse about the escalating conflict with the Iranian Regime. Statement from Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO: Since the start of hostilities with the Islamic Republic of Iran last weekend, we are witnessing an alarming pattern of escalating, inflammatory rhetoric from voices across the political and ideological spectrum. This rhetoric distorts reality…

New York, NY, March 4, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that Richard Dickson, President and CEO, Gap Inc., will receive the Courage Against Hate Award at the ADL 2026 Never Is Now Summit. Dickson is being recognized for his unwavering commitment to combating antisemitism and hate, his decisive corporate leadership in standing against bigotry, and his vision for making the fight against hate a core business imperative. As CEO of Gap Inc., Dickson leads a $15…

UNITED STATES — Following strikes by the United States and Israel on the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jewish Federations of North America, Secure Community Network (SCN), ADL (Anti-Defamation League), Community Security Service (CSS), and Community Security Initiative (CSI) of New York, recommend that Jewish communities across North America remain vigilant and maintain heightened security measures.  Tensions involving Iran contribute to an already elevated threat environment…

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) commend the International Studies Association (ISA) for the recent Governing Council vote rejecting the harmful and divisive Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) resolution by a 57-38 percent vote and for reaffirming the association’s core scholarly mission. We are also heartened that the Governing Council approved a counter-resolution, affirming the association’s commitment to its core principles, by a…

Innovative educator tool uses AI to assist educators teaching about Holocaust, Jewish themes  New York, NY, February 26, 2026 – Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) launched ADL Ora: an AI Assistant to provide educators in K-12 schools with at-your-fingertips access to accurate and pedagogically sound information for teaching students about Jewish identity, antisemitism, and the Holocaust. A trusted source, this closed AI agent offers dynamic capabilities, providing…

The agreement aims to equip secondary schools across the Province of Córdoba with innovative digital tools to help prevent antisemitism and hate speech, promoting safer and more respectful school environments. CÓRDOBA, Argentina, February 25, 2026 — In a firm step toward building more inclusive and respectful school environments, ADL (Anti-Defamation League) today announced in Córdoba, Argentina, a partnership with the Ministry of Education of the Province of C…

ADL and Blue Square Alliance Against Hate form partnership to distribute the Powerful Blue Square symbol to new audiences,  engaging people to stand up to antisemitism and all hate   New York, NY, February 19, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the world’s leading anti-hate organization, and the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate (formerly the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism), the creator of the world’s most known symbol for fighting antisemitism,…

   New York, February 18, 2026 ---- Following the latest antisemitic remarks by UN Special Envoy Francesca Albanese, the J7 Large Jewish Communities Task Force on Antisemitism—representing the Jewish communities of Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States— express its support to the call by numerous governments calling on Ms. Albanese to resign, and further urge a comprehensive reform of the special rapporteur structure and…

ADL report finds “dramatic escalation” in hateful rhetoric on Iran’s HispanTV since 10/7 New York, NY, February 17, 2026 … The official propaganda outlet of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Latin America significantly ramped up its hateful rhetoric over the last two years, according to a report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued today. The report found that Iran’s HispanTV routinely publishes content that advances antisemitic tropes about Jewish power,…

Informe de ADL advierte una “dramática escalada” del discurso de odio en la cadena iraní HispanTV desde el 7 de octubre. Nueva York, NY, 17 de febrero de 2026 …  Según un informe publicado hoy por la Liga Antidifamación (ADL), el medio oficial de propaganda de la República Islámica de Irán en América Latina incrementó significativamente su retórica de odio durante los últimos dos a&ntilde…

New York, NY, February 15, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today condemned a statement by the Coalition of National Racial and Ethnic Psychological Associations (CONREPA) that opposes the recognition of the Association of Jewish Psychologists (AJP) as an Ethnic Psychological Association within the American Psychological Association (APA). The CONREPA statement, endorsed by five of its associations representing approximately 2,000 members, raises what it calls "several…

New York, NY, January 28, 2026 … Six major AI models show varied ability in detecting bias against Jews and Zionists/Zionism and identifying extremism, according to a new ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) AI Index released today. This AI index is the first comprehensive evaluation of how large language models (LLMs) respond to antisemitic and extremist content, based on more than 25,000 LLM chats, 37 topical sub-categories, and assessments conducted by both human and AI evaluators…