ADL Center on Extremism notes nearly 400-percent increase in preliminary antisemitic incidents reported year over-yearNew York, NY, October 25, 2023 … Since the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has recorded a significant spike in antisemitic incidents across the United States. Preliminary data from ADL Center on Extremism indicates that reported incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault increased by 388 percent over the same period…
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Nueva York, NY, 19 de octubre de 2023 ... La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) publicó hoy la siguiente Carta Abierta a las organizaciones de medios de comunicación de todo el mundo que están cubriendo actualmente la crisis en Israel y Gaza.
Apreciados periodistas, productores y editores:
Nos dirigimos hoy a ustedes con un llamado urgente a la integridad periodística cuando la atención mundial está puesta en la crisis y guerra en Israel y Gaza. …
New York, NY, October 19, 2023 … A new national poll from ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and the University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST) found that highly antisemitic Americans are three times more likely to support violence to achieve certain political goals compared to the general population.
The nationally representative survey of nearly 8,000 Americans, fielded by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, probed the…
New York, NY, October 18, 2023 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following Open Letter to news media organizations from around the world who are currently covering the crisis in Israel and Gaza.
Dear Reporters, Producers and Editors:
We are writing to you today with an urgent appeal for journalistic integrity at a time of heightened global attention to the crisis and war unfolding in Israel and Gaza.
At this time of tension and crisis, it is vitally…
New York, NY, October 17, 2023… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and a coalition of national Jewish organizations today sent a letter urging President Biden to include $500 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding to protect synagogues and other Jewish communal institutions as part of an emergency aid package for Israel.
“We have seen time and time again that tensions in the Middle East lead to an increase in antisemitic incidents targeting Jewish institutions…
17 de octubre de 2023 ... Como líderes de siete de las mayores comunidades judías de la Diáspora, nos sentimos alentados por la efusión de solidaridad con Israel por parte de nuestros gobiernos tras el bárbaro ataque de Hamás el 7 de octubre de 2023. Mientras esta guerra continúa en su segunda semana, el número de víctimas mortales de la masacre de Hamás asciende a 1.400 israelíes, con más de 4.000 heridos y…
October 17, 2023 … As leaders of seven of the largest Jewish communities in the Diaspora, we are heartened by the outpouring of solidarity with Israel from our governments in the aftermath of the barbarous Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. As this war continues into its second week, the death toll of the Hamas massacre is up to 1400 Israelis, with over 4000 wounded, and as many as 199 still being held captive in Gaza.
We appreciate the strong support of our governments…
Reported anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by more than 37 percent, reaching highest number in almost three decades, and second-highest number on recordNew York, NY, October 16, 2023 … Hate crimes data released today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows that reported hate crime incidents in 2022 rose to 11,634 incidents, the highest number ever recorded since the FBI started tracking such data in 1991. Reported single-bias anti-Jewish hate crime incidents in the country sharply…
New York, NY, October 11, 2023 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement concerning reports Hamas may share graphic videos of hostages on various social media platforms:
"We, like others, have heard that Hamas plans to share disturbing content—including images and videos of Israeli hostages being tortured—on various social media platforms. These actions are intended to stoke fear and exploit human beings in the name of antisemitism and hate.  …
Dear University Presidents:
As CEO of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), I’m writing to express our shock and concern regarding an upcoming Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) event titled “National Day of Resistance,” scheduled to take place on campuses across the country this Thursday, October 12, 2023.
Based on the promotional materials we have seen, this planned “resistance” appears to include an endorsement of terrorism and violence (cloaked in…
Board member Sharon Nazarian urges court to compel Icelandic domain hosting company to shut down dangerous antisemitic website targeting Boston Jewish community
Reykjavik, Iceland, October 11, 2023 … A witness from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today urged an Icelandic court to order a local web domain hosting firm to immediately shut down the Boston Mapping Project, an antisemitic website that pinpoints the locations of Jewish communal organizations in Massachusetts. In…
New York, NY, October 11, 2023 … In response to a surge of antisemitism around the world in the aftermath of the terrorist massacre of more than 1,100 unarmed civilians in Israel, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on CEOs of major corporations globally to speak out against hate and commit to ADL’s “Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism.” Over the past few months, more than two dozen major corporations and brands have responded to the challenge of…
New York, NY, October 7, 2023… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement regarding the unprecedented, deadly attack Saturday by Hamas militants upon Israel:
“We woke up this morning as Israel is under a severe, unprecedented and deadly attack by Hamas terrorists from Gaza.
The news is hard and painful, especially as we mark Shemini Atzeret and 50 years since the Yom Kippur War, but Israel’s resolve remains strong.
Israel has the…
ADL strongly encourages the Oversight Board to affirm Meta's decision to remove Holocaust denial and distortion content, rightly classified as hate speech.
ADL and the Leadership Conference submitted comments to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) on Generative AI.
August 14, 2023
The Honorable Moshe Lion
Mayor of Jerusalem
Dear Mayor Lion,
ADL (Anti-Defamation League) is a 110-year-old U.S.-based anti-hate organization, and a global leader in combating antisemitism, countering extremism and battling bigotry wherever and whenever it happens.
I am writing to share ADL’s deep concern over the ongoing abuse of members of Jerusalem’s Christian community by a small group of Jews and urge you, as Mayor of Jerusalem, to speak out…
webpage hosting CTS' comments for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on AI Accountability Policy
One in four residents of European countries harbor extensive anti-Jewish attitudes; Antisemitic beliefs decline among Ukrainians
New York, NY, May 31, 2023 … A new survey measuring antisemitic attitudes across Europe from ADL (Anti-Defamation League) found that some of the most stubborn anti-Jewish tropes remain deeply entrenched in 10 European countries, with roughly one in four people harboring extensive classic antisemitic beliefs.
The survey found that one out of three…
H.E. António Guterres
Secretary-General
United Nations, New York
H.E. Miguel Ángel Moratinos
High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations
United Nations, New York
May 17, 2023
Your Excellencies,
We, the undersigned Jewish communities and organizations, civil society organizations, and scholars and practitioners from around the world, write to you regarding the “UN Action Plan on monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response…
May 9, 2023
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I write to alert you to an event featuring Representative Rashida Tlaib that is taking place on Wednesday, May 10th at the U.S. Capitol Visitor's Center entitled, "Nakba 75 & the Palestinian People.”
In previous years, many Nakba Day events have devolved into hateful, anti-Israel and even antisemitic language. Just last year, in May 2022,…