New York, NY, May 7, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today extended congratulations to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the newly formed Israeli government. The new governing coalition can now begin to address the difficult challenges of ensuring the security and well-being of all Israelis, and uphold Israel’s founding principles as a Jewish and democratic state. Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL National Chair, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the…

Washington, DC, May 5, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today honored Michael Steinbach, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counter-Terrorism Division, with the ADL William and Naomi Gorowitz Institute Service Award in recognition of his “career on the front lines in the fight against terrorism and extremism.” The award given to Mr. Steinbach was presented by Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director on May 5 during ADL’s National Leadership Summit in&nbsp…

New York, NY, May 5, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised filmmaker Alexandre Arcady for his critically acclaimed film “24 Days” and its harrowing retelling of the murder of Ilan Halimi, the French Jewish youth who was held captive and tortured in Paris by a group of African and North African immigrants in a heinous anti-Semitic attack. Winner of the Lia Award at the 2014 Jerusalem Film Festival, the film is based on a memoir written by the victim’s…

Dallas, TX, May 4, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the attempted violent attack at a community center in Garland, Texas last night. Two armed individuals reportedly targeted the center where an anti-Muslim event was taking place. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, and Roberta S. Clark, ADL Regional Director, issued the following statement: We deplore the attempted assault on the Culwell Events Center in Garland, TX last night.  No matter how…

New York, NY, May 1, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern about heightened tensions between the Israeli-Ethiopian community and Israeli police, and urged all to use the opportunity to openly examine police relations with this community, take meaningful action to improve the relationship and adequately address the legitimate concerns of the Israeli-Ethiopian community. The tensions came in the aftermath of a video showing an Ethiopian-born Israel Defense…

New York, NY, May 1, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel’s commitments to provide adequate funding for security measures at Jewish institutions and to adopt a zero-tolerance law enforcement policy on anti-Semitic incidents, two policies long-sought by the Belgian Jewish community. Prime Minister Michel made the promises in an interview on April 29 with Joods Actueel, a prominent Jewish weekly paper in Belgium. “For…

Nueva York, NY, 20 de Abril de 2015...La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) lanzó una nueva iniciativa de educación dirigida a educadores y padres, que utiliza libros como mecanismo para encarar el prejuicio, prevenir la intimidación, y promover la discusión y el conocimiento de la diversidad y la justicia social. “Los Libros Sí Importan: La Mejor Literatura Infantil Sobre Prejuicio, Diversidad y Justicia Social” es una bibliografía de…

Nueva York, NY, 20 de abril de 2015… La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) elogió hoy los constantes comentarios  del Papa Francisco sobre la maldad del antisemitismo. Dirigiendose a un grupo de rabinos europeos, el papa condenó una vez más y en forma inequívoca la violencia y retórica antisemita. En sus observaciones a los rabinos, el Papa Francisco se refirió a las tendencias antisemitas en Europa como “preocupantes” y…

New York, NY, April 27, 2015 … Thirty-one individuals living in the United States have been linked to plots, conspiracies and other activity on behalf of foreign terrorist groups motivated by Islamic extremist ideologies in the first four months of 2015. The unprecedented pace of arrests is one of several findings in a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which sheds light on the individuals behind the numbers and the evolution of the threat. The ADL analysis also follows…

New York, NY, April 22, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed Twitter’s announcement of “policy and product updates aimed at combating abuse” as an important step in the realm of combatting hate on social media. The changes include expanding Twitter policy on violent threats to include not only “direct, specific threats” but also “threats of violence against others or promoting violence against others,” which could also lead to…

New York, NY, April 20, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended Pope Francis’ consistent comments about the evil of anti-Semitism. Speaking to a group of European rabbis, the Pope once again unequivocally decried anti-Semitic violence and rhetoric. In his remarks to the rabbis today, Pope Francis referred to anti-Semitic trends in Europe as “troubling” and said that every Christian “must be firm in deploring all forms of anti-Semitism, and in…

New York, NY, April 17, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed today’s announcement by Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France of a new government strategy to combat anti-Semitism and racism.  The strategy focuses on the same four elements of ADL’s efforts against anti-Semitism: public awareness campaigns, legal reforms, addressing cyber-hate, and sponsoring anti-bias education programs in schools.  “Prime Minister Valls has shown exceptional…

New York, NY, April 15, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s unequivocal condemnation of religiously based hate crimes during his Easter visit with Christian leaders in Jerusalem. In his remarks, President Rivlin referred to religious freedom as a “value dear to the State of Israel,” and reaffirmed the obligation to freedom of worship “for all denominations and communities.” The Israeli president also…

New York, NY, April 14, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed today’s approval by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of a bipartisan compromise bill to allow a role for Congress in assessing and implementing any nuclear agreement reached with Iran. The revised version of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (S.615) passed the Committee by a unanimous vote of 19-0 and the White House indicated that it would sign this version of the bill. Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL…

Boston, MA, April 8, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the announcement of today’s guilty verdict in the Boston Marathon bombing case, saying the decision sends a resounding message that those who engage in acts of terror will be held accountable. A federal jury found Dzhokar Tsarnaev guilty on all counts. “The jury’s guilty verdict against Dzhokar Tsarnaev sends a resounding message that those who engage in such acts of terrorism will be held…

New York, NY, April 7, 2015 … Twenty years since the Oklahoma City bombing, anti-government extremists and white supremacists who share an ideology and worldview similar to that of Timothy McVeigh still pose a threat to society, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors the activities of extreme right-wing groups and movements in the United States. “People don’t necessary realize that the growth of anti-government extremists was just as dramatic in 2009…

New York, NY, April 3, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack at a university in eastern Kenya, where masked Somali terrorists moved from dorm to dorm intentionally separating Christians from Muslims as they selected nearly 150 Christian students to be massacred.  The attacks were carried out by a small group of gunmen from the terrorist group Al Shaabab, one of the most violent offshoots of Al Qaeda. Barry Curtiss…

New York, NY, April 2, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today voiced strong concern over the “many unanswered questions” regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program announced earlier today in Lausanne, Switzerland, which forms the foundation of progress made so far in discussions between the P5+1 nations and Iran. Among the parameters of the accord, Iran has agreed to reduce the number of installed centrifuges, to not enrich uranium…

New York, NY, April 2, 2015 … International hackers are setting their sights on Jewish and Israeli targets as part of what has become an annual anti-Israel cyber-attack campaign. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which is tracking cyber campaigns against Jewish and Israeli targets around the world, issued a security advisory this week to Jewish institutions in the U.S. about the potential for coordinated hacking attacks as part of this campaign. According to ADL’s Center on…

New York, NY, April 1, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called upon state legislatures to halt consideration of “religious freedom” laws that have been perverted to empower businesses to discriminate against the LGBT community and others. ADL urged Congress and the 17 states with existing Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (“RFRA”) to revise these laws to ensure they cannot be used to discriminate or harm others. Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL…