Says Decision “Paves the Way” for Institutions to Foster Equal Opportunity New York, NY, June 23, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the University of Texas (UT) admission program, which uses race as one factor among many in selecting their students. ADL had filed a friend of the court brief urging the Court to uphold UT’s admissions policy, emphasizing the importance of achieving…

New York, NY, June 23, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) decried conspiratorial anti-Israel allegations made by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a speech before the European Parliament today, saying the charges are “reminiscent of age-old anti-Semitic stereotypes” and belie his claim that his “hands are extended in peace.” In his speech before the European Parliament in Brussels, Abbas propagated a false and malicious story of “certain…

Anti-Semitic Incidents on American College Campuses Nearly Doubled New York, NY, June 22, 2016 … The number of violent anti-Semitic assaults taking place in the United States rose dramatically last year, contributing to a three (3) percent rise in the total number of anti-Jewish incidents reported in 2015, according to new data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). ADL’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, issued today, recorded a total of 941 incidents in the U.S. in…

New York, NY, June 12, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed shock and horror at the unconscionable attack at The Pulse nightclub in Orlando apparently targeting the LGBTQ community, an attack that is now confirmed as the largest mass shooting in American history and one apparently inspired by an Islamic extremist ideology. The suspected shooter, 29-year-old Omar Mateen of Fort Pierce, Florida, reportedly pledged allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS, and authorities…

Joins Swastika, Wolfsangel, and Blood Drop Cross New York, NY, June 6, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced today that it is adding the triple parentheses – or stylized (((echo))) symbol, the latest gimmick used by white supremacists and anti-Semites to single out Jews on Twitter and other social media -- to the ADL “Hate on Display” online hate symbols database. “The echo symbol is the online equivalent of tagging a building with anti-Semitic…

Deans of Columbia and Northwestern Universities’ Journalism Schools are Inaugural Members New York, NY, June 1, 2016 … In the wake of a series of disturbing incidents where journalists covering the 2016 presidential campaign have been targeted with anti-Semitic harassment and even death threats on social media, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced today it is convening a Task Force on Hate Speech and Journalism. Building on ADL’s decades of experience in monitoring and…

New York, NY, May 31, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the European Jewish Congress and European Union of Jewish Students announced today the expansion for European Internet users of ADL’s Cyber-Safety Action Guide. This announcement follows today’s agreement among leading Internet companies, including Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Microsoft, and the European Commission on a “Code of Conduct” to address online hate speech. “The Code of…

Washington, D.C., May 18, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) honored longtime civil rights leader Wade Henderson with its inaugural Securing Justice Award in honor of his “transformational” leadership over two decades at the head of one of the country’s most influential civil and human rights coalitions. “Wade has been at the epicenter of every major civil rights battle and victory over the last 20 years,” Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL’s CEO…

Urges Quick Resolution by Lower Courts Washington, D.C., May 16, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s sidestepping on the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate opt-out provision for religiously affiliated groups. This provision both accommodates religiously affiliated employers and ensures their female employees have access to no-cost prescription contraception insurance coverage…

Says Town’s Rejection of Mosque Construction “Troubling” and “Simply Unacceptable” New York, NY, May 11, 2016 … The Interfaith Coalition on Mosques (ICOM) today joined a friend-of-the court brief filed on behalf of a coalition of civil rights and interfaith organizations in support of The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge (ISBR). Filed with a federal court in New Jersey, the brief asserts that the Township of Bernards discriminatorily denied the congregation…

Only 3,000 Klan Members in Small Groups With No Central Leadership New York, NY, May 11, 2016 … Despite efforts by Ku Klux Klan groups to gain publicity by exploiting the presidential election and distributing hate literature, the Klan today is a collection of mostly small, disjointed groups with no predominant leadership or stability, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), “Tattered Robes: The State of the Ku Klux Klan.” “What remains of…

New York, NY, May 10, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on Donald Trump to renounce the support of William Johnson, one of the country’s most well-known white supremacists, who recently applied to and was accepted by the Trump campaign as a state delegate to the Republican presidential primary in California. Johnson’s name was reportedly included on a list of 169 delegates the Trump campaign forwarded to the California secretary of state. “The…

New York, NY, May 5, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed a statement by Donald Trump that he “totally disavows” conspiratorial anti-Semitic remarks made by David Duke suggesting that “Jewish supremacists” were attempting to undermine his bid for the White House. In a statement shared with various media outlets Thursday, Mr. Trump added: “Anti-Semitism has no place in our society, which needs to be united, not divided.” “We…

New York, NY, May 5, 2016 … In response to remarks by white supremacist David Duke that opposition to Donald Trump shows that “Jewish supremacists” are “the real problem” -- as well as a barrage of anti-Semitic comments by a minority of Trump supporters on social media, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on Mr. Trump to make unequivocally clear anti-Semitism has no place in presidential politics or American society. “David Duke’s latest remarks …

Jerusalem, May 4, 2016 … On the occasion of the publication of the Hebrew version of former Israeli Ambassador and current Knesset Member Michael Oren’s book, “Ally: My Journey Across the American Israeli Divide,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) congratulated Mr. Oren on this milestone and took the opportunity to put to rest a controversy that arose surrounding the book’s original publication last year. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the…

We Were Strangers Too New York, NY, April 26, 2016 … During the Passover holiday this week, Jews all over the world are re-telling the story of their Exodus from Egypt. Unfortunately that story remains all too relevant today, as the world faces the worst refugee crisis since World War II. Approximately 60 million refugees from war and persecution around the world are seeking safety and a better life, just as many of our ancestors did. As states and countries move to pass legislation to…

New York, NY, April 21, 2016 ... Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), today issued the following statement on the If Not Now protest that took place outside of ADL's national office in New York City on April 20, 2016. Yesterday, a group of protesters from “IfNotNow” (INN) was arrested by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in the lobby of the building in which ADL rents space. The young men and women of INN are part of our community, and that…

New York, NY, April 19, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the bombing of a Jerusalem city bus which injured over 20 people, two of them seriously. “We deplore the horrific attack in Jerusalem, the first bus bombing in a long period of time, and an act of terror that brings back nightmares for many in Israel,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, and Carole Nuriel, Acting Director of ADL’s Israel Office. “Violence directed at civilians is…

Gangs Active in 42 States; Increasingly Bringing Crime and Racism to Communities Outside Jails New York, NY, April 18, 2016 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a new report showing that white supremacist prison gangs are on the rise, with growing membership and increased activism both behind bars and on the street. The ADL report provides a first-of-its-kind inventory of white supremacist groups by state and prison system – and recommends a number of steps the Justice…

New York, NY, April 18, 2016… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on the United States to take a strong stand against Palestinian Authority efforts to present a one-sided resolution harshly critical of Israel at the Security Council, saying it would in no way advance Israeli-Palestinian bilateral negotiations.  In a letter to Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, ADL stressed that the U.S. should object to the resolution because it is both one-sided…