Post-Oct. 7 political cartoons in Arabic press invoke hateful anti-Jewish themesNew York, NY, December 21, 2023 … In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre and Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, political cartoonists in the Arab press have doubled down on the use of hateful antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes, according to a report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League).
The assessment of political cartoons appearing in a wide range of newspapers across the Middle…
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Court rules against plaintiff, citing evidence he holds extremist views ascribed to himNew York, NY, December 19, 2023 … A federal judge in Missouri has thrown out a defamation lawsuit filed by Darrell McClanahan against ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), saying his case failed to demonstrate a legitimate claim of defamation/libel or invasion of privacy.
McClanahan, a former candidate for political office in Missouri, alleged in his lawsuit that an article published on the ADL…
December 19, 2023, Paris … Today, leaders of the J7, the Large Jewish Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, concluded two days of consultations in Paris and issued the following statement:
“We have traveled to Paris from around the globe to examine the current state of antisemitism in the seven largest Jewish communities in the Diaspora. Each of our Jewish communities are experiencing unprecedented, sharp increases in antisemitic attitudes and incidents in…
More than 2,000 incidents reported in U.S. since Hamas massacre, a 337-percent increaseNew York, NY, December 11, 2023 … Since the Hamas massacre in Israel on Oct. 7, U.S. antisemitic incidents reached the highest number of incidents during any two-month period since ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) began tracking in 1979, according to preliminary data released today.
Between Oct. 7 and Dec. 7, ADL recorded a total of 2,031 antisemitic incidents, up from 465 incidents during the…
The 10/7 Project to be led by American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Federations of North America, ADL, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish OrganizationsWASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2023 ... Following last month's historic March for Israel that brought nearly 300,000 people to the National Mall, the nation's most prominent American Jewish organizations have today joined forces to launch The 10/7 Project — a new centralized…
ADL survey finds Jewish students feel significantly less safe since Oct. 7; more than 75 percent are dissatisfied with their university’s response to antisemitismNew York, NY, November 29, 2023 … A new study released today from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and Hillel International found 73 percent of Jewish college students and 44 percent of non-Jewish students have experienced or witnessed antisemitism since the start of the 2023-2024 school year. By comparison, a prior…
New York, NY, November 16, 2023 ... ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities urged the European Union to designate the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
On October 10, members of the European Parliament called for the European Union (EU) to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. Their appeal follows a resolution, adopted by the European Parliament on January 19, 2023,…
New survey: 70 percent of Americans agree Jew-hatred is a serious and growing problem in the U.S.New York, NY, November 13, 2023 … In the month following Hamas’s terror attack on Israel, antisemitic incidents in the U.S. increased by 316 percent compared to the same time period last year, according to preliminary data released today by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). At the same time, Americans are growing increasingly concerned about antisemitism, with more than 70 percent…
New York, NY, November 10, 2023, ... Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and OLAMI announced a formal partnership aimed at combating rising tides of antisemitism on college campuses across the country with focused efforts to promote programmatic opportunities for dialogue to advance tolerance and understanding.
“Jewish students have borne the brunt of severe antisemitic incidents, including violent assaults, intimidation, and harassment at the hands of their fellow students…
New effort to provide pro bono legal services to Jewish students facing antisemitismNovember 6, 2023 – Hillel International, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP today announced the Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL), a free legal protection helpline for students who have experienced antisemitism. With antisemitism on campus reaching all-time highs since Oct. 7, this new resource comes at a…
New York, NY, October 26, 2023 … In response to the surge of antisemitic incidents globally following the terrorist massacre of 1,400 civilians in Israel, dozens of major corporations have signed on to the ADL “Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism,” bringing the total number of signatories to more than 100 companies – with the list growing by the day. “It’s really gratifying to see so many large companies making a firm commitment to…
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…
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.  …
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…