New York, NY, July 27, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged the blog publishing platform WordPress to remove ISIS propaganda from its website, after the League’s research found a repository of ISIS videos, statements and publications on the platform. WordPress has not responded to ADL’s flagging of the content, which included beheading and execution clips and articles encouraging individuals to travel, join and carry out attacks. ADL is also asking internet…

New York, NY, July 23, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised the introduction of the Equality Act, comprehensive federal anti-discrimination legislation that explicitly adds sexual orientation and gender identity and expression to federal anti-discrimination laws prohibiting discrimination in the areas of employment, public accommodation, credit, federal funding, education, jury service and housing. The introduction of the legislation follows the groundbreaking July 15…

New York, NY, July 22, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended the Department of Justice for bringing federal hate crime charges against Dylann Storm Roof for the horrific bias-motivated murder of nine parishioners during a prayer meeting at the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL National Director, and Mark Moskowitz, ADL Southeast Regional Director, issued the following statement: We welcome the announcement…

New York, NY, July 20, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today sent a message to members of the House and Senate asking them to carefully review the proposed Iranian nuclear deal by probing the administration more deeply on the details. The League called on Congress to reject any deal if they do not get satisfactory answers to key questions that would “…decrease the likelihood Iran will become a nuclear weapons state.” In a letter sent to members of the House…

New York, NY, July 17, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed solidarity with the Jewish community of Argentina in commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA-DAIA building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, and paid tribute to the memory of the late AMIA prosecutor Alberto Nisman. ADL renewed the call for justice for the bombing victims and a thorough, transparent, and complete investigation of Mr. Nisman’s death. Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL…

Says it Falls Short of Preventing Regime from Becoming Nuclear Weapon State; Expects Thorough Congressional Review New York, NY, July 14, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed serious concern about shortcomings in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action announced by President Obama saying the agreement appears to “fall far short” of assuring that Iran will not become a nuclear weapon state. Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL National Chair, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL…

New York, NY, July 13, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the “clear and public stand against anti-Semitism” by the South Korean companies Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries following the publication of anti-Jewish comments regarding their proposed merger. In a July 12 letter to ADL’s national director, Joo Hwa Yoon, CEO of Cheil Industries, and Chi Hun Choi, CEO of Samsung C&T, unequivocally condemned anti-Semitism. “We are a company…

New York, NY, July 13, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on an Australian rugby star who tweeted the age-old anti-Semitic myth that Jews killed Jesus to “understand the pain he has caused to Jews” and apologize for his words. Jarryd Hayne, an Australian rugby star who is currently trying to make a transition to the National Football League as a potential member of the San Francisco 49ers, sent a tweet on July 1 that said, “Jesus wanted to help people…

New York, NY, July 13, 2015 … In the aftermath of the shooting attack at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina by a suspect seemingly influenced and radicalized by online hate propaganda, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued a comprehensive report looking at the state of white supremacy in the United States in 2015. The new report, “With Hate in their Hearts: The State of White Supremacy in the U.S.,” puts the shooting spree by the suspected gunman,…

Nueva York, N.Y. 8 de julio, 2015… La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) hoy criticó duramente las declaraciones hechas por la Presidenta Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner en las que evocó estereotipos clásicos antisemitas relacionando a los judíos con la causa de los retos financieros de Argentina. Durante una visita con niños de escuela primaria, quienes estaban estudiando a Shakespeare, la Presidenta Fernández de Kirchner…

New York, NY, July 10, 2015 … Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League and a Holocaust survivor from Poland, today was presented with the Archdiocese of Krakow’s Pope John Paul II Medal of Honor in recognition of his lifetime of work in advancing relations between the Jewish people and the Catholic Church in Poland and at the Vatican. The award, which is officially bestowed by the Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, was presented to Mr…

New York, NY, July 10, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged the South Korean government to condemn pernicious anti-Semitic stereotypes that surfaced in news stories concerning the future of a South Korean construction conglomerate and the role of two New York-based financial companies in speaking out against a proposed merger. MoneyToday, a mainstream Korean publication, noted that the proposed merger between Samsung C&T, a construction company, and Cheil Industries,…

New York, NY, July 8, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly criticized statements made by Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in which she evoked classic anti-Semitic stereotypes linking Jews to the cause of Argentina’s financial challenges. During a visit with elementary school children, who were in the midst of studying Shakespeare, President Fernandez de Kirchner recommended they read The Merchant of Venice to understand vulture funds and their…

New York, NY, July 8, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on the Hungarian government to cancel plans for a statue in the city of Székesfehérvár to honor Balint Homan, a notorious anti-Semitic politician. “Balint Homan sponsored anti-Jewish laws, was a Nazi supporter, and a minister under the anti-Semitic Horthy regime,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, “Honoring him would send a terrible message to Hungarian society…

New York, NY, July 7, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly criticized another outburst of demeaning and hateful comments about Reform Jews made once again by Israel’s Religious Affairs Minister David Azoulay, and welcomed Prime Minister Netanyahu’s swift rejection of the remarks. In an interview with Army Radio, Azoulay said that Reform Jews cannot be considered Jewish, stating: “The majority of them are people that erred, who should be considered as…

New York, NY, July 6, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment at the Israeli government’s decision to reject proposed legislation which would have positively reformed the Jewish conversion process in Israel. In November 2014, the Israeli government had approved a legislative proposal to remove the central rabbinical authority’s monopoly over the conversion process by allowing regional rabbis to establish local conversion courts, thereby easing…

New York, NY, July 2, 2015 … Catholic school educators from across the U.S. will come together to embark on an educational expedition to Israel. Middle and high school educators from 10 states will be participating in the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) nationally acclaimed Bearing Witness Advanced program, which aims to provide an advance course of study on anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and Catholic-Jewish relations. From June 30 to July 9, the participants will have the…

New York, NY, July 1, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern to Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch about the spate of fires at African-American churches and commended the Department of Justice for continuing to work closely with state and local authorities investigating these incidents which have occurred only days after the tragic mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. ADL urged the Department of Justice to thoroughly investigate…

Jerusalem, July 1, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned the vandalism of the Hand-to-Hand bilingual Hebrew-Arabic school in Jerusalem, the third such “price tag” attack against the school in a year.  ADL called the repeated attacks “shameful” and appealed to Israeli law enforcement to do more to crack down on those responsible for carrying out and inspiring these and other price tag attacks. On Monday night, vandals spray painted…

Jerusalem, June 30, 2015 … In an expression of solidarity with a church on the Sea of Galilee that was desecrated in an arson attack two weeks ago, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today visited the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes in Tabgha in order to survey the damage and to meet with church leaders. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, who is currently in Israel, toured the church grounds where arsonists set fire to a monastery and the entrance to the…