June 07, 2013 Zionism Zionism is the Jewish national movement of rebirth and renewal in the land of Israel – the historical birthplace and biblical homeland of the Jewish people. While there was a continuous Jewish presence in the land of Israel over the millennia, the yearning to return to Zion, the biblical term for both the Land of Israel and Jerusalem, has been the cornerstone of Jewish religious life since the Jewish exile from the land two thousand years ago, and is embedded in…

May 23, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich) issued the following statement addressing Minister Louis Farrakhan’s remarks in Detroit, Michigan: “Last Friday, I attended a speech by Minister Louis Farrakhan at Fellowship Chapel in Detroit, Michigan.  During this speech, Minister Farrakhan made unacceptable racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic statements, which I condemn in the strongest possible terms,” said Conyers. “It…

May 13, 2013 Introduction Al Aqsa TV is a Hamas-run television station that promotes terrorist activity and incites hatred of Jews and Israelis. The station, established by Palestinian Legislative Council member and Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Ahmad Hammad, began broadcasting in the Gaza Strip in January 2006. Modeled after Al Manar, which is owned and operated by the Lebanese-based terrorist organization Hezbollah and watched throughout the Arab world, Al Aqsa TV is the first private…

May 03, 2013 Read the full report here: Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Theologian of Terror(PDF). Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a radical Muslim Brotherhood ideologue based in Qatar, has garnered worldwide appeal through a wide network of associations and by making use of various media outlets. Through his speeches and writings, Qaradawi has demonstrated consistent support of terrorist groups that seek to undermine a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In response to…

by: By Abraham H. Foxman | April 18, 2013 The Huffington Post One of the first things Argentinian native Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio did after being elected pope on March 13 was to send a message of friendship to Rome's chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni -- and, by extension, the Jewish people. "I sincerely hope to be able to contribute to the progress that relations between Jews and Catholics have enjoyed since the Second Vatican Council," wrote Cardinal Bergoglio, who took the name Pope Francis…

April 17, 2013 Forty-eight hours after Monday’s horrific terrorist attack targeting the Boston Marathon, which left 3 people dead and close to 200 injured, extremist and anti-government conspiracy theories about who was responsible are spreading across the Internet. While political leaders, the mainstream media, and the vast majority of Americans are withholding judgment and supporting law enforcement authorities engaged in a very difficult investigation, the lack of information…

January 01, 1970 ADVOCATING TO ELECTED OFFICIALS Establishing relationships with your elected officials is the most effective way to communicate the depth of support for Israel among their own constituents. As developments in the region pose new questions and challenges, Members of Congress should hear the views of their own pro-Israel constituents. There are multiple ways to put issues on a Member’s radar screen and having an issue raised by different constituents in a range of…

March 14, 2013 On March 20, 2013, President Barack Obama will visit Israel in his first official international trip of his second term. It will be his first trip to Israel as president. President Obama will become the fifth sitting U.S. president to visit Israel. The other four were George W. Bush (twice in 2008) Bill Clinton (1994, 1995, 1996 and 1998), Jimmy Carter (1979) and Richard Nixon (1974). The unique bond between the United States and Israel dates back to Israel’s…

February 27, 2013 September 24 "This morning they found in a neighbor's home [to the Brazilian Embassy], in the roof of a neigboring home, intercepting equipment - the President told me - made in Israel, one of the latest generation. Israel recognized the [Micheletti] de facto government; I think it is the only government in the world that has recognized it. They have equipment directed to perturbing the mind, trying to cause panic in the few people that are in the Brazilian embassy; they…

The repeated anti-Semitic and anti-Israel views of Iran's leadership place the Iranian regime among the foremost threats to Jews and the state of Israel. Iran's leaders repeatedly demonize the state of Israel and openly call for its destruction at every opportunity. Most notoriously, they describe Israel as a "fake regime" that "must be wiped off the map." Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has termed Zionists "the most detested people in all humanity" and called the extermination…

February 07, 2013 Read the full report: Border Disputes - Armed Vigilantes in Arizona (PDF). On October 16, 2002, 13 members of Ranch Rescue, an extreme anti-immigration group, launched a “patrol” of the Arizona-Mexico border near Lochiel, Arizona. Dressed in camouflage military uniforms and carrying rifles and other weapons, the members of the patrol (somewhat self-importantly dubbed “Operation Hawk”) trudged across the desert, allegedly looking for “armed…

by: Abraham H. Foxman | January 31, 2013 The Miami Herald As the confirmation hearings for Chuck Hagel get underway this week, the incoming defense secretary will undoubtedly face numerous questions about his support for Israel and his widely reported past comment about the “Jewish lobby” in America. That remark has been cited as one of the most damning marks against his record. That the former Nebraska senator once suggested the “Jewish lobby” inappropriately tried to…

January 29, 2013 IRS Form 990 2015 - Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Calendar Year ending December 31, 2015) (PDF) 2014 - Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Calendar Year ending December 31, 2014) (PDF) 2013 - Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Calendar Year ending December 31, 2013) (PDF) IRS Form 990-T 2015 – Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return Calendar Year ending December 31, 2015 (PDF) 2014 –…

by: Rabbi Eric J. Greenberg and Philip A. Cunningham | January 28, 2013 Religion News Service The head of a schismatic Roman Catholic sect known as the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) recently labeled Jews “enemies of the Church.” The comments from Bishop Bernard Fellay could have triggered a public clash between Catholics and Jews, as in 2009 when then-SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson denied that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust. But rather than spark a crisis, Fellay has instead…

October 23, 2012 July 4, 2010 - President Hugo Chavez on Venezolana de Television, during the closing statements of the New Latin American Group without the US and Canada "...There is an invisible hand out there...that wants to provoke us. Now they say that I am an enemy of the Jews. That's a lie. But I have not done anything against the Jews. One thing is the State of Israel and the actions they are committing very occasionally and we are entitled as a state to take a stand. We are…

January 08, 2013 Read the whole report: Deafening Hate The Revival of Resistance Records (PDF) The music is loud, fast and grating. The lyrics preach hatred, violence and white supremacy. This is "hatecore" – the music of the hate movement – newly revived thanks to the acquisition of the largest hate music record label by one of the nation’s most notorious hatemongers. Resistance Records is providing a lucrative new source of revenue for the neo-Nazi National Alliance,…

January 08, 2013 The Anti-Defamation League has found no evidence to claims by some bloggers on the Internet that Whole Foods Market is "anti-Israel." In fact, the company has assured ADL that it does not boycott Israeli products. In particular, some have specifically criticized a Whole Foods seasonal promotion around halal foods that meet the company's high quality standards. Such criticism is misguided, inappropriate and contrary to American values. We live in a multicultural, multi…

January 07, 2013 In 2002, the ADL wrote a report about Racist Groups using Computer Gaming to Promote Hate and Violence against Blacks, Latinos, and Jews (PDF). Introduction Attempting to capitalize on the vast popularity of computer video games - especially among the young - hate groups are manipulating available technology to create violently racist and anti-Semitic versions of popular video games. With titles such as "Ethnic Cleansing" and "Shoot the Blacks," the manipulated…

January 07, 2013 In 2000, the ADL wrote a report on The Winrod Legacy of Hate (PDF). Introduction For more than 60 years covering three generations, Gerald, Gordon and David Winrod have produced some of the most vicious and hate filled anti-Semitic propaganda to be found on the American scene. Since 1964, long-time anti-Jewish propagandist Gordon Winrod has been the pastor and prime mover of Our Savior’s Church & Latin School in Gainesville, Missouri, an entity of his own…

January 03, 2013 Read the whole report, David Duke: In His Own Words. As Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s, David Duke urged Klan members to "get out of the cow pasture and into hotel meeting rooms." For the past 25 years, he has increasingly attempted to follow his own advice, by using code words, and increasingly disguising his ideas behind more mainstream conservative-sounding rhetoric. As a result, in 2000 David Duke remains one of the most dangerous…