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Remarks Delivered by Iranian Crown Prince to ADL's National Leadership Summit

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As prepared for delivery Jonathan, thank you so much for your strong and very moving introduction. I’m truly touched. And before I begin, happy 75th birthday to the people of Israel. Ladies and gentleman, good evening. It is a pleasure to be with you tonight to pay tribute to 110 years of the Anti-Defamation League’s tireless work to combat bigotry. Your commitment to the fight against hatred, particularly against those of the Jewish faith, is honorable, and I thank…
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ADL: Doing the Work

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Remarks by ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt to the 2023 ADL National Leadership SummitAs prepared for delivery Washington, D.C. ... Good morning, and thank you for that introduction.  Just last week, we celebrated Israel’s 75th Independence Day. I know there are challenges in Israel right now. For many there -- and here -- this historic Yom Ha'atzmaut is filled with pride but also with complexity…worry…anxiety…and concern about the future of the Jewish…
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Iran is Still in the Holocaust Denial Biz – Big Time

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This article originally appeared in The Times of Israel By Meir Javedanfar  On January 20, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution that condemned the denial and distortion of the Holocaust. To no one’s surprise, the Islamic Republic of Iran chose to be the only country in the world that condemned and rejected this resolution.  The UN passed the resolution one month after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi cast doubt on the Holocaust during an…
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The ADL did not go too far in its remarks on the NYT Hasidic yeshiva investigation

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Re: “The ADL is wrong to attack the NYT’s brave investigative reporting on Hasidic yeshivas” by Ruth Messinger To the editor:  While we greatly respect and value constructive feedback from Ruth Messinger on issues affecting the Jewish community, we were surprised by her suggestion that the ADL went too far in asking The New York Times to carefully consider the potential for its series of investigative articles on the Hasidic community’s education system to…
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What We Learned from Colleyville

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By Jonathan Greenblatt and Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker One year ago on a cold shabbat morning, a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas and took members of Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker’s small, assembled congregation at gunpoint, the start of an 11-plus hour standoff.   It’s still hard to believe that Rabbi Charlie and his congregants were taken hostage by a man who travelled from England to Texas, with a demand to speak to a prominent female…
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. as We Recommit Ourselves to the Fight Against Hate

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Forty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday was designated as a national holiday. ADL strongly supported the designation then and believes in the importance of honoring Dr. King’s memory now. Dr. King’s teachings inspire us each day as we strive to achieve our mission of stopping the defamation of the Jewish people and securing justice and fair treatment to all. To this day, many Jews take great pride in the deep friendship between Dr. King and Rabbi Abraham…
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Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt for the ADL-McCain Institute Event: Protecting American Democracy

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Good morning, everyone. I am so glad to be with you all here in Washington D.C. and to join the McCain Institute and Dr. Farkas for this event on one of the most important issues facing our country today. I would like to thank our guest speakers, especially Congressman Jamie Raskin for joining us today, as well as everyone here in person or tuning in virtually.     I can think of no better way to honor the legacy of Senator McCain, a man who dedicated his life to public service…
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Letter to the New York Times Regarding Recent Article on Linda Sarsour and Russian Disinformation

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To the Editor: The Times’ piece on Linda Sarsour and the efforts of Russian troll farms to disrupt the Women’s March in 2017 raises important points about disinformation campaigns and their harm, and the malicious intent of the Russian government (“How Russian trolls Helped Keep the Women’s March Out of Lock Step,” Sept. 18). This, however, in no way should obfuscate or distract from the antisemitic statements and actions by Ms. Sarsour and other founding…
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Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt to the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism

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Good evening and thank you for being a part of this important gathering of the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism. I’m delighted to see so many friends in this room tonight. I want to particularly thank Task Force co-chairs U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Canadian Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather for organizing this critically important summit that challenges us to ask hard questions about the evolution and proliferation of online antisemitism…
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The Presbyterian Church’s Lost Moral Compass on Israel

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By Jackie Subar, Director of Strategic Partnerships at ADL  The Presbyterian Church U.S.A. finds itself in a moral quandary, a dilemma with Israel at the heart of growing debate.  Late last month, commissioners on the PCUSA’s International Engagement Committee voted on an overture, or resolution, to label Israel as an apartheid state. The resolution also outrageously and falsely compared Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians to the Holocaust. The General…
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ADL Letter to the Washington Post Regarding Recent Column Attacking ADL Methodology

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The following letter was submitted to the Washington Post in response to "Beware the data on American right-wing violence" (May 23) To the Editor: In “Beware the data on American right-wing violence,” Megan McArdle admits that far right violence is a problem, but insinuates it isn’t necessarily a bigger problem than other kinds of ideological violence. She offers no evidence but tries to make her case by second-guessing ADL’s annual reports on extremist-connected…
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Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt to the ADL Virtual National Leadership Summit

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May 01, 2022 Thank you for that kind introduction. I am so glad to welcome you – leaders from coast to coast committed to the fight against antisemitism and hate. I don’t need to tell you how important and pressing this work is. All of you know this from the work you do in your communities. You know when a synagogue or cemetery is desecrated. You know the families who have to comfort their children after a slur is hurled their way – online or in real life. You all…
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Jonathan Greenblatt's Remarks to the U.S. Agency for International Development on Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Thank you so much for inviting me to join this commemoration today. On Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we join with communities across the world to remember the attempted annihilation of the Jewish people. I’m honored to be with you all at USAID because in many ways your work is about hope, the one true antidote to hate, and a force that should provide the inspiration to prevent future horrors as we saw in the Holocaust. But this day is deeply personal to me. My…
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Auditoría de la ADL revela que los incidentes antisemitas en Estados Unidos alcanzaron su máximo histórico en 2021

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Se reportaron incidentes en los 50 estados, incluyendo un pico drástico durante el conflicto entre Hamás e Israel; los ataques contra sinagogas y centros comunitarios judíos aumentaron un 61 % April 26, 2022 Nueva York, NY, 26 de abril de 2022 ... Los incidentes antisemitas alcanzaron un máximo histórico en Estados Unidos durante 2021, con un total de 2.717 incidentes de asalto, acoso y vandalismo reportados a la Liga Antidifamación (ADL). Esto…
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Jonathan Greenblatt's Testimony Before the House Committee on Homeland Security Regarding the Dynamic Terrorism Landscape and What It Means for America

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Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO, ADL February 02, 2022   February 2, 2022 Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Katko, Members of the Committee, good morning. I am Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of ADL, the Anti-Defamation League, the oldest anti-hate organization in America. It is an honor to appear before you today to address the current terrorism landscape and the dire threat that extremists pose to the United States. Since 1913, ADL has worked to stop the…
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Eighty Years Ago, the Nazis Laid Plans for the Final Solution at Wannsee Conference

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by: Kenneth Jacobson | January 20, 2022 It was 80 years ago to this day that the infamous Wannsee conference was held in Germany to lay out plans for implementation of the Final Solution for the Jews of Europe. As historians have pointed out, this was not a conference deciding on this plan. That had been decided upon months earlier by Adolf Hitler. Wannsee was the moment, however, where it became official policy of the Nazi regime and was operationalized in a machine like manner. This…
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Remarks by ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt at D.C. Press Conference Announcing January 6 Lawsuit

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December 14, 2021   Thank you, Attorney General Racine, Delegate Norton, and Councilmember Charles Allen, for having me here today along with Joanna Lydgate of States United. ADL is the oldest anti-hate organization in the world and we truly are honored to work with you on this landmark lawsuit on behalf of the District of Columbia against the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and more than 30 individuals who coordinated an act of domestic terrorism against our democracy. We…
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Kuwaiti Textbooks Teach that Jews Are Treacherous

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by: David Andrew Weinberg | December 13, 2021 Thirty years ago, the Gulf state of Kuwait was liberated from Iraqi forces by an American-led military coalition. Its society is exceptionally pluralistic, with large Sunni, Shi’ite and expatriate communities, and it has the most participatory system of government in the Arabian Peninsula. Kuwait’s new ruler Amir Nawaf Al Sabah took office in September 2020, and during his biggest speech this year he called on the Kuwaiti nation to…
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Remarks by ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on "Holding Big Tech Accountable"

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December 09, 2021 House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce "Holding Big Tech Accountable: Legislation to Build a Safer Internet" Oral Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO (Full written: View PDF here) December 9, 2021 | Washington, D.C.     Thank you Madam Chair Schakowsky, Ranking Member Bilirakis, and members of the subcommittee, good morning. It is a privilege and an honor to appear before…
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Facebook Hosts Dozens of Antisemitic “Protocols” Groups or Pages in Arabic

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New ADL Finding Hints at Much Broader Failure of Enforcement by Facebook by: David Andrew Weinberg | November 17, 2021 In the wake of a whistleblower complaint, Facebook has come under criticism for failing to take adequate measures to address hate speech on its platform. ADL has repeatedly noted that the company relies too heavily on artificial intelligence to manage hateful content, and that instead, social media companies such as Facebook need to step up enforcement at scale and by design,…
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