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What Bullying Is and Is Not (In English and en Español)

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Combating Bullying and Cyber Bullying
Table Talk: Family Conversations About Current EventsBullying is a phrase we hear regularly and often: in the media, on TV shows and movies, in schools and in conversations among both adults and children. Parents, students and schools are rightfully worried about bullying. It is a problem and cause for concern but may not be as widespread as many think because the term “bullying” is often used as an umbrella to describe all kinds of mean behavior—from a rude comment to a…
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ADL National Leadership Summit: Opening Remarks by CEO Jonathan Greenblatt

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ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt Provides Opening Remarks at ADL's National Leadership Summit
Washington, D.C. May 07, 2017 Hello! And Welcome to Washington. It is such a privilege to be here with all of you. And wow. What a moment to be here together. We gather here in our nation’s capital at a moment that I will admit, I would not have quite imagined two years ago, as I was considering the prospect of taking the helm of this agency. You know when I was considering taking this job, I realized that it was not just another job. To assume the leadership of this organization…
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Racists, Leftists Battle Over New Orleans Confederate Monuments

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New Orleans Confederate Monument
May 05, 2017 White supremacists are gearing up for what they are calling the “Battle of New Orleans,” on May 7th.  They plan to confront left-wing and anti-fascist (antifa) groups that have been calling for the removal of more Confederate monuments in New Orleans after the mayor of the city removed the Liberty Place monument on April 24th.  Even in the South, Confederate monuments and flags have become more controversial and a growing body of opinion is uncomfortable…
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Hamas: New Charter, Same Old Anti-Semitism

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Hamas: New Charter, Same Old Anti-Semitism
by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt Haaretz While there was anticipation in some quarters that Hamas’s announcement of a new charter would signal a change, it turns out it was much ado about nothing. Hamas remains a deeply anti-Semitic organization committed to the path of terror and to the denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its new charter does little to advance peace but does much to sustain conflict. Ahead of the rumored changes, reports circulated that offered hope in…
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Hamas and Israel

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ADL responds to an article in The New York Times titled "Hamas Tempers Extreme Stances in Bid for Power” which appeared on May 2, 2017. Letters to the Editor The New York Times To the Editor: The story of a new Hamas statement of principles, with all the fuss and anticipation, is much ado about nothing. On the core of Hamas’s attitudes and policies toward Israel, nothing has changed. For Hamas, there is only one legitimate authority in the Holy Land. Israel,…
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UNESCO Resolution On Israel is “Defamatory and Problematic in the Extreme,” ADL Says

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New York, NY, May 2, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the UNESCO Executive Board’s newest resolution relating to Jerusalem and other issues. The U.N.’s cultural and scientific organization’s latest resolution was harshly critical of alleged Israeli actions and policies. But, in contrast to recent resolutions, affirmed Jerusalem’s significance to the three monotheistic religions, among other changes. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO,…
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ADL CEO Tells U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee: Every Hate Crime Deserves A Response

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Washington, DC, May 2, 2017 ... The most effective response to the recent increase in anti-Semitic and other hate crimes across the U.S. is to “call out bigotry whenever it happens” and to strengthen federal hate crime prevention and response, the head of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said in testimony today to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “All of us are deeply concerned about the ongoing harassment of Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and others who are being targeted…
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Yom Haatzmaut Reflection: A Year of Anniversaries All Adding Up to 69

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May 01, 2017 By Susan Heller Pinto Associate Director of International Affairs and Director of Middle Eastern Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League This blog originally appeared in The Times of Israel I feel like I have spent the better part of 2017 in meetings discussing and planning for portentous anniversaries in the history of Zionism and Israel.  This year, after all, marks the 120th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress (August 1897); the centennial year of the Balfour…
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How the “OK” Symbol Became a Popular Trolling Gesture

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May 01, 2017  Updated: 9/5/18 Has the simple thumb-and-forefinger “OK” hand gesture become a common white supremacist hand sign?  Not quite, but it has become a popular gesture used by people across several segments of the right and far right—including some actual white supremacists—who generally use it to trigger reactions, or what they would describe as “trolling the libs.” This is thanks to a 2017 hoax campaign started by members of the…
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Free Speech, Fair Play, and Fragile Truths

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by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt April 28, 2017 ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt's remarks after receiving the Active Citizenship and Public Service Award from Tufts University Accepting an Honor and Exercising My Responsibility as a Tufts Alumnus   Thank you. I want to thank the Awards Committee, President Monaco and my dear friend Dean Alan Solomont for helping to make this honor possible. It’s wonderful to be here on campus at Tufts. I’m so proud to be a Jumbo, and…
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ADL Calls Out “Pure Fabrication” in Barghouti Op-Ed in The New York Times

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ADL letter to the public editor concerning convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti. Letters to the Editor The New York Times To the Public Editor: We appreciate your comments about the Times failure with regard to the article by Marwan Barghouti. Unfortunately, it did not go far enough nor did the newspaper's clarification. Yes, Mr. Barghouti was not merely a Palestinian parliamentarian. He was convicted of murder by an Israeli court. Also important…
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ADL Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day

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New York, NY, April 24, 2017 … Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day in the Jewish calendar, is observed today. The Anti-Defamation League remembers the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, and the many millions more who perished at their hands.  We recall the precious few who acted to protect the persecuted, and all who gave their lives in the struggle to defeat Nazism. The enormity of the evil that was the Shoah defies definition. The numbers themselves are…
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ADL Welcomes Justice Department Filing of Criminal Charges in Bomb Threats Against Jewish Community Institutions

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New York, NY, April 21, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Justice’s filing criminal charges against the Israeli-American teen charged with making more than 150 bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers, schools, ADL offices, and other Jewish community institutions. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: We welcome the Department of Justice filing charges against the Israeli-American teen arrested in…
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Fresno Shootings Latest Incident in Rise of Black Nationalist Violence

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April 19, 2017 Police in Fresno, California, arrested a suspected gunman on April 18 after he allegedly killed three people in a shooting spree in downtown Fresno (and may be responsible for a fourth, earlier murder as well). The victims of the gunman, Kori Ali Muhammad, were all white and Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said that Muhammad had given “very detailed” information to them following his arrest that led police to believe his acts had been a hate crime. Dyer…
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White Supremacist Activity at Auburn University Sparks Concern

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April 14, 2017 UPDATE: Auburn University has cancelled Richard Spencer’s speech due to safety concerns.   The creation of a white supremacist group at Auburn University and the upcoming speech there by white supremacist Richard Spencer on April 18 are prompting concern at the school and in the surrounding community. Though it is not clear if the two events are directly related, they do have common themes.  The group created at the school—the Auburn White…
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Explosive Growth of Hateful Memes and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Against Jared Kushner

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April 10, 2017 An online campaign of anti-Semitism has been directed at Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and advisor over the past week. It comes in the context of Trump’s removal of chief strategist Stephen Bannon from the National Security Council and reports about a feud between Bannon and Kushner as well as airstrikes in Syria in response to the chemical attack last week. This campaign of anti-Semitism has been driven by white supremacists and anti-Semites…
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ADL Charts Explosive Growth of Hateful Memes and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Against Jared Kushner

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New York, NY, April 10, 2017 … An anti-Semitic social media trolling campaign aimed at presidential advisor Jared Kushner has escalated from a series of tweets into a full-bore assault perpetrated primarily by white supremacists and anti-Semites of various stripes, according to an online analysis by the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. The campaign of anti-Semitic messages has included accusations that Jews in the Trump Administration are trying to start a war to…
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