Jury found 2017 Charlottesville rally organizers owe more than $25 million in punitive damages New York, NY, November 23, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today celebrated the jury’s verdict in the civil lawsuit against the organizers of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. in which the plaintiffs were backed by ADL partner Integrity First for America (IFA).
“We welcome the jury’s verdict today that found the defendants liable…
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November 23, 2021 In the aftermath of the deadly Hamas terror attack in Jerusalem on November 21, which tragically took the life of 26-year-old Eli Kay and left four others others wounded (two civilians and two police officers), a number of groups and individuals affiliated with the anti-Israel movement intimated this blatant act of terrorism was justified or engaged in rhetoric that disparaged the victim.
A common theme throughout was the instrumentalization of the allegation that Israel…
November 18, 2021
Now is the time to shine a light on antisemitism through education. This webinar, for middle and high school educators and administrators, highlights the critical importance of antisemitism education in today's world. Offered are practical implementation tools related to ADL Education's programs, online learning and resources as well as specific actions schools can take in support of the "Shine a Light" campaign that takes place throughout the week of Hanukkah…
November 19, 2021 On Friday, November 19, 2021, a jury delivered a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: not guilty on all five counts, which included homicide and reckless endangerment. The presiding judge warned those in the courtroom against expressions of emotion, but right-wing extremists were bound by no such restrictions, and they reacted online to the ruling with praise for Rittenhouse, vitriol towards “antifa” and the left, and excitement about the…
November 18, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
An 18-year-old college student and recent member of the Texas State Guard who is accused of setting a fire at an Austin synagogue faces a federal arson charge for the Halloween incident. The assault of a Jewish man in Brooklyn last Thursday by an unknown assailant has prompted an investigation by New York police and a reward from ADL. Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, was soundly condemned by Jewish and…
First-of-its-kind resource contains design principles and user experience patterns that mitigate the spread of hate and harassment online New York, NY, November 18, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the release of the ADL Social Pattern Library, a collection of design principles and user experience patterns intended to mitigate hateful content on social media platforms. The library, which will be a living resource, focuses on the design of social media products and…
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,…
November 11, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
In a major address this week to ADL’s annual Never Is Now summit on antisemitism, CEO Jonathan Greenblatt warned that antisemitism from the left is akin to climate change, saying “slowly but surely, the temperature is rising.” A French court found a man guilty of murder in the killing of an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor in 2018, sentencing him to life in prison. House Democrats called for investigations into the posting of an…
Remarks at ADL's 2021 Never Is Now Summit on Antisemitism and Hate
November 9, 2021
Remarks as delivered.
Thank you all for joining the 6th annual Never is Now conference.
As we meet, the world’s nations are gathered in Scotland to address one of the most pressing and existential crises facing our planet: climate change.
The first warnings that carbon emissions may be accelerating the warming of the planet were made way back in 1988…
New York, NY, November 9, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored five-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird with its inaugural Changemaker Award for continuously using her platform to affect positive social change and empowering others to be open in their identity, beliefs and embrace authenticity.
“Sue, through her tireless work on and off the court, exemplifies everything we could possibly envision for ADL’s inaugural…
New York, NY, November 9, 2021 … Mohammed AL Samawi was honored today at ADL’s annual Never Is Now Summit on Antisemitism and Hate with the prestigious Daniel Pearl Award. AL Samawi, a Yemeni refugee and author of The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America, was honored for his work as an interfaith activist, his moving story of being rescued as a refugee, and his founding of Abrahamic House, an organization dedicated to building sustainable interfaith…
November 08, 2021 A graphic shared on social media by the Nation of Islam warning against the COVID-19 vaccine (source: Twitter)
Months before the first COVID-19 vaccine began to be distributed in the United States, the Nation of Islam (NOI) had already widely disseminated its directive that Black people refuse the vaccine. Over a year later, the NOI and its leading members have continued their unrelenting promotion of anti-vaccine messages in social media posts, print materials, sermons…
Remarks by L'Oréal Chairman Jean-Paul Agon, Recipient of ADL's Courage Against Hate Award November 08, 2021 Dear Jonathan, thank you for your very generous words. They go straight to my heart.
Today, I feel profoundly humbled and overwhelmed with emotions.
This award bestowed on me is an immense honor. The fight against antisemitism and all forms of hatred is one of the toughest - if not the toughest - universal challenge of the 21st century. We absolutely need organizations…
New York, NY, November 7, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored L’Oreal Chairman Jean-Paul Agon with its Courage Against Hate Award in recognition of his longstanding commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within the company and to respecting human rights and confronting antisemitism in society.
“Jean-Paul Agon exemplifies corporate responsibility through his relentless effort to dismantle antisemitism and hate on a global level,…
November 05, 2021 Political prognosticators feared the 2021 off-year elections could usher in a new era of extremists in elected office. And while the worst-case scenario did not materialize, the election results appear to show an electorate that is not entirely averse to candidates with extremist (and extremist-adjacent) platforms and ideologies, signaling a potentially alarming trend ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
At least eight candidates who attended the January 6 …
November 05, 2021 Statement on the inclusion of Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn as a panelist at the ADL 2021 Never Is Now Summit on Antisemitism and Hate.
Dr. Hirschhorn's scholarship, teaching, and public engagement work, as well as any casual look through her social media feed, will reveal a thoughtful and active voice speaking out against antisemitism and the harsh demonization of Israel. ADL aims to feature diverse expert voices, and we believe Dr. Hirschhorn will provide…
New York, NY, November 5, 2021… In an effort to raise awareness of the various forms of oppression faced by Jews with multiple marginalized identities, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the creation of a new fellowship focused on expanding awareness of the impact of antisemitism and racism on Jews of Color in the United States.
The ADL Collaborative for Change is currently seeking project applications from…
November 04, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 A fraternity house at George Washington University was vandalized over the weekend, including desecration of a Torah scroll. A day after a fire was set outside a Jewish synagogue in Central Austin, more than two dozen faith leaders and clergy members from across Austin were joined by community leaders at a rally as they called for unity following a recent spate of antisemitic incidents against across the city. Fox News personality Tucker Carlson…
November 03, 2021 Tucker Carlson’s special “documentary” series, “Patriot Purge,” which aired online the first week of November, 2021, via the Fox Nation streaming service, promotes many of the false conspiracy theories Carlson promotes on his regular show on Fox News—the Biden Administration is on a “manhunt” for conservatives; the FBI played a role in the January 6 insurrection; the military wants to purge any soldier whose point of view…
November 02, 2021 Each year, to commemorate the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the notorious terrorist group Al Qaeda releases a video featuring one of the group’s senior leaders who typically reiterates the significance and impact of those deadly events from their warped perspective. Al Qaeda’s 2021 video, which was recently analyzed by experts in ADL’s Center on Extremism and the ADL department of International Affairs, was notable for…