San Francisco, CA, July 28, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the apology of a California imam who, during a Friday sermon a week ago, had fervently prayed for the liberation of the Al-Aqsa Mosque from “the filth of the Jews.”
Joined at a press conference by religious and community leaders, Imam Ammar Shahin of the Islamic Center of Davis apologized for the anti-Semitism in his sermon, acknowledging that “I said things that were hurtful to Jews…
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New York, NY, July 13, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called for more action to confront anti-Semitism in response to a new national poll finding that two out of three likely U.S. voters believe that anti-Semitism is a serious problem in America today.
In the new poll from Rasmussen, 65 percent of voters said anti-Semitism is a serious problem in the U.S., and 24 percent said it a “very serious” problem.
The survey mirrors a nationwide poll ADL…
New York, NY, July 3, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released an analysis on Reddit user, Han-------Solo, who is claiming credit for President Trump’s use of a wrestling video Sunday morning featuring a CNN logo. To read the analysis, click here.
ADL’s Center on Extremism, which tracks activities by extremists, found that Han-------solo is like many other online bigots who use platforms like Reddit to anonymously share their hateful words and images.
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New York, NY, June 26, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on organizers of a Chicago LGBTQ pride march to apologize after three women were ejected from the march for carrying rainbow flags emblazoned with the Jewish Star of David.
The women were reportedly told that they could not take part in the city’s Dyke March because their flags “made people feel unsafe.” The Dyke March organizers issued a statement on Twitter Sunday afternoon, which indicated the…
Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. surged more than one-third in 2016 and have jumped 86 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to new data from ADL's annual Audit.
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…
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…
New York, NY, April 6, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed yesterday’s passage in the U.S. Senate of a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, hate crimes, bias and discrimination in all forms.
The resolution elevates a number of ADL recommendations, including the convening of an interagency task force to collaborate on the development of effective strategies to detect and deter hate crime and urging the Justice Department to work to improve hate crime reporting.
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New York, NY, April 6, 2017 … Two new public opinion polls commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reveal important trends among Americans in terms of their views of Jews and other religious minorities.
The surveys reveal that while anti-Semitic attitudes in the United States have increased slightly to 14 percent, the vast majority of Americans hold respectful opinions of their Jewish neighbors. However, for the first time ADL found a majority of Americans (52 percent)…
New York, NY, March 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed news of an arrest in connection with a series of bomb threats against Jewish community institutions in the United States and abroad.
Israeli police and the FBI arrested an 18-year-old Israeli-American suspect after a months-long undercover investigation, saying the man had used advanced technologies to hide his identity. The suspect holds dual American-Israeli citizenship, according to authorities.
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New York, NY, March 15, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has received a generous $100,000 general operating grant from the Craig Newmark Foundation to bolster the work of ADL’s Incident Response Center.
ADL is a national organization with a mandate to track and respond to hatred directed not only against Jewish people, but against all minorities and vulnerable populations. With 27 regional offices across the United States, ADL has unparalleled presence in the field to…
New York, NY, March 3, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the arrest of a St. Louis man in connection with a bomb threat against its headquarters in New York and threats against at least eight other Jewish institutions across the United States.
According to a complaint unsealed this morning in Manhattan federal court, Juan Thompson, 31, of St. Louis, Missouri, is alleged to have made at least eight of the threats against JCCs in January and February as part of a…
“...a stark and sobering reminder that hatred of Jews is not history, it is a current event…” New York, NY, December 28, 2016...The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued its top 10 list of manifestations of anti-Semitism that have afflicted Jewish communities across the United States and around the world in 2016.
The past year saw the volume of anti-Semitic cyberhate elevated to unprecedented levels. The ADL list included Jewish social media users being targeted…
New York, NY, December 22, 2016...In a year where white nationalists and racists attempted to inject bigotry into the public square and when a divisive election season ended with unconscionable acts of hatred, there was plenty of reason for despair in 2016.
And yet, there were also glimmers of hope: A community brought together in the aftershock of a mass shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Florida; a Texas campus drowning out the hateful views of an unwanted visiting white supremacist; the…
New York, NY, December 13, 2016 ...The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned anti-Semitic lyrics in a newly released song by popular rapper Lupe Fiasco. In the song, “N.E.R.D.,” Fiasco rhymes about, “Artists getting robbed for their publishing by dirty Jewish execs who think that it’s alms from the covenant.” In response to a tweet from DJ Booth -- a resource for DJs and fans on Twitter -- questioning his lyrics about “dirty Jewish…
Includes 25 Actionable Items for Industry, Policymakers, Legal Community, Journalists, and the Public Follows report detailing surge in online hate targeting journalists during presidential campaign
New York, NY, November 17, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Task Force on Harassment and Journalism today issued a broad set of recommendations to reverse a surge in harassment on social media and other online channels. The recommendations follow ADL’s four-month…
New York, NY, November 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the release of the annual FBI Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) report, expressing concern over report’s documentation of 5,850 hate crimes in 2015 – a seven percent increase over the 2014 report and an average of 16 hate crimes every day.
ADL also voiced concern that hate crimes on the basis of religion increased 23 percent, including increases in reported anti-Jewish crimes and…
New York, NY, November 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over ongoing reports of anti-Semitic and other hate incidents in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election.
ADL’s Center on Extremism has been monitoring the proliferation of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism, including the use of swastikas and other Nazi imagery across the country, as well as reports of assaults and harassment. The League also…
Some 800 Reporters Targeted; 1,600 Accounts Responsible for Two-Thirds of Hateful Tweets New York, NY, October 19, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Task Force on Harassment and Journalism today released a report detailing a troubling, year-long rise in anti-Semitic hate targeting journalists on Twitter, with data showing that the harassment has been driven by rhetoric in the 2016 presidential campaign and identifying some of the groups and individuals responsible.
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A One-Day Event Focused on Innovation and Impact New York, NY, October 6, 2016 … Concerned at the startling resurgence of anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) this fall is convening a first-of-its-kind summit focused on contemporary anti-Semitism, the urgent challenges that it poses to Jewish communities at home and abroad, and to explore innovative strategies by which to address this challenge.
“NEVER IS NOW: The ADL…