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Pro-Hamas Chant at Queens Synagogue Protest Signals Further Normalization of Terror Rhetoric

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Protesters organized by Pal-Awda participate in a January 8, 2026, protest outside Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills in Queens, New York
The explicit celebration of Hamas at a protest targeting a Queens synagogue last week serves as a stark reminder of a disturbing new reality: Pro-terror expressions are becoming openly normalized within the U.S. anti-Israel movement. The January 8 demonstration outside of Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills in Queens, New York, was ostensibly a protest of an Israeli real estate event taking place inside the synagogue. It quickly devolved into calls to “Globalize the Intifada,” shouts…
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ADL and JLens Ring NYSE Bell to Celebrate TOV, the First Jewish Advocacy ETF, on Fourth Night of Hannukah

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NEW YORK, December 17, 2025 … JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor affiliated with ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), will make history today as it will ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the launch of the first Jewish investment fund. The JLens 500 Jewish Advocacy U.S. ETF (NYSE: TOV)has grown to over $190 million in assets since its February 2025 launch. The fund’s ticker symbol “TOV,” translates to the Hebrew word for “good.”…
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Brandeis Center, Hillel International & ADL Reach Major Agreement with Pomona College for Significant Campus Reforms to Resolve Federal Anti-Semitism Complaint

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Following the filing of a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Pomona has agreed to adopt reforms to address anti-Semitism and improve anti-discrimination protections for Jewish and Israeli students. New York, NY, December 10, 2025 – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Hillel International, and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced a settlement with Pomona College to resolve claims…
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Educator Advocacy: Antisemitic or Anti-Israel Issues with Unions

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Educator Advocacy: Identifying Problematic Professional Development Resources and Trainings
Understanding the ChallengeSome educators may experience antisemitism and anti-Israel bias within their unions. Unfortunately, such situations have become increasingly common, with antisemitism rising within academic, professional and organizational spaces through biased resolutions, exclusionary practices and overt hostility toward Jewish, Israeli and members perceived to be supportive of the state of Israel. The growing level of antisemitic activity within teachers' unions, particularly…
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Symbol: Inverted Red Triangle

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Since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas against Israel, the inverted red triangle has, in many cases, come to signify support for violent Palestinian resistance against Israel and against Zionists and Jewish people more broadly. It is used both offline and online, sometimes in the form of an emoji (🔻), and has been spraypainted on Jewish homes and institutions, often alongside antisemitic and threatening slogans.     The symbol first appeared in propaganda videos from…
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ADL and JLens Recommend AGAINST BDS-Aligned Shareholder Proposal at Microsoft Annual Meeting

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New York, NY, November 12, 2025 … JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor, and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), today called upon shareholders of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) to vote AGAINST Proposal 9, a shareholder resolution that they believe represents a politically motivated, BDS-aligned campaign designed to stigmatize lawful business with Israel and expose Microsoft to significant financial, legal, and reputational risks rather than promote genuine human…
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ADL Report Reveals Significant Extremist Activity in Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, PA, September 29, 2025 … A new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) reveals a significant uptick in antisemitic and extremist activity in Pennsylvania between January 2023 and June 2025. This activity includes a rise in disruptive actions by extreme anti-Israel activists, notable white supremacist activity—particularly by the local White Lives Matter chapter—and political violence that has sent shockwaves across the country. “Hate in the Keystone…
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Jewish Communal Organizations’ Statement on Anti-Israel Protests and Encampments

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In light of increased protests and encampments at a number of Colorado colleges and universities including the Auraria Campus of Community College of Denver, CU Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado College, Colorado Mesa University, CSU-Fort Collins, CSU-Pueblo, CU Boulder, and the University of Denver, we the undersigned representatives of Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, JEWISHcolorado, Jewish Community Relations Council, Rocky Mountain Rabbis and…
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375+ Organizations Call on NEA Executive Committee to Reject Efforts to Boycott ADL Education Programs in Schools

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As NEA activists push to eliminate proven anti-hate and Holocaust education resources, leading Jewish organizations warn of consequences of stripping vital anti-bias resources. New York, NY, July 14, 2025 …  More than 375 Jewish communal organizations sent a letter to the National Education Association Executive Committee today, urging them to reject New Business Item (NBI) 39, which calls for boycotting ADL's educational resources. The signatories include national,…
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Communal Letter to National Education Association President Becky Pringle

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Dear President Pringle,  We are writing to express our deep concerns about the growing level of antisemitic activity within teachers’ unions, particularly since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023. Passage of New Business Item (NBI) 39 at the National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly this past weekend, which shockingly calls for the boycott of the Anti-Defamation League, is just the latest example of open hostility toward Jewish educators,…
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Un número significativo de estadounidenses justifica o excusa la violencia contra los judíos, revela nueva encuesta de la ADL

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Existe un amplio consenso bipartidista a favor de aumentar la acción gubernamental para combatir el antisemitismo; casi uno de cada cuatro estadounidenses considera “comprensibles” los recientes ataques; el 30 % opina que los judíos tienen demasiada influencia en la política y los medios; el 27 % cree que los judíos estadounidenses deben responder por las acciones de Israel.  Nueva York, NY, 11 de julio de 2025... A raíz de los tres recientes…
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ADL Statement on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Decision on Harvard University

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New York, NY, July 2, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response to the decision from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights regarding Harvard University: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued a decision with detailed findings of fact and legal analysis that confirms what has been widely known for years: Harvard University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by…
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ADL Statement on Fatality in Boulder Firebombing Attack

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ADL Deeply Saddened to Learn of a Fatality in Boulder Firebombing Attack Death is third this year attributed to antisemitic violence Denver, CO, June 30, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Karen Diamond resulting from injuries sustained during the antisemitic firebombing in Boulder, Colorado, at a peaceful Run for Their Lives walk to bring attention to the hostages being held by Hamas. The victim had remained hospitalized since the…
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ADL and AEN Urge the American Psychological Association to Address Antisemitism

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New York, NY, May 30, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) are deeply alarmed by reports of the rising tide of antisemitism within the American Psychological Association (APA), the nation’s largest professional association representing psychologists.  Recently, thousands of Jewish psychologists and mental health professionals across the country have raised their voices about a hostile environment within APA that increasingly…
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ADL and JLens Condemn Ben & Jerry’s Slanderous Attack Against Israel

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  New York, NY, May 30, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and Jewish values-based investor network, today condemned a recent statement by the independent board of Ben & Jerry’s that distorts Israel’s fight against terror in Gaza. The claims are factually inaccurate, inflammatory, and harmful— and this rhetoric serves only to delegitimize Israel’s legitimate security concerns, distort the complexity…
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