As a Black Muslim and a white Jew, we know what it’s like to be targeted for hate. Solidarity with Asian Americans is the best way to ensure AAPI safety.
Keith Ellison and Jonathan Greenblatt
Opinion contributors
The recent spate of violent anti-Asian hate crimes has shocked the country — and we must all speak up about it, no matter who we are, especially now.
One of us is a Black Muslim and the other a white Jew, and neither of us is Asian, but…
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New York, NY, March 17, 2021 … In response to historic increases in anti-Chinese and anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander incidents and assaults, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the world’s leading anti-hate organization and Committee of 100, a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans, issued the following joint statement:
“We are united with all of our Asian American brothers and sisters in standing up against hate, xenophobia and…
National average of 14 incidents per day; 68% increase in propaganda targeting Jews
New York, NY, March 17, 2021 … White supremacist propaganda distribution surged across the United States in 2020, with a total 5,125 cases of racist, antisemitic and other hateful messages reported by ADL (Anti-Defamation League). Last year marked the highest level of incidents reported since ADL began tracking such data – an average of about 14 incidents per day, and nearly…
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More than 50% of Israelis changed their views for the worse of Haredi sector in wake of the COVID-19 crisis
Jerusalem, Israel, March 8, 2021 … A new survey of Israeli public attitudes released by ADL (Anti-Defamation League) found that a record 81 percent of Israelis believe that their society is increasingly divided, and the rifts are widening. This represents a marked increase from the 69 percent of Israelis who held those views in a similar poll four years ago.
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March 9, 2021
By Jonathan Greenblatt
Jordan represented so many of the values that are sorely needed in today’s polarized, hyperventilated political climate. He was a man of principle, and as tough-minded as they come in standing up for those principles. But Jordan operated with civility and thoughtfulness, and deeply focused on how the country could progress against racism in a way that can bring people together rather than divide them.
As a young man, he worked to…
The Cosmopolitan’s donation will directly benefit ADL’s No Place for Hate Program
LAS VEGAS (March 8, 2021) – Anti-Defamation League Nevada (ADL) is grateful to be the recipient of $100,000 donation from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The grant will help support ADL Nevada’s education initiatives for K-12 students including No Place for Hate, a signature bullying prevention framework implemented by more than 25 schools across the…
Jonathan Greenblatt and Michael Masters
February 25, 2021
Over the last several years, we have seen near-historic increases in antisemitic incidents and assaults as we have watched a surge in online hate from more vocal — and violent — extremist groups.
From online hate to cyber-attacks to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, the danger is real. To protect America’s Jewish community, it is critical that organizations committed to…
New York, NY, February 25, 2021 … In response to historic increases in antisemitic incidents and assaults and a surge in online hate ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and the Secure Community Network (SCN) today announced the signing of a formal partnership agreement that will dramatically enhance coordination and collaboration between the organizations in their shared goal of protecting and securing the Jewish community in the United States.
Following the October 28, 2018, attack in…
New York, NY, February 24, 2021 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) today voiced concern with the stereotypical portrayal of Hasidic Jews in several scenes of the NBC series “Nurses” in an episode that aired on February 9, 2021 and called on senior network executives to review and pull the episode in question.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement:
“The portrayal of a Hasidic Jew making hateful remarks about …
New York, NY, February 22, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement regarding a recent joke made on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” about Israel’s COVID-19 vaccination program:
Saturday Night Live’s ‘Weekend Update’ is known for sharp criticism and public takedowns, but Saturday’s deeply offensive joke about Israel’s COVID-19 vaccination process not only…
The decision by a panel of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to extend jurisdiction to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is inappropriate and dangerous for technical, moral and practical reasons.
From a purely technical perspective, the ICC was founded to address mass atrocities and a state’s inability or unwillingness to prosecute them. Neither apply to Israel, whatever one thinks of the conflict with the Palestinians.
Indeed, Israel is a democratic…
Political dirty tricks and appeals to hate could pose danger to future of Jewish life
New York, NY, February 18, 2021 … Attempts to politicize antisemitism could pose a threat to the future of Jewish life in countries such as Germany, Hungary and the United Kingdom, according to a new ADL (Anti-Defamation League) report released today on how governments, political parties and leaders have used new forms of antisemitism to advance their own political goals to the…
Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, Gropyers, white supremacists, QAnon conspiracists and other extremists from at least 38 states played role in stoking violence
New York, NY, February 17, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has positively identified 212 of the estimated 800 individuals who are believed to have breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6, revealing a wide array of domestic extremists were among those who unleashed their fury on legislators and…
By Sharon Nazarian
February 13, 2021
As seditionists attacked our Capitol building with antisemitic symbols adorned to their tactical vests, emblazoned on their shirts and scrawled on flags they waved, America witnessed the latest results of a growing global crisis of antisemitism our nation can no longer afford to ignore.
In the past five years, we have observed a dramatic change in this hatred as it leverages new technologies to rapidly spread worldwide, and disguises…
New ADL Belfer Fellow survey shows white supremacist and other potentially harmful content is still recommended by YouTube
New York, NY, February 12, 2021 … While YouTube has made efforts to remove extremist content, 9 percent of YouTube users who participated in a national study viewed at least one video from an extremist channel, and 22 percent viewed at least one video from an alternative channel that could serve as a gateway to extremist content, …
School children are taught to glorify terrorism; Textbooks blame Western media for exaggerating coronavirus to undermine the Iranian revolution
New York, NY, February 11, 2021 … A comprehensive study of state textbooks exposes how students in Iran are being taught antisemitism, hatred and incitement to violence against America, Israel and the Jewish people.
Released by ADL (Anti-Defamation League) on the 42nd anniversary of the Iranian revolution, the new…
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New York, NY, February 5, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the “Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism, and Consumer Harms Act” or the SAFE TECH Act from Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and which proposes reforms to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that would directly address tech platform involvement in discrimination,…
Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO, ADL February 04, 2021 February 4, 2021
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Katko, Members of the Committee, good morning.
I am Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of ADL. It is an honor to appear before you today to address the dire threat domestic terrorism poses. For more than a century, ADL has worked to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all. As part of that, we’ve built a world-class team investigating…