With Egypt, Sudan and now Morocco now all at peace with Israel, the dynamic in North Africa and beyond has changed maybe permanently
DEC 18, 2020, 3:32 PM
The breakthrough this August between the United Arab Emirates and Israel will be remembered as historic not only because it was the first such agreement in 26 years, but also because it initiated true normalization in contrast to the Egyptian and Jordanian agreements, and because it opened up a path of normalization for other Middle…
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New York, December 17, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) expressed deep concern following today’s ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) upholding a Belgian ban on kosher slaughter.
“Just two weeks ago, the governments of the European Union member states collectively declared their ‘permanent, shared responsibility to actively protect and support Jewish life.’ Yet today, the European Court of Justice ruled that there is no protection…
Organizations release new framework on harms in gaming, best practices for addressing
Seattle, WA, December 16, 2020 … The Fair Play Alliance have teamed up with the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Technology and Society to release the Disruption and Harms in Online Gaming Framework, an unprecedented and comprehensive catalogue of the types, causes, and impacts of antisocial behavior and harassment in gaming. The launch is accompanied by the…
New York, NY, December 10, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) applauded the Kingdom of Morocco’s historic decision today agreeing to fully normalize relations with the State of Israel. This agreement is especially significant given the longstanding heritage of the Jewish community in Morocco, including an important community there today and hundreds of thousands of Jews around the world with Moroccan family roots, especially in Israel.
“I commend Moroccan,…
New York, NY, December 9, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today commented on the social media platform Twitch’s announcement of their updated Hateful Conduct and Harassment Policy. ADL’s Center on Technology and Society had consulted with the Twitch team as they were considering the update, which goes into effect on January 22 and addresses harassment, hateful conduct, and extremism.
David L. Sifry, VP of ADL’s Center for Technology…
New York, NY, December 9, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement that 48 states and the Federal Trade Commission filed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook:
Earlier this year, Stop Hate for Profit brought together over 1,200 businesses, 120 nonprofits, and global celebrities in a campaign that reached over a billion people. This massive public pressure effort forced…
New York, NY, December 7, 2020 … ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities today welcomed the bipartisan passage of two important House Resolutions that the Task Force had endorsed earlier this year as part of its work supporting the rights of vulnerable groups. The Task Force consists of scholars, experts, and activists who serve as an advisory body to augment ADL’s work in protecting vulnerable…
Debra Messing hosted first virtual ADL In Concert Against Hate, which recognized a Holocaust survivor, educators and a 4th grade activist who are fighting injustice
New York, December 7, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) recognized two individuals and one group for their extraordinary courage and compassion when confronted with injustice and extremism as part of the 26th annual ADL In Concert Against Hate.
This year’s event, which was held virtually…
New York, NY, December 3, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement regarding reports that Facebook is “overhauling” its algorithms that detect hate speech:
For years, ADL has advocated that Facebook pay specific attention to rampant hate and extremism on its platform, including antisemitism, racism, xenophobia and all forms of extremism. For too long, the persistent presence of…
New York, NY, November 24, 2020 … ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities today condemned the recent raids targeting Iran’s vulnerable Baha’i community.
According to reports, on November 22, homes of tens of Baha’is were ransacked by the Islamic Republic’s security agents in a coordinated and simultaneous operation in various cities across Iran including Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Mashhad and Kerman. The…
By David Andrew Weinberg
The Yemeni Embassy in Washington recently released a report featuring primary source documents on the core ideology of the Houthi insurgents who seized Yemen’s capital in 2014. That report, authored by Embassy official Salem Baafi, makes a case that antisemitism and other forms of hate form an essential part of the worldview and motivation of Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
The Houthis’ oft-invoked slogan is itself antisemitic. …
November 20, 2020 By David Andrew Weinberg
The Yemeni Embassy in Washington recently released a report featuring primary source documents on the core ideology of the Houthi insurgents who seized Yemen’s capital in 2014. That report, authored by Embassy official Salem Baafi, makes a case that antisemitism and other forms of hate form an essential part of the worldview and motivation of Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
The Houthis’ oft-invoked slogan is itself antisemitic…
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Washington, D.C., November 19, 2020 … In response to a surge in antisemitic acts in schools, EVERFI, Inc., the leading social impact education innovator, and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the availability of a new digital antisemitism prevention course for high school students. BINAH: Building Insights to Navigate Antisemitism & Hate …
Remarks by Garry Kasparov, World Chess Champion, Recipient of ADL's International Leadership Award November 19, 2020 Hello everyone. My thanks to Daniel Lubetzky for his kind introduction! And my thanks to ADL and Jonathan Greenblatt for this great honor. I have many awards on my shelf—well, my mother’s shelf—but this one is very special. It has the word “leadership,” which has always been an important element of my worldview. It means that people can make…
New York, NY, November 18, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on the Trump Administration to immediately rescind the appointment of Darren Beattie as a member of the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, an independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1985 to identify and report on cemeteries, monuments and historic buildings in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly Holocaust killing sites. Beattie once attended a…
Survey reveals increased harassment on gaming platforms from 2019
New York, November 18, 2020 … Sixty-eight percent of players have experienced severe harassment while playing games online, which includes physical threats, stalking and sustained harassment, while 81 percent of online multiplayer gamers have experienced some form of harassment, according to a survey released today by ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) Center for Technology and…
New York and Washington, D.C., November 16, 2020 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and the Aspen Institute today announced the Class of 2020 and 2021 of the Civil Society Fellowship: A Partnership of ADL and the Aspen Institute. This Fellowship, part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, aims to prepare and engage the next generation of community and civic leaders, activists and problem-solvers from across the political spectrum.
The Civil Society Fellowship, launched in…
by Ken Jacobson
OPINION
This is a time for anniversaries of events that have caused great harm to the Jewish people: the 25th of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the 82nd of Kristallnacht, and, this week, the 45th of the infamous resolution at the United Nations equating Zionism with racism.
That resolution, 3379, was a product of the leading purveyor of antisemitism at the time — the Soviet Union — gathering together anti-Western…
New York, NY, November 9, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) will honor chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov for using his platform to stand up for democracy and human rights in his native Russia, the United States and around the world. ADL will present Kasparov with its International Leadership Award, which pays tribute “to those exceptional individuals whose vision, imagination and creativity have left an indelible mark upon the global community.
Kasparov…
Remarks by Kenneth C. Frazier, Chairman and CEO of Merck & Co., Inc., Recipient of ADL's Courage Against Hate Award November 09, 2020
Greetings everyone and thank you, Jeff, for that very kind introduction.
I am honored and grateful to receive the Courage Against Hate Award. Thank you for this special recognition and for all that the ADL does to advocate for a more just and tolerant world. This organization has fought for equality for over a century,…