Atlanta, GA, June 14, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the NAACP today called for the swift passage of HB 426, the Georgia Hate Crimes legislation, and committed to working for further actions to reform the state’s antiquated criminal justice system. Both organizations issued a joint statement in the wake of the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks, an African American man on Friday night in Atlanta.
“Ahmaud Arbery. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Rayshard…
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Stephen T. Parshall, 35, Andrew T. Lynam Jr., 23, and William L. Loomis, 40
(Photo credit: LVMPD via AP)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — FBI agents found rags, gasoline, aerosol cans and weapons along with booby traps, fireworks and handwritten notes of military and survival tactics while serving search warrants on three Nevada men who authorities say sought to spark violence during recent Las Vegas protests, according to police reports obtained Monday.
U.S. prosecutors say…
New York, NY, June 7, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with its highest honor, the America’s Democratic Legacy Award, for prioritizing efforts and proposing important initiatives to combat antisemitism in the state.
The award was presented by Esta Gordon Epstein, Chair of ADL’s Board of Directors, at its annual National Leadership Summit, which was held virtually this year The ADL America’s Democratic Legacy Award…
Boogaloo arrests reveal new extremist agenda to hijack protests
By Jeff German Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 6, 2020 – 10:31 am
When three suspected members of the “boogaloo” movement were arrested in Las Vegas a week ago, it confirmed suspicions that extremists are looking for opportunities to trigger violence in Nevada communities.
The boogaloo arrests are the first in the country of far-right extremists accused of planning to…
The three men accused of trying to incite violence during Las Vegas protests all have U.S. military backgrounds. 13 Investigates the details.
By: Darcy Spears
Posted at 11:31 PM, Jun 04, 2020 and last updated 6:29 AM, Jun 05, 2020
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The three men accused of trying to incite violence during Las Vegas protests all have U.S. military backgrounds. 13 Investigates the details about those who signed up to protect our country, only…
by: Vanessa Murphy
Posted: Jun 4, 2020 / 06:11 PM PDT / Updated: Jun 4, 2020 / 06:35 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Three men remain in custody after they were accused of plotting an attack at a Black Lives Matter Protest in Las Vegas. Prosecutors said they’re members of the “Boogaloo Movement.”
Prosecutors also revealed members of this movement considered bombing a building near Lake Mead, a power substation in central Las…
Contact: Jolie Brislin, ADL Nevada Regional Director
(702) 610-1858, Jbrislin@adl.org
Las Vegas, NV, June 4, 2020 … The Nevada Regional Office of ADL (Anti-Defamation League) is here to serve the community—to Educate, Protect, and Investigate—all in keeping with the spirit of stopping “…the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.”
In…
Some residents of Iowa City and Cedar Rapids woke up on Monday to find adhesive-backed fliers from a white supremacist group on their lawns and driveways. The anti-immigrant messages found on both the westside of Iowa City and in southwest Cedar Rapids were wrapped around rolled-up old copies of Little Village magazine.
The fliers, which call for the expulsion of immigrants because “They can’t make white babies,” were produced by the National…
(JTA) — The memorial and museum at the former Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland has lost so much income due to the coronavirus pandemic that it is now asking for public donations.
In a plea issued Wednesday, the museum administration called on “everyone for whom the preservation of memory is important” to chip in to keep programs going, even while the memorial site itself remains empty of visitors.
Last year, the site of the former Nazi death camp…
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and SCOTT SONNER
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three Nevada men with ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government have been arrested on terrorism-related charges in what authorities say was a conspiracy to spark violence during recent protests in Las Vegas.
Federal prosecutors say the three white men with U.S. military experience are accused of conspiring to carry out a plan that began in April…
New York, NY, June 3, 2020 … As the nation reels from another shocking case of police brutality against an unarmed African American man and as people of all backgrounds have taken to the streets for nationwide protests demanding justice, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is hosting its annual National Leadership Summit virtually this Sunday, June 7, with a line-up of prominent speakers who will tackle issues surrounding racism and hatred in America.
Confirmed speakers for the virtual…
New York, NY, June 3, 2020 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement today on the elevation of charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the charges brought against the three other former officers involved in the murder of George Floyd:
Today’s announcement by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is an important step forward in securing justice for George Floyd and…
New York, NY, June 3, 2020 … As the nation reels from another shocking case of police brutality against an unarmed African American man and as people of all backgrounds have taken to the streets for nationwide protests demanding justice, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is hosting its annual National Leadership Summit virtually this Sunday, June 7, with a line-up of prominent speakers who will tackle issues surrounding racism and hatred in America.
Confirmed…
New York, NY, June 3, 2020 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement today on the elevation of charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the charges brought against the three other former officers involved in the killing of George Floyd:
“Today’s announcement by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is an important step forward in securing justice for…
Dear ADL Nevada Community,
In 2020 it is astonishing that we must continue to have the same conversation, that racism is a systemic problem in our county. Yet, here we are. We collectively mourn the loss of George Floyd and stand in solidarity with the Black and Brown communities in Nevada and across the country.
Our country is in pain. We all know this, and have known for a long time. However, there are moments that are so intense that the nation is…
Organization calls on public leaders to hold themselves accountable and embrace the message being spread through protest instead of simply seeking to quell it.
We are all reeling from the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis which comes on the heels of Ahmaud Arbery’s in Georgia, which comes on the heels of Breonna Taylor’s in Kentucky… and on and on and on….
Demands for accountability have erupted into protests and unrest across the nation…
May 30, 2020, New York, NY … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement today in regards to the developing situation in Minneapolis and across the country, following the murder of George Floyd by police:
We stand in solidarity with the Black community as they yet again are subject to pain and suffering at the hands of a racist and unjust system. While it is a necessary first step in the pathway towards justice that…
May 30, 2020, New York, NY … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement today in regards to the developing situation in Minneapolis and across the country, following the killing of George Floyd by police:
We stand in solidarity with the Black community as they yet again are subject to pain and suffering at the hands of a racist and unjust system. While it is a necessary first step in the pathway…
New ADL report shows extent of radical anti-Israel activity on campus, identifies funders
New York, NY, May 27, 2020 … As universities begin preparing to reopen campuses in the fall semester, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is calling on administrators and faculty to take meaningful steps to ensure an inclusive campus climate for all students in response to a series of disturbing anti-Israel and antisemitic actions at U.S. colleges in 2019.
In a new report issued…
New York, May 18, 2020 … There was a 50 percent increase in arrests and plots linked to domestic Islamist extremism in 2019, according to data released today by ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism. There were a total of 30 arrests linked to domestic Islamist extremism, nine of which were for terror plots. Of the nine individuals arrested for plotting attacks, seven (78 percent) were U.S. citizens.
While there were no attacks or…