Published: 06.13.2022
Antisemitism Globally
Wolfsburg, Germany, June 13, 2022 — Volkswagen Group announced today its intentions to extend its partnership with the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) for three more years. The alliance is one of several initiatives the Group is taking to build and advance its culture of remembrance.
After three years of prosperous and meaningful collaboration and considering the undiminished relevance of their joint initiatives,…
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Published: 06.13.2022
Extremism, Terrorism & Bigotry
Joyce Foundation Grant will help kickstart Project CODE
Washington, DC, June 13, 2022 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the National Urban League today announced a new partnership bringing together two venerable civil rights organizations in service of fighting the dire and deadly threats of domestic extremism and political violence.
Through a new grant awarded by the Joyce Foundation, the…
For more than 35 years, ADL has sponsored a Catholic/Jewish Dialogue to bring together Roman Catholics and Jews to talk and listen to one another, discuss differences and similarities and encourage understanding of and respect for each other’s beliefs. The group also works to develop relationships that will help address issues that may arise in the Catholic and/or Jewish communities. The Dialogue is purposely kept to a limited group to foster the dialogue process and to insure that…
New York, NY, May 10, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed Dr. Deborah Lipstadt’s swearing in as the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.
“We’re thrilled to finally be able to congratulate Ambassador Lipstadt on her new position,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “As recent research from ADL and many of our partners globally demonstrates, antisemitic incidents are on the rise. It’s…
May 01, 2022
Thank you for that kind introduction. I am so glad to welcome you – leaders from coast to coast committed to the fight against antisemitism and hate.
I don’t need to tell you how important and pressing this work is. All of you know this from the work you do in your communities. You know when a synagogue or cemetery is desecrated. You know the families who have to comfort their children after a slur is hurled their way – online or in real life. You all…
Thank you so much for inviting me to join this commemoration today.
On Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we join with communities across the world to remember the attempted annihilation of the Jewish people.
I’m honored to be with you all at USAID because in many ways your work is about hope, the one true antidote to hate, and a force that should provide the inspiration to prevent future horrors as we saw in the Holocaust.
But this day is deeply personal to me.
My…
New York, NY, April 26, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) released the following statement concerning reports that an upcoming House vote on the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act was postponed:
“Domestic terrorism is a top security threat, according to the intelligence community, law enforcement, and independent organizations like ADL. Because of this, we strongly reiterate our calls to promptly pass the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act. This legislation…
Contact:
Laura Fennell
Director of Communications Strategy, ADL West
(310) 633-1435
lfennell@adl.org
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Jolie Brislin
ADL Nevada Regional Director
(702) 862-8600
Cases of antisemitic harassment (one of three types of incidents) increased 173% in Nevada with notable increases in attacks against Jewish institutions and schools across the U.S.
Las Vegas, NV, April 26, 2022 … ADL’s annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents …
Se reportaron incidentes en los 50 estados, incluyendo un pico drástico durante el conflicto entre Hamás e Israel; los ataques contra sinagogas y centros comunitarios judíos aumentaron un 61 % April 26, 2022 Nueva York, NY, 26 de abril de 2022 ... Los incidentes antisemitas alcanzaron un máximo histórico en Estados Unidos durante 2021, con un total de 2.717 incidentes de asalto, acoso y vandalismo reportados a la Liga Antidifamación (ADL). Esto…
Center will sponsor fellowships and grants, while bolstering ADL’s own empirical research
New York, NY, April 21, 2022 … Building on its more than a century of knowledge and research into core antisemitic beliefs and attitudes, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the creation of a new research arm that will deepen understanding of the world’s oldest hatred through a combination of scholarly investigation and empirical research.
The …
The Task Force also calls for reinstatement of FTO designation for Iran-backed Houthis
New York, NY, April 20, 2022 … The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities stated today that it opposes any effort to remove the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from the United States’ government’s Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list. The Task Force also calls upon the Department of State to…
New York, NY, April 11, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today congratulated former federal prosecutor Steven M. Dettelbach on his nomination as the next Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by President Biden.
ADL is pleased to support Steve Dettelbach’s nomination to Director of the ATF. Throughout his tenure as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, Dettelbach pursued and obtained hate crime charges against multiple…
New York, NY, April 7, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today congratulated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her historic confirmation as the nation’s 116th Supreme Court Justice, the first Black woman to serve on the highest court, by the United States Senate.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement:
We extend our congratulations and best wishes to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The nomination and confirmation of the…
Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Among Newly Added Defendants
Washington, DC, April 1, 2022 … Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) joined D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, the States United Democracy Center, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Dechert LLP in announcing the addition of more defendants, including Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, to a federal lawsuit filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) seeking to hold two violent…
Sweden’s Nordic Resistance Movement held 185 “combat training” sessions in 2020 and has served as inspiration for American white supremacists
New York, NY, March 28, 2022 … A new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) identifies the Nordic Resistance Movement of Sweden as the region’s most dangerous right wing extremist group, saying that the virulently antisemitic hate group poses “an ongoing and serious public security threat…
A comprehensive guide to extremist lingo, publications & tactics from ADL Center on Extremism
New York, NY, March 24, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today launched an online Glossary of Extremism, a first-of-its-kind interactive and searchable database providing comprehensive definitions of commonly known and more obscure terms employed by a variety of groups and movements across the extremism landscape.
The ADL Glossary of Extremism defines nearly…
Long desired by the film industry and the City of Los Angeles, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened its doors in Los Angeles on Sept. 30, 2021. The largest museum in the United States devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking, the museum’s opening exhibitions include moments devoted to The Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane, Spike Lee, Hayao Miyazaki, costume design, visual effects, sound design, pre-cinematic storytelling, and so much more. Designed to rotate…
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Source: KUNR
URL: https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2022-03-15/far-right-extremism-goes-mainstream
The JCPOA is not enough to manage Tehran’s aggression – a Helsinki-style multi-lateral process is needed to stand against terror and for human rights
MAR 11, 2022, 7:20 PM
In recent weeks, observers around the world have been riveted by the bravery of the Ukranian people in the face of the Russian onslaught. Many recognize this unprovoked assault as Putin’s fever dream to revive Imperial Russia. Even as he tries to rewrite history, we should recall the policies and…
New York, NY, March 11, 2022 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement on the future of partnership with Chelsea FC and Foundation:
In light of recent events, all programming has been put on hold until the future of the Chelsea FC and Foundation becomes clear.
Our partnership with the club helped engage and educate on the impact of antisemitism, including through the “Say No to Anti-Semitism” campaign.
Meanwhile, we will continue our mission…