New report card reviewing nine platforms gives most poor marks; Twitter and YouTube earn a B-minus
New York, NY, July 30, 2021 … Antisemitic content continues to be a serious problem across social media and major platforms are failing to adequately protect targets. These platforms are not managing antisemitic content effectively and too often fail to respond when hateful content is flagged, according to a new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League).
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Lipstadt will be a strong advocate and watchdog for the Jewish community
New York, NY, July 29, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) applauded the announcement that Emory University professor and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt has been selected to serve as the next U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Lipstadt is one of the world’s leading historians on antisemitism and is the author of the seminal book, “Antisemitism: Here and…
New York, NY, July 27, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has been engaged in deep dialogue with Unilever management since early last week regarding the decision by the independent board of Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling its ice cream in the West Bank. (Ben & Jerry’s is a Unilever subsidiary.) The Unilever CEO sent ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt a letter in which the company assured ADL it remains strongly committed to serving the…
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 26, 2021 — PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), in partnership with ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), today announced a new partnership initiative to fight extremism and hate through the financial industry and across at-risk communities. This is the latest effort by PayPal in combating racism, hate and extremism across its platforms and the industry.
Through this collaboration, PayPal and ADL have launched a research effort to…
Allison Padilla-Goodman
Special to the Advertiser
7/22/21
At the Anti-Defamation League, a more than 100-year-old anti-hate organization with a unique dedication to combating antisemitism while also pushing to secure equal justice for all, we have long believed that education is the best antidote to intolerance.
We were shocked to read Perry O. Hooper’s gross mischaracterization and incorrect depiction of our No Place for Hate initiative. We feel…
January 01, 1970 ADL proudly supports the right of the Jewish people, like other peoples, to self-determination. In the case of the Jews, this translates to the right to live in a Jewish, democratic state in their ancient homeland, Israel. ADL believes that the existence of Israel provides Jews with a safe haven from the bigotry and endangerment they have suffered perennially as a minority culture among non-Jewish majority cultures — be it from Tsarist pogroms, Hitler’s Third Reich…
At ADL, we monitor extremism and misinformation regularly as part of our work fighting hate. As is the case with many legacy organizations, there is a fair amount of misinformation spread about who ADL is and the reality of the work we do. To help stop the spread of this misinformation, below are responses to some of the most egregious claims.
Claim: ADL supports racist, militarized policing
Fact: ADL opposes racist or militarized policing and has a long and documented history of…
New York, NY, July 20, 2021 … Amid an alarming rise in antisemitic rhetoric and violence, the Union for Reform Judaism, which represents the largest and most diverse Jewish movement in North America, and ADL (Anti-Defamation League), the world’s leading anti-hate organization, will join together in a multifaceted partnership to provide Reform congregations with the tools needed to address antisemitism in their communities.
The newly launched partnership will link the…
JONATHAN A. GREENBLATT , CEO AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR, ADL
ON 7/9/21 AT 1:21 PM EDT
In our super-charged partisan times, it is often said that every issue has become politicized, with each side of the spectrum lining up on “their” side. This is also true of antisemitism which, like so many other issues in society, is polarized with partisan interpretations.
We know this from our long history, and we have seen it over the past several weeks. The left too often claims…
New York, NY, July 1, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is deeply disturbed by today’s Supreme Court decision further undermining the landmark Voting Rights Act. In its 6-3 ruling in Brnovich v. DNC, the Court said that the Act did not bar Arizona lawmakers from limiting voters’ access to the ballot, even though the Arizona legislation disproportionately affected Black and brown voters, Native American voters, students, and low-income voters.
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There is a saying that a good teacher “takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart.” Those of us who, at some point in our lives, have been fortunate enough to have one or more teachers like that appreciate what that means. We also know that laws prescribing for teachers how they must approach challenging subjects do a profound disservice to those good teachers, to the teaching profession, and to our children.
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JONATHAN A. GREENBLATT , CEO AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR, ADL
ON 6/27/21 AT 8:00 AM EDT
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The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a 19th century forgery by Russian intelligence services, was designed to scapegoat Jews for the empire’s hardships. It has since fueled more than a century of hate. The Protocols has catalyzed antisemitic harassment, assaults and pogroms, and helped lay the groundwork for the Holocaust. For over a century, the Anti-Defamation League and…
Findings show that a range of extremist and hate groups may be misrepresenting their tax filings to secure tax-exempt status and raise money for violent or illegal purposes
New York, NY, June 25, 2021 … Extremist and hateful groups operating as “charitable”, 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) organizations may be abusing their tax-exempt status to further their violent objectives or enrich their leaders, according to a new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation…
New York, NY, June 25, 2021 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement today regarding the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22 years in state prison for the murder of George Floyd:
“Today’s sentencing of former police officer Derek Chauvin does not change the fact that George Floyd should still be alive today. It doesn’t change the fact that Daunte Wright, Breonna Taylor…
New York, NY, June 23, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision in Mahanoy v. B.L., an 8-1 ruling that a school violated the free speech clause of the First Amendment when they suspended a student from the cheerleading team for a vulgar social media post made off-campus and outside of school hours.
“This is an important win for the free speech rights of all U.S. students,” said ADL Legal Affairs Chair Joe Berman. …
Here’s what we need to do to be sure Jews won’t fear for their safety in the country that has historically been better for them than any other
JUN 18, 2021, 2:28 AM
ADL’s recent survey of American Jewish experiences with antisemitism revealed a tremendous spike in personal concerns about being targeted by Jew-haters. This spike was far greater than anything else we have seen in recent years, even after the massacre at the Pittsburgh synagogue or…
New York, NY, June 17, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) expressed disappointment in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of Catholic Social Services, which rejected the city of Philadelphia’s argument that it should not have to renew a foster care certification contract with an agency that refuses to serve same-sex couples.
However, the decision was narrow, and it is important to note that the Court focused on the details of the city’s…
Elevated discriminatory traffic observed around Black Lives Matter protests, 2020 Election, January 6 Insurrection
New York, NY, June 16, 2021 — Anti-Black, antisemitic and white supremacist searches spiked online as major offline events such as Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and the 2020 presidential election unfolded, according to a Moonshot and ADL joint report released today as part of an effort to understand how Americans search for white supremacist…
New York, NY, June 15, 2021… ADL (the Anti Defamation League) commends the release today of the U.S. government’s first-ever comprehensive interagency strategy focused specifically on countering the threat of domestic violent extremism, such as violent white supremacy and anti-government extremism.
“Domestic violent extremism is the nation’s top terrorism threat and the Biden Administration’s new strategy is an excellent step forward in addressing it,…
New York, NY, June 14, 2021 … A nationwide survey conducted by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) in the aftermath of the recent violence between Israel and Hamas found that three-quarters of American Jews are more concerned about antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad, and 60 percent have personally witnessed antisemitism because of the conflict in May.
The poll also found that 40 percent of American Jews are more concerned about their personal safety than before. Likewise, three…