What is the source of our free speech rights? Free speech rights emanate from the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution[1] and from state constitutions. The U.S. Constitution limits the government’s ability to regulate speech based on content and it applies to all public colleges and universities. It serves as a floor, not a ceiling. State constitutions may grant more robust free speech rights than the U.S. Constitution, but never fewer. Is there a distinction between private and…
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New York, NY, July 27, 2017 … In testimony for House Oversight Subcommittee hearings on “Challenges to Freedom of Speech on College Campuses,” the Anti-Defamation League highlighted the breadth of protection afforded to harmful hate speech – and underlined the “moral obligation” by campus administrators and the community “to respond clearly and forcefully.”
The League’s statement also highlighted…
New York, NY, July 26, 2017 … Catholic school educators from across the country returned from a unique educational expedition to Israel facilitated by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Middle and high school educators from 15 states participated in ADL’s nationally acclaimed Bearing Witness Advanced program, the only initiative of its kind within the Jewish and Catholic communities.
The program has been equipping Catholic educators to teach about the history of anti-Semitism,…
July 26, 2017 The Arab-language media routinely features anti-Semitic cartoons suggesting that Israel is attempting to take over control of Muslim holy sites. In these depictions Israel is frequently portrayed as an octopus or snake which is taking over holy sites in Jerusalem such as the Temple Mount in bodily form. These cartoons stoke anti-Semitic sentiment in the Arab world.
This was no different after the recent attack by three Israeli Arab terrorists on the Temple Mount, which…
by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt July 26, 2017 Two years ago, full of optimism and energy as I joined ADL as its new CEO, I asked the question: Can a 100-Year-Old Change the Future? But it was a rhetorical question because I believed that I knew the answer. If we remained true to our principles, invested in our people and modernized our systems, the organization would be able to shape the future in a positive way as it had done so many times in the past. But as I looked back to the past to…
July 24, 2017 “Imagine getting your debts paid off, including student loans, back child support debt and get your home free and clear with the Little Promissory Note,” the website promises, “LPN Money that you don’t have to pay back once it is processed.” A YouTube video advertising this “Little Promissory Note” promises that it “is the same as a dollar bill that can pay off all types of debts.”
The Little Promissory note sounds…
New York, NY, July 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League released a statement on Friday's terror attack in Halamish, where three Israelis were stabbed to death at their Shabbat table by a Palestinian terrorist. ADL pointed to the recent rash of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement as inspiring the attack, and called on Palestinian leaders to engage in efforts to restore calm.
On Friday, a Palestinian terrorist broke into the Halamish home of the Salomon family as they…
March 01, 2019 The Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) has a well-earned reputation as one of America's most reviled hate groups. The small, virulently homophobic group stages vitriolic, highly visible protests nationwide against groups and individuals they’ve identified as supporters of “homosexuality,” or who otherwise subvert what they refer to as “God’s law.”
Through outrageous statements and postings on their various websites, the…
July 19, 2017 In recent months Jewish Voice for Peace, the largest and most influential Jewish pro-BDS group in the United States, has taken increasingly radical positions and has employed questionable tactics in pursuit of its mission to diminish support for Israel. The following are some of ADL’s main concerns with the group’s ideology and tactics.
Harassing LGBT Groups:
One of JVP’s longtime tactics has been to allege that Israel’s proud record of support for…
July 18, 2017 Introduction:
Following the July 14th attack on al-Aqsa mosque, during which three Israeli-Arab gunmen shot and killed two Israeli police officers, tensions mounted as police canceled Friday prayers at the mosque for the first time in nearly two decades. Many international terror groups issued statements praising the attack, denouncing the closure, and inciting further violence against Jewish people and institutions.
Further analysis showed an extraordinary amount of…
The “Who’s Who” Guide Differentiates between the Two Emerging Movements New York, NY, July 18, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has produced “From Alt Right to Alt Lite: Naming the Hate,” a new guide to 36 activists and leaders who personify the alt right and alt lite movements at a time of increased public activity.
The resource from ADL’s Center on Extremism provides a snapshot of key players within the two movements, explaining their…
July 17, 2017 William Scott Planer has joined the ever-expanding list of white supremacists vandalizing and attacking Jewish institutions nationwide.
Planer, who lives in Denver, was arrested on July 14, 2017 for affixing a “Fight Terror, Nuke Israel” sticker to the door of the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is being held at the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department in Colorado on a $500,000 bond as a fugitive from justice for felony…
New York, NY, July 13, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called for more action to confront anti-Semitism in response to a new national poll finding that two out of three likely U.S. voters believe that anti-Semitism is a serious problem in America today.
In the new poll from Rasmussen, 65 percent of voters said anti-Semitism is a serious problem in the U.S., and 24 percent said it a “very serious” problem.
The survey mirrors a nationwide poll ADL…
Phoenix, AZ, 10 de julio de 2017 … La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) anunció hoy un conjunto de nuevas iniciativas en colaboración con los consulados de América Latina en los Estados Unidos que ayudará a expandir los esfuerzos en la comunidad hispana para reportar crímenes e incidentes de odio.
Además de ofrecer entrenamiento para responder al acoso y los crímenes de odio al personal de los consulados de México, Centro y…
New York, NY, July 3, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released an analysis on Reddit user, Han-------Solo, who is claiming credit for President Trump’s use of a wrestling video Sunday morning featuring a CNN logo. To read the analysis, click here.
ADL’s Center on Extremism, which tracks activities by extremists, found that Han-------solo is like many other online bigots who use platforms like Reddit to anonymously share their hateful words and images.
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June 30, 2017 UPDATE: In early March 2018, federal prosecutors revealed that members of Aryan Strikeforce talked about committing a suicide bombing attack on counter-protestors at a November 2016 white supremacist rally in Harrisburg, PA. The attack would have been perpetrated by a terminally ill member of the group, who planned to hide the bomb in his portable oxygen tank. There is no indication that the plan, which displayed a type of delusional thinking that’s typical…
New York, NY, June 29, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed alarm and surprise over remarks by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who praised a notorious anti-Semite and ally of Hitler and Nazi Germany as “an exceptional statesman.”
In his speech at a ceremony on June 21, Mr. Orbán described Hungarian leader Miklos Horthy as being one of the “exceptional statesmen,” who helped the nation survive through hard times in the…
Washington, DC, June 28, 2017…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will join with representatives of America’s leading civil rights and religious organizations on Thursday to present at the Justice Department’s Hate Crimes Subcommittee Summit, where Attorney General Jeff Sessions will address participants.
ADL’s experts will participate in workshops and roundtables and offer a series of recommendations and strategies on how to improve hate crime training, reporting,…
ACT for America is the largest anti-Muslim group in the United States, with a purported 750,000 members nationwide.
ACT propagates the hateful conspiracy theory that Muslims are infiltrating US institutions in order to impose Sharia law.
ACT stokes irrational fear of Muslims via a number of false claims, including that headscarves are a sign of radicalization, and that 25 percent of Muslims approve of terrorism.
ACT founder Brigitte Gabriel is a leading voice in the fight against…
June 28, 2017 In early June, several Arab countries - notably Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain - announced that they were abruptly severing ties with Qatar over what they described as the latter’s support for terrorism. And even though what’s involved is mainly an internal Arab affair, some Qatari news sites published conspiratorial cartoons suggesting Israel was behind the diplomatic crisis. Some depicted Israel as a wolf in sheep’s clothing or as a…