by: Abraham H. Foxman | May 22, 2014 Miami Herald The Anti-Defamation League’s Global 100 Index of Anti-Semitism is the broadest public opinion survey of attitudes toward Jews ever conducted. It is one of the most important efforts we have undertaken in our history as an organization. The survey was conducted in more than 100 countries and territories, and 53,100 people were interviewed, representing 4 billion adults around the world. As a result, for the first time we now have empirical…
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May 23, 2014 On May 25-26, Pope Francis made his first papal visit to Israel, having previously visited in 1973 as a young Jorge Mario Bergoglio. The Pope's itinerary included visits to the Western Wall, Yad Vashem, Mount Herzl, a meeting with the Chief Rabbis, and receptions with senior Israeli officials including Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Peres.
The following was written a few days prior to the Pope's visit by National Director Abraham H. Foxman and originally appeared in…
May 23, 2014 1947 – The Vatican supports the proposal to internationalize Jerusalem because of its desire to reestablish its influence in the Holy Land and over the Holy Places.
1964 – Pope Paul VI becomes the first pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church to set foot in Jerusalem. However the Vatican does not recognize the Jewish State, and the pope never mentions the word Israel during the trip.
1980 – Pope John Paul II states that "the…
by: Abraham H. Foxman | May 20, 2014 The Boston Globe This past weekend, I was honored to be the commencement speaker at the Suffolk Law School in Boston. When Suffolk’s administration first broached the possibility of that role for me at one of the largest law schools in the country, I was immensely flattered and, with little hesitation, agreed. As the day of the commencement approached, however, I had moments of ambivalence about the experience. Here’s what I saw around me:…
Only 54 Percent of Respondents Have Heard of the Holocaust New York, NY, May 13, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released the results of an unprecedented worldwide survey of anti-Semitic attitudes. The ADL Global 100: An Index of Anti-Semitism surveyed 53,100 adults in 102 countries and territories in an effort to establish, for the first time, a comprehensive data-based research survey of the level and intensity of anti-Jewish sentiment across the world. The survey found…
May 02, 2014 Because questions continue to be raised about the Anti-Defamation League’s position on the Armenian genocide, we want to make clear that as we said in August 2008, ADL recognizes the Armenian genocide.
The following is the text of the original statement, issued on August 22, 2008:
Through our partnership, communities have implemented thousands of No Place for Hate® activities, which have engaged tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents. Additionally, No Place…
April 15, 2014 Following deadly shootings at the Jewish Community Center and at assisted living facility Village Shalom in Overland Park, Kansas, on April 13, 2014, Overland Park police soon arrested a suspect, Frazier Glenn Cross (more commonly known as Frazier Glenn Miller or simply Glenn Miller).
After officers placed the handcuffed Miller into a police cruiser, local television station KMBC’s cameras captured Miller in the back of the cruiser, excitedly bobbing his head and…
April 14, 2014 Following shooting attacks at two Jewish institutions in Overland Park, Kansas, on April 13, 2014, that left three people dead, police arrested a suspect in the shootings, Frazier Glenn Miller (often known simply as Glenn Miller).
Miller is a virulent white supremacist whose record of hate activity dates back to the mid-1970s. For a time, in the early to mid-1980s, Miller was one of the most prominent and notorious white supremacists in the United States, leading a major Ku…
Teach and commemorate the culture, traditions and history of Asian American and Pacific Islander people in the United States in school, communities and at home.
April 14, 2014 Although terrorist acts are commonly thought of as being the work of terror groups or cells, the reality is that many acts of terrorism or ideologically-motivated violence are the work of lone individuals motivated by the ideology of a movement without belonging to any organized groups.
What follows is a selected list of lone wolf incidents in the United States over the past twenty or so years in which one or more individuals were killed.
Theodore John Kaczynski
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by: Oren Segal | April 10, 2014 The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles It’s unusual, but one of the most crucial findings in a recently released inspector general’s report about the Boston Marathon Bombing actually focused on something that did not take place. To be released on April 15, the first anniversary of the deadly events in Boston a year ago, the report stated that although one of the perpetrators, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, did travel to Dagestan, a restive region in…
March 20, 2014 On March 15, 2014, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) issued the 12th issue of its English-language terrorist propaganda magazine, Inspire.
A new ADL report, Homegrown Islamic Extremism in 2013: The Perils of Online Recruitment & Self-Radicalization, highlights the increasing prevalence and threat of online English language terrorist propaganda.
As in previous iterations of Inspire, the current issue contains a mixture of anti-Semitism and…
by: Mark Onofrio March 17, 2014 A teacher raises his hand in A World of Difference® Institute training and says, "I like to kid around with my students." He says, "I like to have fun in my class so they are more likely to come to me when they need help."
He calls one student his “favorite Mexican,” another student “Dopey” and the only African-American student “MLK” (short for Martin Luther King Jr.) This well-intentioned…
March 07, 2014 A WORKPLACE OF DIFFERENCE® program offers some suggestions for creating and maintaining a productive and positive workplace environment.
Establish and/or reissue the company’s policies and practices by which harassment is handled. Enforce them consistently.
State your company’s commitment to diversity as an integral part of the company’s mission, vision, strategy or other organizational planning process.
Maintain a strong and visible profile…
February 24, 2015 Read the full comprehensive report, Al Shabaab's American Recruits (PDF).
A wave of Americans traveling to Somalia to fight with Al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, has been described by the FBI as one of the "highest priorities in anti-terrorism."
Americans began traveling to Somalia to join Al Shabaab in 2007, around the time the group stepped up its insurgency against Somalia's transitional government and its Ethiopian supporters, who have since withdrawn…
Use these resources to honor women around the world, explore women’s achievements and struggles throughout history, and acknowledge women’s contributions to our society.
by: Abraham H. Foxman | February 26, 2014 The Huffington Post Ten years ago, Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" film was released amid a swirl of controversy and after a relentless public relations campaign playing up the director's celebrity status and his adamant refusal to change the film amid concerns of insensitivity and anti-Semitism. Gibson's "Passion" was a passion of hate. His film bought into all of the troubling representations of the Passion that fortified church-based…
by: Oren Segal February 26, 2014
It happened again. College students dressed up like members of a “culture” for a stereotyped theme party.
In the most recent example, sorority students at Columbia University were photographed wearing sombreros, thick mustaches, ponchos and holding maracas. They also portrayed other nationalities. What’s worse is that these types of parties are not anomalies, but common occurrences on college campuses.
African-themed…
February 21, 2014 Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Chancellor The University of Mississippi Dear Chancellor Jones:
We are writing to express our deep concern about the recent incident at the University of Mississippi in which two unidentified men placed a noose around the neck of the statue of James Meredith, the school’s first black student. There have reportedly been other recent incidences of troubling acts of homophobia and racism.
College is a unique and special time in a young person…
February 13, 2014 Jared Taylor is the founder of The New Century Foundation, a self-styled think tank that publishes an online white supremacist journal American Renaissance (AR) and holds regular conferences that bring together academic racists from the U.S and abroad. The themes of both his conferences and journal include alleged racial differences in intelligence, the promotion of “white identity,” and attacks against multiculturalism and diversity. Taylor travels abroad…