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Anti-Muslim Bias and Acting as an Ally

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Table Talk: Family Conversations About Current EventsWhen there are periods of heightened violence and war in the news, oftentimes one or more marginalized identity groups can become the focus of attention, anger, hostility and bias even far removed from the location of the conflict. In the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel in October 2023, ADL has tracked an uptick in antisemitic attacks in the U.S. and around the globe, and there have also been incidents of anti-Muslim attacks. As the…
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Hayward Unified Invites Bias into Classrooms

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  The Hayward Unified School District apparently ignored guidance from California’s new Ethnic Studies law and adopted a contract with the drafters and supporters of a curriculum long ago rejected by the State Board of Education for being antisemitic and discriminatory. The leaders of the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium produced a curriculum which contained antisemitic and extreme anti-Israel bias and excluded antisemitism from the glossary of different…
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White Supremacists are Supporting the Appeals of Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers

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White Supremacists are Supporting the Appeals of Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers
Prominent white supremacists are promoting, discussing and sometimes donating to, a crowdfunding campaign for two of Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers, Gregory and Travis McMichael. Arbery, a Black man, was murdered on February 23, 2020 while jogging in a Georgia neighborhood by Gregory McMichael, his son Travis and William Bryan. In the months since, both McMichaels and Bryan were convicted of hate crime charges and murder. In response, Gregory and Travis McMichael have filed separate appeals…
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Letter to Twitter regarding Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s chronic violations of Twitter’s terms

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Jonathan Greenblatt CEO and National Director July 27, 2022 Dear Mr. Agrawal, I am once again reaching out regarding Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s chronic violations of Twitter’s terms of service on his accounts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. We ask that you de-platform him for his continued use of Twitter to promote antisemitism, hate, violence and Holocaust denial. As I wrote in January 2021 to then Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Khamenei…
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Anti-Israel Activists Co-opt American Tragedies to Target Israel

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​ This spring and summer, as headlines across the United States have focused on urgent issues like the dangers of gun violence and threats to reproductive care, prominent anti-Israel groups and individuals have sought to tether these American issues to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, doubling down on anti-Zionist tropes and false accusations against the state of Israel. These groups include Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), both of which…
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Extremism in the Classroom

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Extremism in the Classroom
Teachers are increasingly under attack from extremist groups and government officials, who accuse them of “indoctrinating” children or express anger over coronavirus prevention policies. These sustained disinformation campaigns have led to harassment and threats against teachers, and as a result many educators are leaving teaching altogether. While these external extremist pressures are creating significant challenges for American teachers and school boards, there is also an…
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Jisr Collective

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Background The Jisr Collective is an antisemitic, anonymous, self-identified “anti-imperialist diaspora media collective” that re-posts hardline anti-Zionist analysis on its website and frequently propagates inflammatory messages on social media. Their website states that they aim to “counter what can only be described as increased normalization with imperialism and zionism [sic] in our communities in the western diaspora.” They explicitly assert their opposition to…
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President Biden’s Visit to Israel Sees Uptick in Anti-Zionist Rhetoric

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U.S. President Joe Biden, who is currently visiting Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Saudi Arabia, reiterated the strong friendship and strategic alliance between Israel and the United States, paid tribute to Holocaust survivors, and even self-identified as a Zionist, at a time when the term is being demonized by Israel’s detractors. Outraged by this show of support for the Jewish State, individuals and groups in the anti-Israel movement in the United States assailed President…
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Twitter’s Failure to Enforce Its Policy Against Antisemitism

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An investigation from ADL’s Center for Technology and Society (CTS) found Twitter did not remove over 200 blatantly antisemitic tweets accusing Jewish people of pedophilia, invoking Holocaust denial, and sharing oft-repeated conspiracy theories. To test Twitter’s enforcement of its policies on antisemitism, CTS reported 225 strongly antisemitic tweets over nine weeks through ongoing communications with the platform. Of the reported tweets, Twitter only removed 11, or 5% of the…
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ADL Letter to Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Regarding the Mapping Project

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July 13, 2022 In a letter to Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, ADL urged the government to take immediate action against the antisemitic "Mapping Project," which is currently being hosted on the web by an Iceland-based provider. H.E. Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs Rauðarárstíg 25 105 Reykjavík Dear Minister Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir,  …
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Repeat Liars: Falsehoods Around Buffalo Shooting and the 2020 Election

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Whether it is about a global pandemic, the 2020 presidential election, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, or the latest mass shooting, lies continue to thrive on social media platforms. According to a 2021 poll by the Pew Research Center, nearly half of Americans get their news from social media. While many people feel confident in their media literacy, YouGov found that only 4% of those surveyed could correctly distinguish false news stories from true ones. In order to assess platforms…
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ADL Letter to Iceland Web Hosting Service "1984" Regarding the Mapping Project

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June 18, 2022 In an email correspondence to "1984.is", a web hosting service based in Iceland, ADL urged the company to remove the antisemitic "Mapping Project" immediately. To whom it may concern, I am writing on an urgent basis from the Anti-Defamation League, a US nongovernmental organization.     A website, https://mapliberation.org/, has apparently relocated to your hosting service after being removed from its previous hosts for doxing.  Specifically, the site…
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The Highland Park Shooting: Disinformation, Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories

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The Highland Park Shooting: Disinformation, Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories
On July 4, 2022, 21-year-old Robert Crimo allegedly opened fire on an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing seven people and wounding nearly two dozen others. Crimo, who reportedly considered a second attack in Madison, Wisconsin, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. Crimo’s motivation for the shooting remains unknown, and there is no evidence at this time that he adhered to any specific political or hate-driven ideology. Amidst this…
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PFLP and Press TV Support for Mapping Project Reflective of Broad Anti-Zionist Trends

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PFLP and Press TV support for Mapping Project reflective of broad anti-Zionist trends
The Mapping Project, an antisemitic website that calls for the “dismantling” of organizations key to the infrastructure of the Massachusetts Jewish community, has garnered broad support from U.S. State Department-designated terror group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and Iranian government-controlled Press TV. This endorsement is representative of an entrenched dynamic via which PFLP, Press TV and some U.S. anti-Zionist activists offer mutual support,…
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The Presbyterian Church’s Lost Moral Compass on Israel

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By Jackie Subar, Director of Strategic Partnerships at ADL  The Presbyterian Church U.S.A. finds itself in a moral quandary, a dilemma with Israel at the heart of growing debate.  Late last month, commissioners on the PCUSA’s International Engagement Committee voted on an overture, or resolution, to label Israel as an apartheid state. The resolution also outrageously and falsely compared Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians to the Holocaust. The General…
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ADL Announces Policy Agenda to Fight Antisemitism

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  Published: 06.27.2022 Antisemitism in the US Antisemitism Globally New York, NY, June 28, 2022 … Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) launched their new COMBAT policy plan that outlines a set of priorities designed to prevent antisemitism. “Antisemitic incidents are rising to unprecedented levels. We need a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to protecting Jewish communities at home and abroad,” said Jonathan A…
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Letter from ADL Regarding Antisemitism in Art Exhibition

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The Honorable Claudia Roth Dienstsitz der Kulturstaatsministerin Bundeskanzleramt Willy-Brandt-Str. 1 10557 Berlin Dear Madam Minister: Since its founding 109 years ago, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), has been a global leader in combating antisemitism and extremism. We have followed with great concern the story of blatant antisemitic images featured in the documenta 15 art exhibition. We write to convey that concerns about this scandal are felt well beyond Germany,…
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