Prejudicial phrases and statements often come without warning, leaving the listener stunned and sometimes speechless, unsure how to respond. While difficult to do, challenging bigoted and offensive remarks is critical to ensuring dignity and respect.
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The Fight Against Rising Hatred and Bigotry Must Begin with Teachers and Students
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Jonathan Greenblatt examines the rise in white supremacist activity on college campuses, the increase in anti-Semitic incidents at K-12 schools, and what teachers and students can do to stop it.
Jonathan Greenblatt discusses the tragic events in Pittsburgh, highlights the recentrise in anti-Semitic incidents,and calls for an end to the divisive political rhetoric in our national discourse.
Jonathan Greenblattaddresses recent comments made by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg concerning the allowance of Holocaust denial content on the social media platform.
Boogaloo Supporters Animated By Lockdown Protests, Recent Incidents
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Boogalooers are part of an embryonic, decentralized movement that organizes largely online but whose presence has increasingly been felt in the real world.
QAnon Conspiracies on Facebook Could Prompt Real-World Violence
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QAnon conspiracy theorists are using public and private Facebook pages and groups to spread disinformation, racism, and thinly veiled incitement to violence.
Israel and UAE strike major agreement; Facebook bans blackface and antisemitic conspiracy theories; Jewish groups condemn Marjorie Greene
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Israel struck an agreement with the United Arab Emirates to establish “full normalization of relations” even as it forgoes for now plans to annex occupied West Bank territory in order to focus on improving its ties with the rest of the Arab world. Facebook will start banning posts that contain blackface or that promote antisemitic conspiracy theories that Jewish people are running the world. A Georgia congressional candidate, who has a history of spreading QAnon conspiracy theories, and Islamophobic rhetoric, won a primary runoff this week; ADL and other organizations have raised concern about her history of bigoted rhetoric.
Two Years After Synagogue Massacre, Gab Remains Extremists' Online Destination of Choice
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Two years ago, white supremacist Robert Bowers killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh after posting antisemitic, anti-immigrant rants on Gab.