Groundbreaking New Casebook Examines Antisemitism and the Law
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Pioneering new work from Indiana University, Indianapolis professor Robert Katz explores 3,000 years of discrimination and reform through legal systems around the world New York, NY, September 19, 2025 – “The law has the power both to oppress and to liberate,” Professor Robert Katz writes in the introduction to his groundbreaking new casebook examining how legal systems have wielded power over Jews across millennia, for good and ill. Antisemitism and the Law (Carolina…
El 78 % de los estudiantes judíos ocultan su identidad religiosa en las universidades de todo el mundo, revela estudio de la ADL y WUJS
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Más del 80 % de los estudiantes judíos de todo el mundo también ocultan su identidad sionista, mientras que uno de cada cinco conoce a compañeros judíos que han sido agredidos físicamente en el campus durante el último año. Nueva York, NY, 16 de septiembre de 2025... Al comenzar el nuevo año académico, una encuesta global realizada por la Liga Antidifamación (ADL) y la Unión Mundial de Estudiantes…
Kneecap – The Irish Hip-Hop Trio Promoting Violence Against Israel
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Kneecap, the Irish hip-hop trio, has made headlines for their onstage anti-Israel comments, support of designated terrorist organizations, and pro-BDS activities. As of August 26, 2025, Kneecap cancelled its sold-out October tour of the US amid a legal battle and pushback concerning their uninhibited support for extremist organizations in their activism. In February 2025, Kneecap posted a picture of a band member reading a book of statements by the terrorist organization Hezbollah’s…
ADL and JLens Condemn Norway’s Double Standard in Singling Out Israel
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New York, NY, August 12, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and JLens today condemned Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG)’s decision to divest from 11 Israeli companies, calling the move politically motivated, morally wrong, and evidence of a discriminatory double standard. The criticism accompanies the release of a JLens white paper: Norway’s Double Standards: How the World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Targets Israel, analyzing…
La ADL revela grandes deficiencias en las acciones estatales para combatir el antisemitismo
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El Índice de Políticas Judías, el primero de su tipo, evalúa a los 50 estados en materia de legislación, iniciativas educativas y medidas de protección destinadas a combatir el antisemitismo y apoyar a las comunidades judías. Nueva York, NY, 8 de agosto de 2025 — En respuesta al aumento sin precedentes de los incidentes antisemitas en los últimos años y tras los violentos ataques contra las comunidades judías en…
ADL and JLens Urge Accountability Regarding Huda Kattan's Antisemitic Remarks
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New York, NY, August 7, 2025 ... ADL and JLens welcome the growing momentum among consumers and companies in response to recent antisemitic remarks made by beauty influencer and Huda Beauty founder Huda Kattan. Following widespread outrage over her promotion of conspiracy theories blaming Israel for the World Wars, 9/11, and other global tragedies, TikTok removed an antisemitic video posted by Kattan, and Sephora—one of the largest beauty retailers in the world with over 2,700 stores…
Delitos de odio contra judíos representaron casi el 70 % de los crímenes por motivos religiosos en 2024, según el FBI
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Los delitos de odio contra los judíos aumentaron un 5,8 %, reflejando fielmente los hallazgos de la ADL para 2024; es la cifra más alta jamás registrada por el FBI Nueva York, NY, 5 de agosto de 2025... Los datos sobre delitos de odio publicados hoy por la Oficina Federal de Investigación revelan que, si bien los incidentes de delitos de odio denunciados en todo el país disminuyeron de 11.862 en 2023 a 11.679 en 2024, los incidentes de delitos de…
Best Practices for Combating Antisemitism for State Lawmakers
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ADL has been closely tracking how states are addressing antisemitism and supporting their Jewish communities. In 2024, ADL tabulated 9,354 antisemitic incidents across the United States – a 5% increase from 2023, a 344% increase over the past five years, and an 893% increase over the past decade. These numbers underscore the urgent need for state-level action. As highlighted in our first-of-its-kind Jewish Policy Index (JPI), our goal is to provide a tool that advocates, educators and…
ADL and JLens Condemn Beauty Influencer and Business Owner Huda Kattan After Antisemitic Remarks
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New York, NY, July 29, 2025 ... ADL and JLens jointly condemn beauty influencer Huda Kattan’s recent promotion of antisemitic conspiracy theories, including the false claim that Israel orchestrated the World Wars, 9/11, and other global tragedies. These dangerous and historically baseless accusations echo some of the oldest and most pernicious antisemitic tropes. “Huda Kattan built a brand around beauty—but these antisemitic conspiracy theories are nothing short of ugly…
The Andinia Plan is an antisemitic conspiracy theory that claims Jews want to establish a second Jewish and Zionist state in the Patagonia region, located across Argentina and Chile. This hoax is presented as a "secret plan" and, like many antisemitic conspiracy theories, is based on the myth that Jews accumulate power, money and influence in order to dominate strategic territories. The theory was first outlined by the small nationalist party Frente Nacional Socialista Argentino …
Major American Jewish Organizations Decline Meeting with French Foreign Minister Over Premature Palestinian State Recognition
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New York, New York July 25, 2025…– A coalition of leading American Jewish organizations, including ADL (Anti-Defamation League), American Jewish Committee (AJC), American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), B’nai B’rith International, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, UJA-Federation of New York and WJC (World Jewish Congress), today declined an invitation to meet with France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel…
Anti-Israel Demonstrations in London Feature Support for the Islamic Republic of Iran and its Terror Proxies
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During the twelve-day conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which began on June 13, 2025, Iranian regime-linked and pro-Iranian regime groups helped organize demonstrations across Western capitals, which they used as vehicles to express support for the clerical regime in Tehran, as well as members of the regime’s terrorist proxy network. At a number of marches across London during June 2025, marchers held placards bearing the name of the Islamic Human Rights…
JLens and ADL Condemn UN Report Targeting Companies for Israel Ties
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NEW YORK, NY, July 3, 2025 – – JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor and sponsor of the JLens 500 Jewish Advocacy U.S. ETF (NYSE: TOV; the “TOV ETF”), along with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the world’s leading anti-hate organization, strongly condemn the report issued by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese during the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Titled “From economy of occupation to economy of genocide,” the report…
ADL Statement on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Decision on Harvard University
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New York, NY, July 2, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response to the decision from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights regarding Harvard University: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued a decision with detailed findings of fact and legal analysis that confirms what has been widely known for years: Harvard University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by…
ADL Calls on Candidates to Protect the Jewish Community with Words and Actions
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New York, NY, June 26, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on all candidates for elected office, including those running in the New York City mayoral election, to disassociate themselves from and avoid using language that plays into antisemitic tropes and stereotypes. “At this time of record antisemitism, our country needs leaders at all levels who are unequivocal in condemning this oldest of hatreds,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “We call on all…