The mayor stayed away from the Israel Day Parade. I went because Jewish pride, peoplehood and Israel ties are not up for negotiation. By Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO When Mayor Mamdani announced that he would skip New York City’s annual Israel Day Parade, he broke with a tradition that every mayor has honored since the event began in 1965 – standing shoulder to shoulder with members of the New York Jewish community at a parade celebrating their cultural heritage. His absence wasn…
ADL and Stop Hate in Schools Partner to Strengthen Antisemitism Incident Tracking in K-12 Schools
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New data-sharing agreement combines ADL's national Audit with Stop Hate in Schools' real-time incident mapping to identify patterns across schools and districts New York, NY, June 4, 2026 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and Stop Hate in Schools have entered into a formal data-sharing partnership to strengthen antisemitism incident tracking in K-12 schools. The agreement will inform ADL's annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents and augment Stop Hate in Schools' real-time school…
Questions Universities Should Ask When Vetting Campus Antisemitism Trainings
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ProgramsUniversities increasingly rely on trainings for students, staff, faculty and administrators to address antisemitism and related forms of bias on campus. Whether a program is developed internally or delivered by an external provider, institutions benefit from taking a thoughtful, structured approach to reviewing content, pedagogy, and alignment with institutional values. The questions below are designed to support universities in evaluating whether a training is factually accurate,…
ADL CEO: The Class of 2026 Rose to the Challenge of Fighting Jew Hatred
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By Jonathan Greenblatt To the Class of 2026, my dear graduates, Mazel Tov. I know what you went through to get here. You arrived on campus in the Fall of 2022. There was the usual mix of nerves and excitement. New friends. Late nights. The rhythms of college life in a post-pandemic world. There was one year of relative normalcy. And then, in the first weeks of your sophomore year, on a Saturday morning in October 2023, Hamas launched the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the…
Cloudflare Fails to Prevent Its Services from Being Used by Websites that Spread Graphic Violence, Extremism, and Foreign Terrorist Content, ADL Report Finds
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New York, NY, May 20, 2026 ... Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) (“Cloudflare” or the “Company”), an industry-leading internet infrastructure provider, has a record of providing critical web services to high-threat sites that peddle violent extremism and terrorism, according to research from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) published today. The new ADL report found that the Company currently serves as an infrastructure provider to gore forums like…
ADL Welcomes Introduction of the Jewish American Security Act to Combat Historic Levels of Antisemitism
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New York, NY, May 19, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of the Jewish American Security Act, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) to combat the alarming rise of antisemitism across the United States. The legislation takes decisive action to protect Jewish communities, students, and institutions by strengthening the federal government's ability to prevent and respond to…
ADL Statement on Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Man Responsible for Antisemitic Boulder Firebombing Attack
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New York, NY, May 7, 2026 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released the following statement on the guilty plea and sentencing of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the individual responsible for the antisemitic firebombing in Boulder, Colorado, at a peaceful Run for Their Lives walk to bring attention to the hostages being held by Hamas. We welcome today’s guilty plea and sentencing of the man responsible for taking the life of Karen Diamond and injuring 28 others in one of the most…
'Rapist,' 'Pedophile,' 'Zionist Trash': Pro-Terror Symbols, Clashes With Police, and Hateful Rhetoric Punctuate Protest at Park East Synagogue
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The second major anti-Israel protest at Park East Synagogue in New York City in less than a year featured a Hezbollah flag, signs equating Zionism with Nazism and terrorism, and stickers depicting a swastika inside a Star of David. The crowd protesting “The Great Israeli Real Estate Event 2026” grew to hundreds as the evening went on. There were significant clashes between protesters and law enforcement; one officer was hospitalized and police used pepper-spray. Based on footage…
ADL Records Historic High in Antisemitic Assaults and Attacks with Deadly Weapons in 2025, Third Highest Year for Overall Antisemitic Incidents
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New York, NY, May 6, 2026, … The year 2025 marked one of the most violent periods for American Jews, with physical assaults reaching record high levels and antisemitic attacks resulting in fatalities on American soil for the first time since 2022 and in Jewish fatalities for the first time since 2019, according to ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today. There were 6,274 incidents of antisemitic assault, harassment and…
ADL Welcomes Introduction of Federal Buffer Zone Legislation to Protect Safe Access to Synagogues and Houses of Worship
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New York, NY, April 24, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of the federal Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption (SACRED) Act, a bipartisan bill that protects safe access to houses of worship by establishing a 100-foot “safe access” zone around churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious locations. The SACRED Act would create federal penalties for targeted harassment and…
ADL and Akerman File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Alleging Vast Pattern of Antisemitic Harassment in Bay County, Florida School
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Antisemitic tropes and swastikas in class, Sieg Heil salutes -- and no meaningful response from administrators New York, NY, April 23, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Akerman law firm have filed a joint complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights alleging a Jewish student was subjected to a sustained and continual pattern of antisemitic harassment while enrolled in the Bay County, Florida School District. The Title VI complaint alleges…
Leaders from Communities that Experienced Antisemitic Attacks Demand Action on Capitol Hill
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Advocates Urge Congress to Increase Nonprofit Security Grant Program Funding, Pass the Pray Safe Act and SACRED Act Washington, D.C., April 22, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today brought together Jewish leaders from four communities directly impacted by violent antisemitic hate crimes to urge members of Congress to act on critical legislative priorities in the face of an unprecedented wave of attacks against Jewish institutions. The advocates…
The U.S.S. Liberty Incident: How a Tragic Mistake Became an Enduring Antisemitic Trope
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The Attack on the U.S.S. Liberty In spring 1967, as tensions in the Middle East between Israel and its Arab neighbors threatened to burst into all-out war, the U.S. sent the U.S.S. Liberty, an electronics intelligence-gathering vessel, to the eastern Mediterranean to monitor the deteriorating situation. What would become known as the Six-Day War broke out before the Liberty arrived, leading the U.S. to order the ship to stay at least 100 miles from both Egypt and Israel. But the Liberty never…
SCN, ADL, and Jewish Federation of Greater Naples Convene Security Briefing to Strengthen Community Preparedness
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New York, NY, April 21, 2026, ... The Secure Community Network (SCN), the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism (COE), the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples (JFGN), and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office recently convened a regional security briefing, bringing together community leaders, law enforcement, and security professionals to share updates and strengthen local preparedness efforts. Around 100 community members participated in a high-level discussion on…
ADL, Brandeis Center, Mayer Brown, and StandWithUs Welcome Concord-Carlisle Regional School District’s Settlement to Address Antisemitism
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New York, NY, April 20, 2026 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a pro bono team at the law firm Mayer Brown welcome the April 15 resolution agreement between the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District and the U.S. Department of Justice requiring the district to take steps to address antisemitism and protect Jewish students. The agreement follows a federal civil rights filing by attorneys from ADL, Brandeis Center, and…
Alarming Proliferation in Antisemitism and Extremism on Instagram, New ADL Report Reveals
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New York, NY, April 15, 2026, … Meta's lack of content moderation policies risks turning Instagram into a breeding ground for antisemitism, white supremacy and terrorist propaganda, according to a new report released today by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism, in partnership with ADL affiliate, JLens. Ahead of an upcoming Meta shareholder vote, the report –“How Meta's Content Moderation Changes Risk Turning Instagram into a Hub for Hate”&ndash…