After Engaging with JLens and ADL, EA and Take-Two Make Policy Updates to Combat Extremism in Online Games
Press Release
New York, NY, July 21, 2025 … The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Technology and Society (CTS) and JLens, an ADL affiliate, announced today that Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), two of the world’s most prominent video game publishers, have made significant strides in strengthening their community standards by adopting updated policies explicitly addressing extremism and terrorism. These changes follow a series of engagements with JLens…
Jewish Community Welcomes NEA Executive Committee’s Decision to Reject Boycott of Educational Materials on Antisemitism
Press Release
New York, NY, July 18, 2025 … Jewish community organizations representing the majority of American Jewry today welcomed the decision by the National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee and Board of Directors to reject a vote by the organization’s Representative Assembly to boycott ADL (Anti-Defamation League) educational materials on antisemitism and the Holocaust. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch, Conference of Presidents of…
ADL Issues Joint Statement With Academic Engagement Network & Psychologists Against Antisemitism
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Joint Statement from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Academic Engagement Network (AEN), and Psychologists Against Antisemitism (PAAS) New York, NY, July 15, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), Academic Engagement Network and Psychologists Against Antisemitism express our deep concern regarding a May/June 2025 special issue of the American Psychologist, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association (APA). While we are firmly committed to the principles of…
375+ Organizations Call on NEA Executive Committee to Reject Efforts to Boycott ADL Education Programs in Schools
Press Release
As NEA activists push to eliminate proven anti-hate and Holocaust education resources, leading Jewish organizations warn of consequences of stripping vital anti-bias resources. New York, NY, July 14, 2025 … More than 375 Jewish communal organizations sent a letter to the National Education Association Executive Committee today, urging them to reject New Business Item (NBI) 39, which calls for boycotting ADL's educational resources. The signatories include national,…
Communal Letter to National Education Association President Becky Pringle
Letter
Dear President Pringle, We are writing to express our deep concerns about the growing level of antisemitic activity within teachers’ unions, particularly since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023. Passage of New Business Item (NBI) 39 at the National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly this past weekend, which shockingly calls for the boycott of the Anti-Defamation League, is just the latest example of open hostility toward Jewish educators,…
Extremist Groups Uphold Long Tradition of Exploiting National Tragedies for Publicity
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As Texas authorities respond to the devastating floods that killed at least 119 people, with over 170 still missing, Patriot Front has been using the tragedy to generate publicity under the guise of disaster relief.
Coded Hate: Extremists Weaponize Seemingly Innocuous Content to Promote Bigotry
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Extremists and antisemites are weaponizing seemingly innocuous phrases, symbols and numbers to promote hate, particularly on mainstream social media platforms.
Six Ways to Bring Heritage Month Observances to the Classroom
Tools and Strategies
National heritage and celebration months are excellent opportunities to explore, celebrate and educate about the many cultures and peoples of the United States.
Overt Antisemitic and Extreme Anti-Israel Rhetoric Continue to Spike After U.S. Strikes Iran Nuclear Sites
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In the aftermath of the U.S strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, we're seeing a continued spike in antisemitic and conspiratorial anti-Israel rhetoric—from extremist influencers and public-facing leaders.
ADL Statement on U.S. Strikes Against Iranian Regime's Nuclear Sites
Press Release
New York, NY, June 21, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. strike on the Iranian regime's nuclear sites. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: ADL is closely monitoring President Trump’s announcement of the United States’ strike on the Iranian regime’s nuclear sites. Since 1979, the Iranian regime has been the largest exporter of antisemitism and terror on the planet. The Iranian…
Antisemitic Threats, Violent Rhetoric Surge on Telegram Amid Israel-Iran Escalation
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Antisemitic threats and violent rhetoric surged by 594% on Telegram following the recent escalation between Israel & the Iranian regime, according to new ADL Center on Extremism research.
Antisemites and extremists of varying ideologies quickly reacted to reports of preemptive Israeli strikes against the Iranian regime with their predictable hate-filled rhetoric.
Purported Videos of Boulder Attacker Surface as Propaganda on Pro-Terror Telegram Channel
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Videos allegedly recorded by the suspect shortly before the Boulder firebombing assault that targeted the Jewish community and injured 12 on Sunday, began circulating as pro-terror propaganda on Telegram one day later
Familiar Attempts to Justify and Downplay Antisemitic Violence Follow Latest Attack on Jewish Community
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Reactions to the latest attack targeting the Jewish community followed a familiar pattern to the murder of a couple leaving a Jewish event in D.C. two weeks ago -- celebration, justification, and legitimization.
ADL Statement on Violent Antisemitic Attack at Boulder “Run for Their Lives” Event
Press Release
New York, NY, June 1, 2025 — ADL (Anti-Defamation League) is closely monitoring of reports of a violent antisemitic attack during today’s Run for Their Lives event in Boulder, Colorado. This attack occurred at a weekly gathering where Jewish community members run and walk in solidarity with the hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. The suspect, identified by authorities as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, allegedly yelled "Free Palestine" during the attack. There were 15 victims in…
Jewish Community Faces Unprecedentedly High Threat Environment
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Since Jan. 2020, the ADL Center on Extremism has documented 22 terrorist plots or attacks targeting Jews, Zionists or Jewish institutions in the U.S. Sixteen of these occurred after October 7, 2023.
Swaths of Anti-Zionist Movement Legitimize Killings at D.C. Jewish Museum
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Many in anti-Zionist circles are celebrating and justifying the murders of two Israeli embassy staffers, and in some cases, even encouraging further violence.
Extremists and Conspiracy Theorists Deny the Capital Jewish Museum Shooting With ‘False Flag’ Narrative
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In the wake of the murder of two people at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., conspiracy theories about the shooting quickly circulated on social media from users across the political spectrum. The most prevalent of these conspiratorial posts alleged that the shooting was a purposeful and coordinated “false flag” attack carried out by the Israeli or U.S. government to make Jews and Israel look sympathetic, tighten relations between the two countries or rationalize going…