January 13, 2021 The January 6 attack at our nation’s Capitol was deliberate and coordinated. Individuals who broke the law must be held accountable, but we cannot ignore that social media platforms, like Gab, may well bear a measure of criminal responsibility for the attack as well. To the extent Gab intentionally served as a forum for people to plan, coordinate, engage in or otherwise facilitate the criminal activity that took place on January 6, a Department of Justice investigation…
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Survey reveals two-thirds support more action from government and social media companies New York, January 12, 2021 … Following the seditious riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Americans are highly concerned about violent extremism, according to a survey taken after the events released today by ADL (Anti-Defamation League) that evaluated perceptions of the threats facing the country.
“Most Americans now see the direct connection between the dangerous rhetoric…
New York, NY, December 29, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement regarding the fatal police shooting of Andre Hill in Columbus, Ohio:
In solidarity with the Black community, we join calls for accountability in the fatal shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man killed by a Columbus, OH police officer. This shooting comes on the heels of the killing of yet another Black person, Casey Goodson Jr., by a Franklin County Sheriff's deputy just a few weeks ago…
New York, NY, December 10, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) applauded the Kingdom of Morocco's historic decision today agreeing to fully normalize relations with the State of Israel. This agreement is especially significant given the longstanding heritage of the Jewish community in Morocco, including an important community there today and hundreds of thousands of Jews around the world with Moroccan family roots, especially in Israel.
"I commend Moroccan, Israeli, and…
November 20, 2020 By David Andrew Weinberg
The Yemeni Embassy in Washington recently released a report featuring primary source documents on the core ideology of the Houthi insurgents who seized Yemen’s capital in 2014. That report, authored by Embassy official Salem Baafi, makes a case that antisemitism and other forms of hate form an essential part of the worldview and motivation of Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
The Houthis’ oft-invoked slogan is itself antisemitic…
Remarks by Garry Kasparov, World Chess Champion, Recipient of ADL's International Leadership Award November 19, 2020 Hello everyone. My thanks to Daniel Lubetzky for his kind introduction! And my thanks to ADL and Jonathan Greenblatt for this great honor. I have many awards on my shelf—well, my mother’s shelf—but this one is very special. It has the word “leadership,” which has always been an important element of my worldview. It means that people can make…
Remarks by Kenneth C. Frazier, Chairman and CEO of Merck & Co., Inc., Recipient of ADL's Courage Against Hate Award November 09, 2020
Greetings everyone and thank you, Jeff, for that very kind introduction.
I am honored and grateful to receive the Courage Against Hate Award. Thank you for this special recognition and for all that the ADL does to advocate for a more just and tolerant world. This organization has fought for equality for over a century,…
by: Kenneth Jacobson | November 09, 2020 The Times of Israel As we commemorate Kristallnacht, the night of the broken glass, in Germany in 1938, it is instructive to ask what that terrible night all those years ago says to us in 2020.
At the top of the list is the understanding that the Holocaust did not suddenly happen. It was the product of centuries of antisemitism inculcated in publics in Europe, heightened dramatically by the Nazi takeover of Germany and the…
Remarks by Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO November 09, 2020 Thank you all for tuning in today for the 5th annual Never is Now conference. There is so much to discuss, but before we get started, I want to pause and remember Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks who left us too soon this weekend. He was an extraordinary leader, a remarkable rabbi, a gifted scholar and a beautiful man. He will be missed. May his memory always be for a blessing. We gather today -- virtually -- at what feels like the start…
New York, NY, October 27, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement regarding the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. on Monday in Philadelphia:
ADL is deeply disturbed by the fatal police shooting in Philadelphia last night of Walter Wallace Jr. We join calls for an immediate investigation and implementation of long-overdue reforms.
We are also concerned about reports of multiple people injured, including officers, in overnight…
New York, NY, October 8, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is distributing guidance for state governments and local municipalities with a series of best practices for countering the possibility of election-motivated violence on or after the general election on November 3. The goal is to ensure that voters can feel safe and secure going to the polls and afterwards.
“With so much at stake in this election, we cannot allow extremist groups to sow division and chaos during…
New York, NY, October 1, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and American University today unveiled “extremely,” a new podcast that will change the way you think about modern hate and extremism – and what it might take to stop it in its tracks.
Featuring candid, wide-ranging conversations with preeminent extremism experts, this new podcast shines a spotlight on the daily work of identifying and combatting dangerous trends, online and on the ground, while…
New York, NY, September 23, 2020 ... ADL (Anti-Defamation League) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement regarding today's announcement from the Jefferson County, KY Grand Jury:
Today’s decision from the Jefferson County Grand Jury is devastating to say the least. The charges brought against one of the three officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor don’t even begin to scratch the surface of achieving the justice that she deserves.
For any person…
New York, NY, September 21, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) mourns the loss of trailblazing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the architect of the legal strategy that toppled some of the most egregious forms of sex discrimination. Justice Ginsburg, a lifelong champion of civil rights and liberties as both a legal practitioner and jurist, was a national and cultural icon whose brilliance, passion and strength was an inspiration…
August 19, 2020 On August 19, one of the FBI’s official twitter handles, the FBI Records Vault, disseminated a link labeled “Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion.” There has been widespread confusion about the FBI’s motives for doing this, and concern that in doing so the FBI is spreading an antisemitic text. The Protocols is a notorious antisemitic forgery created at the turn of the 20th century by the Czarist secret police and describes an alleged secret plan of…
Curriculum is available free to high schools across the U.S. New York, NY, August 19, 2020 ... Every generation can lay claim to the shared experience of a divided nation. Yet many young people, especially Gen Z, are learning about polarization in today’s society through a barrage of soundbites, headlines and social media posts. This means that, now more than ever there is a critical need, as evident in the latest NAEP Civics Assessment, for young people to learn how to participate…
New York, August 13, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) applauded the Governments of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States for today's historic announcement agreeing to work towards fully normalizing relations and announcing plans for cooperation across numerous civil fields between Israel and the Emirates. ADL also welcomed the announcement that Israel will suspend declaring sovereignty over territory in the West Bank, which we hope will help sustain…
New York, NY, August 13, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has voiced deep concern over problematic remarks reportedly made by Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret.), who was recently nominated to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
In a letter to Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID) and Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ADL raised concerns regarding reports of Col. Macgregor's highly troubling past remarks downplaying the importance of…
New York, May 18, 2020 … There was a 50 percent increase in arrests and plots linked to domestic Islamist extremism in 2019, according to data released today by ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism. There were a total of 30 arrests linked to domestic Islamist extremism, nine of which were for terror plots. Of the nine individuals arrested for plotting attacks, seven (78 percent) were U.S. citizens.
While there were no attacks or murders linked to domestic…
New York, NY, May 13, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed Senate passage of the Never Again Education Act, H.R. 943, which would provide federal funding to help give teachers across the country the necessary resources to teach about the Holocaust in their classrooms. The bill passed the House on January 27 and now goes to the President for his signature.
“I am grateful for the leadership of Senators Jacky Rosen and Kevin Cramer, and Representatives Carolyn…