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ADL and the Leadership Conference submitted comments to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) on Generative AI.
August 14, 2023
The Honorable Moshe Lion
Mayor of Jerusalem
Dear Mayor Lion,
ADL (Anti-Defamation League) is a 110-year-old U.S.-based anti-hate organization, and a global leader in combating antisemitism, countering extremism and battling bigotry wherever and whenever it happens.
I am writing to share ADL’s deep concern over the ongoing abuse of members of Jerusalem’s Christian community by a small group of Jews and urge you, as Mayor of Jerusalem, to speak out…
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One in four residents of European countries harbor extensive anti-Jewish attitudes; Antisemitic beliefs decline among Ukrainians
New York, NY, May 31, 2023 … A new survey measuring antisemitic attitudes across Europe from ADL (Anti-Defamation League) found that some of the most stubborn anti-Jewish tropes remain deeply entrenched in 10 European countries, with roughly one in four people harboring extensive classic antisemitic beliefs.
The survey found that one out of three…
H.E. António Guterres
Secretary-General
United Nations, New York
H.E. Miguel Ángel Moratinos
High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations
United Nations, New York
May 17, 2023
Your Excellencies,
We, the undersigned Jewish communities and organizations, civil society organizations, and scholars and practitioners from around the world, write to you regarding the “UN Action Plan on monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response…
May 9, 2023
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I write to alert you to an event featuring Representative Rashida Tlaib that is taking place on Wednesday, May 10th at the U.S. Capitol Visitor's Center entitled, "Nakba 75 & the Palestinian People.”
In previous years, many Nakba Day events have devolved into hateful, anti-Israel and even antisemitic language. Just last year, in May 2022,…
Center in Abu Dhabi will focus on promoting education and inclusive acceptance in the region
Established with ADL as flagship partner to develop impactful research, education, and outreach programs
Abu Dhabi, UAE – March 14, 2023 – Today the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced the formation of the Manara Center -- The Regional Center for Coexistence. Based in Abu Dhabi and named after the Arabic word that means source of light, the Manara Center will support core UAE…
February 15, 2023
Sir Bill Beaumont
World Rugby Chairman
Dear Chairman Beaumont,
The Anti-Defamation League is a 110-year-old American organization with a mission to “fight the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment for all.”
I am writing to you regarding the South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) decision to disinvite the Israeli rugby team Tel Aviv Heat to participate in the South African Mzansi Challenge…
January 20, 2023
Ms. Ada Colau Ballano
Mayor of Barcelona
Barcelona Municipal Council
Pl. de Sant Jaume
Barcelona
Dear Mayor Colau,
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is the world’s leading anti-hate organization. Founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of antisemitism and bigotry, its timeless mission is to protect the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. Today, ADL continues to fight…
November 21, 2022
Jeff Bezos,
Executive Chair
Andy Jassy,
President and CEO
David Zapolsky,
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Dear Mr. Bezos, Mr. Jassy and Mr. Zapolsky,
We, the undersigned, lead organizations representing US Jewish communities. We come together today in one voice to express how disturbed we are that Amazon has not given any indication that it will remove the book and film, Hebrews to…
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Executive Chair
Andy Jassy, President and CEO
David A. Zapolsky, Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary
Amazon
Dear Mr. Bezos, Mr. Jassy and Mr. Zapolsky:
More than a week ago I wrote you, along with the Brooklyn Nets, to express our concerns about a virulently antisemitic book and related video, “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” by Ronald Dalton Jr., being sold on Amazon. We asked that either Amazon remove the works from their shelves or…
Kasper Rorsted
Chief Executive Officer
Thomas Rabe
Chairman-Supervisory Board
Adidas
World of Sports
Adi-Dassler-Straße 1
91074 Herzogenaurach
Germany
Dear Mr. Rorsted and Mr. Rabe:
In light of Kanye West’s increasingly strident antisemitic remarks over the past few weeks, we were disturbed to learn that Adidas plans to continue to release new products from his Yeezy brand without any seeming acknowledgement of the controversy surrounding his most recent…
New York, NY, August 5, 2022 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities released the following statement in response to the intensified campaign by the Iranian regime targeting Iran’s Baha’i minority: “We condemn the recent attacks targeting Iran’s vulnerable Baha’i community, and the July 31 statement by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence which alleged that Baha'is are spies for foreign countries. This is part of the Islamic…
Jonathan Greenblatt
CEO and National Director
July 27, 2022
Dear Mr. Agrawal,
I am once again reaching out regarding Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s chronic violations of Twitter’s terms of service on his accounts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. We ask that you de-platform him for his continued use of Twitter to promote antisemitism, hate, violence and Holocaust denial.
As I wrote in January 2021 to then Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Khamenei…
July 13, 2022
In a letter to Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, ADL urged the government to take immediate action against the antisemitic "Mapping Project," which is currently being hosted on the web by an Iceland-based provider. H.E. Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Rauðarárstíg 25
105 Reykjavík
Dear Minister Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir,
…
June 18, 2022
In an email correspondence to "1984.is", a web hosting service based in Iceland, ADL urged the company to remove the antisemitic "Mapping Project" immediately. To whom it may concern,
I am writing on an urgent basis from the Anti-Defamation League, a US nongovernmental organization.
A website, https://mapliberation.org/, has apparently relocated to your hosting service after being removed from its previous hosts for doxing. Specifically, the site…
The Honorable Claudia Roth
Dienstsitz der Kulturstaatsministerin
Bundeskanzleramt
Willy-Brandt-Str. 1
10557 Berlin
Dear Madam Minister:
Since its founding 109 years ago, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), has been a global leader in combating antisemitism and extremism. We have followed with great concern the story of blatant antisemitic images featured in the documenta 15 art exhibition.
We write to convey that concerns about this scandal are felt well beyond Germany,…
New York, NY, April 7, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today congratulated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her historic confirmation as the nation’s 116th Supreme Court Justice, the first Black woman to serve on the highest court, by the United States Senate.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement:
We extend our congratulations and best wishes to…
March 15, 2022 In a letter to Amnesty International, ADL expressed serious concern about the hostility displayed by Amnesty International and its employees towards Israel and its supporters. March 15, 2022
Dr. Agnès Callamard
Secretary General
Amnesty International
1 Easton Street
London, WC1X 0DW, UK
Dear Madam Secretary General,
I am reaching out to express serious concern about the recent hostility displayed by Amnesty International and its employees towards…