New York, NY, May 16, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League released a statement today after Twitter shared the results of a new approach it has taken since March to reduce the amount of abuse on the platform. The following is a statement from Brittan Heller, Director of ADL’s Center for Technology and Society: “Twitter's new approach to disruptive and harassing tweets is a promising and important step in addressing hate online. It is especially so in terms of how it…

New York, NY, May 15, 2018 ... Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement today in response to the recent violence at the Israel-Gaza border: We are steadfast supporters of the Jewish state of Israel. That support is what obligates us to see the situation in Gaza with clear eyes. We believe that Israel has a right to self-defense and to secure its border, and at the same time, we believe that it is a horrific tragedy that so many people have been…

Washington, D.C., May 11, 2018 ... In testimony before the US Commission on Civil Rights today, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) outlined the urgent need to improve hate crime prevention, training, and response, highlighting a series of specific recommendations to improve hate crime reporting and advance police-community relations.  The ADL statement, which was presented by Melissa Garlick, ADL National Civil Rights Counsel, also discussed the current climate of incivility and…

New York, NY, May 10, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today outlined a series of recommended next steps for the United States to ensure that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons and that more effectively combat the regime’s hostile internal and external policies. Following Tuesday’s announcement from President Trump that the United States would be pulling out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), ADL wrote a letter to President Trump calling on…

New York, NY, April 26, 2018 … Following the Senate vote confirming Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) wished Secretary Pompeo success in his crucial work. “Now that he is Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo will have an opportunity to play a leading role in shaping American foreign policy – to help build respect for the United States around the world and help to ensure its security, said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “We wish him…

New York, NY, April 20, 2018 ... The following is a statement from Brittan Heller, director of ADL’s Center for Technology and Society, in response to a CNN report that found retail brands’ advertising running on YouTube channels promoting white nationalists, Nazis, pedophiles and other extremist views. It's unfortunate but not surprising to see this type of hateful content appear in this way on YouTube. This is an ongoing problem with the lack of understanding in terms of…

Detroit, MI, April 17, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced the appointment of Carolyn Normandin, as Regional Director of ADL Michigan, headquartered in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Normandin is an experienced leader whose career trajectory has involved senior positions at The Charles H. Wright Museum and General Motors. Normandin, who has served on ADL Michigan’s Regional Board for four years, brings a wealth of experience in philanthropy and communications to…

New York, NY, March 27, 2018 … The following is a statement from Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that it intends to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 Census questionnaire: We oppose this alarming and disruptive action, which is certain to cause fear and result in an incomplete census, disproportionately impacting minorities and those most in need of resources. This decision, which…

New York, NY, March 20, 2018 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and a coalition of civil rights organizations on an amicus brief before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In its amicus brief supporting a challenge brought by the University of California, the Lawyers’ Committee and ADL argue that the President’s decision to rescind DACA…

New York, NY, February 27, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said in a new report today that the number of anti-Semitic incidents was nearly 60 percent higher in 2017 than 2016, the largest single-year increase on record and the second highest number reported since ADL started tracking incident data in the 1970s. The sharp rise, reported in ADL’s Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, was in part due to a significant increase in incidents in schools and on college campuses,…

New York, NY, February 15, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League expressed deep concern and profound sadness over the school shooting Wednesday in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen individuals, including many students, were killed when a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The gunman, identified as Nikolas Cruz, has been taken into custody and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: Seventeen…

New York, NY, February 6, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced the appointment of Steven Hodas, an innovator and business entrepreneur, as Vice President of Education. For the past ten years, Hodas has worked closely with numerous early-stage entrepreneurs, investors, and accelerators, and launched two companies of his own. He most recently served as Head of Product at Citymart, helping municipal government around the world transform problem-solving, service…

New York, NY, January 10, 2018…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed a federal court order in San Francisco temporarily blocking nationwide enforcement of the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). In The Regents of the University of California v. United States Department of Homeland Security, Judge William Alsup found that the Administration’s action to rescind DACA was “not in accordance with law…

New York, NY, December, 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Friday joined an amicus (friend-of-the court) submitted to the U.S. District for the Eastern District of New York supporting a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 16 Attorneys General challenging President Trump’s attempt to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The decision to end DACA has left the lives of 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as…

Houston, TX, December 19, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released a report on a new white supremacist group very active in Texas whose members maintain their ancestors conquered America and bequeathed it only to them. Patriot Front espouses racism, anti-Semitism and other types of hatred under the guise of preserving the “ethnic and cultural origins” of their European ancestors. Their activity includes hanging banners on college campuses and from…

The rankings honor 100 innovative business leaders across industries New York, NY, December 7, 2017 … ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt has been named to the first-ever Recode 100 list, placing him among some of the top luminaries in tech, business and media “who mattered in 2017.” The entry, No. 77 on the list, credits Greenblatt for “evolving the century-old Anti-Defamation League to fight white supremacy, anti-Semitism and other forms of…

New York, NY, November 29, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called President Donald Trump’s retweets of violent anti-Muslim propaganda originally shared by a leader in a far-right extremist group in the United Kingdom, “shameful and dangerous,” saying the president’s tweets could inspire anti-Muslim bigotry both at home and abroad. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: It is shameful and dangerous that the…

Includes Commissioners of the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, as well as Hall of Fame Athletes and Olympians, Sports Owners and Executives, Media Executives and Civil Rights Leaders New York, NY, November 14, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League today announced the expansion of its Sports Leadership Council – a new initiative to work in partnership with professional athletes and sports leaders to promote positive social change and combat hate, bullying, and discrimination in our society –…

Dozens of games developed in 1st ADL game jam hosted by Center on Technology and Society New York, November 8, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League’s Center for Technology and Society today announced the winners of the organization’s first game jam, a competitive hackathon held last month with the goal of developing games that can help change attitudes and reduce bias, especially among youth. The top award went to a team from Austin, Texas, that created a game called &ldquo…

Survey Shows Majority of Israeli Public Believes Society Will Continue to be Divided Over Next 30 Years Jerusalem, Israel, October 20, 2017 … Nearly two in three Israelis believe their society today is divided or very divided with a large majority – 75 percent – identifying political leadership as the largest contributor to the nation’s divisiveness, according to a new…