Background: For decades, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been criticized for institutionalizing the Palestinian refugee crisis, the problematic anti-Israel and antisemitic content taught in its schools, the terrorist affiliations of some of its staff, and for its complicity with terrorist activities - including the use of its premises by terrorist groups. As a UN entity, UNRWA is obligated to uphold neutrality which includes…
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Background on HRF: The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) was formed in Belgium in September 2024 by Lebanese-Belgian activists Dyab Abou Jahjah and Karim Hassoun. The organization is named after 6-year-old Hind Rajab, who was killed in Gaza in February 2024 allegedly by Israel, though an initial Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) probe found there were no troops in the area at the time. In an article in The Nation, in December 2024, Abou Jahjah claimed the mission of the HRF is “to make sure that…
What is AfD? Founded in 2013 as an anti-European Union party, AfD has since radicalized and become an extremist, anti-immigrant party whose aim is “to eliminate the free democratic basic order,” according to a 2023 report by the German Institute for Human Rights. AfD leaders have made antisemitic, anti-Muslim and anti-democratic statements, detailed below. The German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV), its domestic…
The sharp increase in antisemitic incidents worldwide since October 7 demonstrates the need to take global action to combat anti-Jewish hate.
On November 27, 2024, Syrian rebel groups launched a major offensive against the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Within days, forces led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), and supported by the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army and a range of anti-Assad militias, had taken Aleppo and Hama. On December 8, 2024, the rebel forces took Damascus, forcing Assad to flee the country. The HTS leadership quickly assumed control of government institutions, appointed an interim prime minister, and declared itself…
ADL report on the hateful antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes in political cartoons in the Arab press in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attacks
Read this report by ADL and four contributing European partners, which documents rising antisemitism on the political left and its implications for the U.S.
A new report by CCDH and ADL shows how Press TV uses social media to spread antisemitic propaganda using its Palestine Declassified project.
Francesca Albanese, appointed in May 2022 as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has long coopted antisemitic tropes and legitimized support of terrorism in her critiques of Israel, using her platform to spread intense anti-Israel rhetoric. She is the first Special Rapporteur to be condemned by both Germany and France for antisemitism, and has been condemned by the U.S. Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt, U.S. Ambassador to the UN…
By Carole Nuriel, ADL Senior Regional Director, Israel and MENA On the evening of October 6th, 2023, my extended family gathered at my parents' home to mark the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. As we listened to them recall the surprise and shock of that day, and the personal and national responses to the war, I was reminded of how that conflict, whose leadup became known as "the mother of all intelligence failures", led Israel on a…
New York, NY, October 7, 2024 … On the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism issued the following statement: We are leaders of seven of the largest Jewish communities outside of Israel. One year ago, our communities were shocked and devasted by the horrifying terror attack on Israel. Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other terrorist groups massacred more than 1200 innocent people, young…
Marina Rosenberg The attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, had profound and far-reaching effects on Israelis, Jewish communities around the world and many others. Across Latin American, several Jewish communities faced a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents, diverse government responses, and escalating security concerns. The aftermath of this attack has not only exposed the vulnerability of Jewish populations in the region but has also highlighted the complex geopolitical dynamics…
Amid Rising Antisemitism, ADL and Moishe House Equip Young Jews with Tools to Combat Antisemitism
Riots across the United Kingdom involving far-right elements broke out after the murder of three young girls at a dance class in the Southport knife attack was falsely attributed to a recently arrived Muslim migrant. It is predictable but still problematic to see Israel scapegoated as the cause of the riots raging across the United Kingdom involving far-right elements. This is happening across social media. The claims have no basis and contribute to the increasing anxiety among the Jews in the…
Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed on July 31, 2024 in Tehran, led the so-called politburo of Hamas, a US-designated Islamist terror organization dedicated to the destruction of the State of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Hamas’ founding covenant issued in 1988, which echoes the notorious Protocols of the Elders of Zion charging Jews with an international conspiracy to gain control of the world, is…
ADL Equips “Jewish Olympics” Athletes with Antisemitism Response Tools
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14 de julio de 2024 ... Hoy, la Liga Antidifamación (ADL) anunció su primer curso de formación de facilitadores Words to Action en América Latina, que comenzará pocos días antes del trigésimo aniversario del atentado a la AMIA en Buenos Aires. En respuesta a un intenso aumento global del antisemitismo y de los incidentes antisemitas desde el 7 de octubre, Words to Action se ha convertido en un programa educativo muy…
30 Years After AMIA Bombing, Iranian HispanTV Promotes Antisemitism to Hispanic Audiences
ADL Launches First-Ever ‘Words to Action’ Antisemitism Training in Latin America
According to a survey conducted across seven countries with large Jewish communities, a majority of respondents endorse the antisemitic “dual loyalty” allegation, agreeing that Jews are more loyal to Israel than their home countries. In the United States, this figure stands at 51%.