Press Releases
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ADL Statement on Facebook Oversight Board's Decision to Uphold Trump's Suspension from Platform
We did not need four months and an unaccountable, secretive process to tell us what we already knew: Donald Trump should be immediately and permanently banned from Facebook.
Cyberhate
ADL Presents Israeli President Reuven Rivlin With Distinguished Leadership Award
President Rivlin accepted the award via pre-taped video during ADL's National Leadership Summit.
Israel Advocacy & Education
U.S. Antisemitic Incidents Remained at Historic High in 2020
The year was dramatically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led in some cases to Jews and other marginalized communities being blamed or scapegoated for spreading the virus.
ADL Applauds Bipartisan U.S. Senate Passage of COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and NO HATE Act
These bills reflect the growing consensus across America that enough is enough: there is no place hate in our communities.
Extremism, Terrorism & Bigotry
ADL Statement on Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd.
ADL Statement on Charges Filed Against Police Officer in Killing of Daunte Wright
These charges are an important first step but Daunte Wright should still be alive today.
More Than Half of Jewish Americans Have Experienced Antisemitism in Past Five Years
The 2021 poll found that 63 percent of respondents have either experienced or heard antisemitic comments, slurs or threats targeting others, an increase from 54 percent a year earlier.
ADL Applauds Introduction of Social Media Transparency Bill
Assembly Bill 587 seeks to address the ways in which social media foments hate speech, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and violent extremism.
Cyberhate
Asian-Americans Experience Rise in Severe Online Hate and Harassment, ADL Survey Finds
50 percent of Asian-American respondents who were harassed reported that the harassment was because of their race or ethnicity.
Cyberhate
ADL and Committee of 100 Issue Joint Statement on Rise of Anti-Asian Hate
ADL and Committee of 100 issued a joint statement in response to historic increases in anti-Chinese and anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander incidents and assaults.
ADL: White Supremacist Propaganda Hits All-Time High in 2020
ADL’s Center on Extremism tracked the distribution of racist, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ fliers, stickers, posters and banners by various members of far right and white supremacist groups.
Extremism, Terrorism & Bigotry
Survey Finds Israeli Society is Increasingly Divided
A new survey of Israeli public attitudes released by ADL found that a record 81 percent of Israelis believe that their society is increasingly divided, and the rifts are widening.
Domestic Israeli Issues