Press Releases
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ADL Welcomes Icelandic Government's Stance Against Circumcision Ban
The government’s letter suggests Iceland follow the example of other Nordic countries, which require the involvement of a medical professional and parental consent.
ADL Statement on Brands' Ads on YouTube's Extremist Channels
The statement comes in response to a report that found retail brands' advertising running on channels promoting white nationalists, Nazis, pedophiles and other extremist views.
ADL Appoints Carolyn Normandin as Director of Michigan Office
Normandin is an experienced leader whose career trajectory has involved senior positions at The Charles H. Wright Museum and General Motors.
ADL Urges Senate Foreign Relations Committee to Ask Tough Questions to Pompeo on Policy and Views Toward Muslims
Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo's past anti-Muslim statements and associations with anti-Muslim groups are of great concern.
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ADL Joins with Jewish Organizations to Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Lower Court Rulings Blocking Muslim Ban
ADL, along with other Jewish organizations, filed an amicus brief asking the Court to leave in place prior rulings that would in effect block President Trump's travel ban.
ADL Welcomes Suspension of Israeli Plan to Deport African Asylum Seekers
Israel is working with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees to find homes in Western countries for around half of the asylum seekers.
ADL Statement Regarding Citizenship Status Question in 2020 Census Questionnaire
The statement comes in response to the Commerce Department's announcement that it intends to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 Census questionnaire.
ADL Demands Justice in Stabbing Death of 85-Year-Old French Holocaust Survivor
85-year-old Mireille Knoll was repeatedly stabbed and left burning in her Paris apartment last week, according to French authorities.
ADL Stands in Solidarity With UK Jewish Community in Protest Against Labour's 'Tolerance of Anti-Semitism'
ADL calls for the British Labour Party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn to put an end to its tolerance of anti-Semitism.
ADL Urges Iceland Drop Bill Banning Male Circumcision
The proposal to ban male circumcision is contrary to basic principles of religious freedom and deeply offensive to Jews and Muslims, Jonathan Greenblatt argues.
ADL Welcomes Passage of Taylor Force Act
The Anti-Defamation League welcomed provisions included in a congressionally approved omnibus spending bill, including passage of the Taylor Force Act.
ADL Joins Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Amicus Brief in Support of DACA
The Lawyers’ Committee and ADL argue that the President’s decision to rescind DACA is a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.