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The 16th annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), a series of worldwide anti-Israel events, took place in the United States and Canada March 21-28, 2022. Activities included celebrations of Palestinian heritage and criticism of Israel’s policies that, while contentious, were not problematic. However, a notable segment of the events engendered intense controversy and accusations of antisemitism.

Nearly three weeks into Russia’s invasion, the number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad passed 3 million, the United Nations said. Following an advocacy campaign by national Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, the Sierra Club reversed its recent decision to cancel trips to Israel. Amnesty International is under fire again after an official said that the organization is opposed to Israel continuing to exist as a Jewish state.

Sports tournaments and other international competitions have long been harnessed by some countries in the Middle East as part of their continued efforts to isolate and delegitimize Israel and prevent engagement with Israelis.

The mission of ADL is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.

As world leaders gather in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, ADL will be meeting with presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers from around the globe to press them on combatting anti-Semitism and other key issues on the League's agenda.

With approximately 3 percent of the world’s Jewish population residing in Latin America, ADL works in partnership with the organized Jewish communal institutions to lend our voices when needed. Going into 2019, as challenges to Jewish community grow worldwide, ADL’s focus on strengthening relations with local Jewish communities across Latin America will continue to be paramount, particularly in areas of common interest.

Online retail giant Amazon removed from its marketplace holiday ornaments, bottle openers and other products that displayed images from the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz. In related news, the International Skating Union (ISU) apologized after nominating a Russian skater, who donned Auschwitz-themed attire, for costume of the year. And in Montreal, McGill University’s student government was condemned after forcing one of its members to cancel a trip to Israel or resign.

"Quds Day" rallies have been an annual occurrence in Iran and across the globe. Each year, anti-Israel and anti-US themes are prominent, and this year, the rhetoric was no different.

Some anti-Israel activism outsidethe March 2020 AIPAC conference veered into antisemitism.

In reaction to President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and begin the process of relocating the U.S embassy to Jerusalem, there have been a number of anti-Israel protests and anti-Semitic incidents in major cities across the Middle East, Europe and North America.

The mission of ADL is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.

The mission of ADL is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.

Anti-Israel organizations held demonstrations in at least eight cities across the country, August 7 through 9, 2020.While most of the rhetoricfell within the bounds of legitimate, if coarse, anti-Israel critique, a notable segment crossed the line into extremism and antisemitic tropes.