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ADL and National Urban League to Partner on New Hub for Countering Domestic Extremism and Political Violence

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ADL, National Urban League and The Joyce Foundation

Joyce Foundation Grant will help kickstart Project CODE Washington, DC, June 13, 2022 -- ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the National Urban League today announced a new partnership bringing together two venerable civil rights organizations in service of fighting the dire and deadly threats of domestic extremism and political violence. Through a new grant awarded by the Joyce Foundation, the organizations will launch Project CODE (Collaborative Organizations to End Domestic…

June 13, 2022

New Report Sounds Alarm on Range of Extremist Threats in New York State

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New York, NY, June 1, 2022 – The white supremacist shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo was the latest example of a broad and troubling trend of rising extremism in New York State, according to a new report issued today by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism and the Community Security Initiative (CSI). The report, “Hate in the Empire State: Extremism & Antisemitism in New York” presents a disturbing snapshot of increasing extremism in the state,…

May 31, 2022

Leading Social Justice Organizations Call for National Summit on Right-Wing Extremism

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“Long past time for a whole-of-society response,” insist National Urban League, Anti-Defamation League, League of United Latin American Citizens, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, National Action Network New York, NY, May 15, 2022 – Following the horrific attack in Buffalo, national organizations representing racial and ethnic groups targeted by violent extremists today urged President Biden to convene a summit to confront the threat. The National Urban League,…

May 15, 2022

ADL Says Buffalo Shooter Latest in A Long Line of White Supremacist Terrorists Who Embraced Racist, Antisemitic “Great Replacement Theory”

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Killer’s manifesto called for a “real war” of “the Gentiles versus the Jews”New York, NY, May 14, 2022 … The alleged white supremacist who opened fire in a supermarket in Buffalo, NY, killing 10 and injuring three, is the latest in a long line of violent domestic terrorists who embraced the virulently racist and antisemitic “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory, and who turned to violence apparently after ingesting white supremacist and…

May 15, 2022

ADL Statement on Postponement of Vote on Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act

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New York, NY, April 26, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) released the following statement concerning reports that an upcoming House vote on the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act was postponed: “Domestic terrorism is a top security threat, according to the intelligence community, law enforcement, and independent organizations like ADL. Because of this, we strongly reiterate our calls to promptly pass the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act. This legislation marks a…

April 26, 2022

ADL Task Force on Middle East Minorities Calls for U.S. to Keep IRGC on Foreign Terrorist Organization List

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The Task Force also calls for reinstatement of FTO designation for Iran-backed Houthis New York, NY, April 20, 2022 … The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities stated today that it opposes any effort to remove the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from the United States’ government’s Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list. The Task Force also calls upon the Department of State to reinstate the FTO…

April 20, 2022

ADL Welcomes Nomination of Steven Dettelbach as Director of ATF

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New York, NY, April 11, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today congratulated former federal prosecutor Steven M. Dettelbach on his nomination as the next Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by President Biden. ADL is pleased to support Steve Dettelbach’s nomination to Director of the ATF. Throughout his tenure as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, Dettelbach pursued and obtained hate crime charges against multiple…

April 11, 2022

New Defendants Added to Lawsuit Seeking to Hold January 6th Insurrectionists Accountable for Damage To DC, Our Democracy & Local Law Enforcement

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Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Among Newly Added Defendants Washington, DC, April 1, 2022 ... Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) joined D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, the States United Democracy Center, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Dechert LLP in announcing the addition of more defendants, including Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, to a federal lawsuit filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) seeking to hold two violent groups and certain of…

April 01, 2022

ADL Report Says Leading European Neo-Nazi Group Exports Antisemitism Across Scandinavia and Beyond

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Sweden’s Nordic Resistance Movement held 185 “combat training” sessions in 2020 and has served as inspiration for American white supremacists New York, NY, March 28, 2022 … A new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) identifies the Nordic Resistance Movement of Sweden as the region’s most dangerous right wing extremist group, saying that the virulently antisemitic hate group poses “an ongoing and serious public security threat” and is exporting…

March 28, 2022

ADL Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Online “Glossary of Extremism”

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A comprehensive guide to extremist lingo, publications & tactics from ADL Center on Extremism New York, NY, March 24, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today launched an online Glossary of Extremism, a first-of-its-kind interactive and searchable database providing comprehensive definitions of commonly known and more obscure terms employed by a variety of groups and movements across the extremism landscape. The ADL Glossary of Extremism defines nearly 900 terms and…

March 23, 2022

ADL: White Supremacist Propaganda Remained at Historic Levels in 2021

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National average of 13 incidents per day; 27% rise in propaganda targeting Jews and Jewish institutions New York, NY, March 3, 2022 … White supremacist propaganda distribution remained at historic levels across the United States in 2021, with a total 4,851 cases of racist, antisemitic and other hateful messages reported by ADL (Anti-Defamation League). The latest data comes amid a surge in antisemitic hate fliering in January and February targeting at least 15 states nationwide. …

March 02, 2022

New ADL Data: Far-Right Extremists Responsible for Overwhelming Majority of Domestic Extremist-Related Murders In 2021

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White supremacists killed more people in 2021 than any other type of extremist New York, NY, February 15, 2022 … Right-wing extremists were linked to at least 26 extremist-related murders in the United States in 2021 and have been responsible for 75 percent of such murders in the last ten years, according to new data from ADL (Anti-Defamation League). According to an annual analysis of extremist fatalities by ADL Center on Extremism, domestic extremists were responsible for…

February 14, 2022

ADL Praises Texas Police, FBI for Ending Tense Hostage Situation at Colleyville Synagogue

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New York, NY, January 15, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) tonight praised Texas law enforcement and the FBI for their work in bringing to an end the tense hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO and National Director, issued the following statement: We are deeply grateful to Texas law enforcement and the FBI for their work in ending the tense hostage situation in Colleyville and for the safe return…

January 15, 2022

Social Media Companies Frequently Fail to Flag White Supremacist Discussions of Jewish Power and White Genocide, ADL Finds

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New ADL Belfer Fellow analysis shows extremists can dodge basic social media filters by not using profanity New York, NY, January 6, 2022 … Social media content moderation efforts regularly fall short when it comes to detecting white supremacist speech, including discussions of conspiracy theories related to white genocide, Jewish power and malicious grievances toward Jews and people of color, according to a new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). “This important…

January 06, 2022

One Year After the Insurrection: ADL Unveils Interactive Map Highlighting Trends in Hate and Extremism in the Year Since the Attack on U.S. Capitol

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The project from the Center on Extremism outlines eight ways in which extremism and hate have expanded and evolved since Jan. 6, 2021, and highlights ten representative examples of each trend New York, NY, January 6, 2022 … One year after the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today unveiled an interactive map highlighting the ways in which elements of extremism and hate have been normalized over the past 12 months, and providing a roadmap of…

January 05, 2022

New ADL Report: Stolen Election Conspiracies are Energizing Extremists and Going Mainstream

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New York, NY, January 5, 2022 … More than a year since claims surfaced of a “stolen” or “rigged” election, and 12 months after the Capitol insurrection, conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election are alive and well. These lies have the potential to fuel future domestic extremist attacks, according to a new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). For its new report, “A Year After the Insurrection, 2020 Election Lies Continue to…

January 04, 2022

ADL Joins as Co-Counsel in D.C. Lawsuit to Hold Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Accountable for Their Actions

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Civil Lawsuit is the First Filed by a Government Entity Against Proud Boys and Oath Keepers; Seeks Damages Caused by Violent & Deadly Attack New York, NY, December 14, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) joined with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, States United Democracy Center, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Dechert LLP today in filing a federal lawsuit to hold two violent groups accountable for the role they played in planning and carrying out the…

December 14, 2021

ADL Celebrates Verdict in Landmark Sines v. Kessler Case

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Jury found 2017 Charlottesville rally organizers owe more than $25 million in punitive damages New York, NY, November 23, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today celebrated the jury’s verdict in the civil lawsuit against the organizers of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. in which the plaintiffs were backed by ADL partner Integrity First for America (IFA). “We welcome the jury’s verdict today that found the defendants liable…

November 23, 2021

New ADL Report on Richard Mack and the CSPOA: Extremists Training, Recruiting Law Enforcement Nationwide

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New York, NY, October 6, 2021 – ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism today released a report detailing the widespread and alarmingly effective efforts of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) and its founder, Richard Mack, to recruit law enforcement into the anti-government “patriot” movement. The central tenet of CSPOA, borrowed from the anti-government extremist sovereign citizen movement, is that the county sheriff…

October 05, 2021

Educational Reform to Tackle Extremism Making Progress in the Middle East

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New York, NY, September 9, 2021 ... Educational reform in the Middle East is providing hope for continued progress in tackling extremism, according to a new report published today by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The new report “Peace and Tolerance Education in the Arab World Two Decades after 9/11” authored by David Andrew Weinberg, ADL’s Washington Director for International Affairs, is a pioneering joint…

September 09, 2021