New York, NY, November 14, 2024, … More than 1.8 million unique pieces of extremist or hateful content, including explicitly antisemitic, neo-Nazi and Islamist terrorist material, were identified on Steam, the world’s largest and most popular online gaming marketplace, new research from ADL (Anti-Defamation League) finds. In an unprecedented platform-wide capture of all publicly available profiles, groups and comments (as of July 2024), the ADL Center on Extremism (COE)…
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Miles de israelíes perseguidos y brutalmente agredidos en ataque antisemita en Ámsterdam Nueva York, NY, 8 de noviembre de 2024… La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) expresó hoy su profundo horror e indignación por el violento, generalizado y aparentemente premeditado y coordinado ataque antisemita de anoche contra los aficionados al fútbol israelíes en Ámsterdam, tras el partido entre el Maccabi Tel Aviv y el Ajax. Miles de israel…
Scores of Israelis Hunted Down, Brutally Assaulted in Antisemitic Attack in Amsterdam New York, NY, November 8, 2024 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today expressed its deep horror and outrage at the violent, widespread, and apparently premeditated and coordinated antisemitic attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, following a game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax last night. Scores of Israelis were hunted down, brutally assaulted and injured. The attackers’…
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…
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…
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…
New York, December 21, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) welcomed today’s verdict of a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for the white supremacist terrorist who attacked the synagogue in Halle, Germany on Yom Kippur last year, murdering two people outside the synagogue.
“Today’s verdict of a maximum sentence of life imprisonment will keep the Jewish community safe from this particular white supremacist terrorist and will hopefully send a strong signal of…
ADL calls for new sanctions in response to terrorist indoctrination and ‘shocking’ antisemitic content in schools New York, NY, June 18, 2020 … School textbooks used in Lebanon by the terrorist group Hezbollah to teach history and other core subjects to children are filled with systematic and egregious incitement to antisemitism and support for terrorism, according to a new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued today.
The report, “Teaching…
Experts say U.S. should continue to explore designating other white supremacist groups as foreign terrorist organizations. New York, NY, April 6, 2020 … Today, as news reports indicated that the U.S. Department of State will – for the first time ever – designate a white supremacist group as a terrorist organization, experts from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and George Washington University’s Program on Extremism released a joint report on white…
New York, NY, October 11, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on federal authorities in Germany to investigate the failure of local law enforcement to adequately protect the synagogue in Halle, as well as the slow response time to the attack. Two people were killed after a suspected right-wing extremist attempted to attack the synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jewish people.
“We appreciate the statements of Germany’s leaders that…
New York, NY, October 10, 2019 … The shooting attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, by a suspected white supremacist – an attack that was livestreamed and otherwise reminiscent of the Christchurch and Poway shootings – is further evidence that white supremacists in Europe and the U.S. are sharing violent tactics as well as hateful ideologies.
“This attack on a synagogue in Germany is part of a continuum of extremist violence that knows no borders,” said…
New York, NY, October 9, 2019 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement concerning Wednesday's reported shooting near a synagogue in Halle, Germany on Yom Kippur:
It is heartbreaking to learn of yet another attack near a synagogue, this time on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jewish people. Reports of two dead and others injured after at least one shooter opened fire in Halle, Germany. We will continue to monitor this devastating situation as we…
New York, NY, September 18, 2019 … A new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) provides an in-depth analysis of the international spread of white supremacy. Hate Beyond Borders: The Internationalization of White Supremacy shows how American white supremacists are attempting to export their message and activities and are finding a receptive audience among likeminded bigots overseas.
Produced by ADL’s Center on Extremism in collaboration with extremism researchers…
New York, NY, February 25, 2019 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the United Kingdom's important decision to ban Lebanese Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist group. Until now, Britain had merely proscribed Hezbollah's "military wing," a policy that is still pursued by the European Union even though Hezbollah itself admits that such a distinction is inaccurate and arbitrary.
“Hezbollah threatens the security of not just Israel, but also the entire Middle…
Says Remarks on Jewish Connection to Israel Serve as Important Rebuke Against Anti-Israel Forces New York, NY, May 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended President Donald Trump on a successful visit to Israel and his commitment to working for a secure Israel at peace with its neighbors.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
We commend the president for choosing to visit Israel on his first international trip and his affirmation…
New York, NY, May 16, 2017 … In a meeting with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Mexico’s foreign secretary emphasized his commitment to working for the protection of the rights and dignity of the Mexican community in the United States and pledged to redouble his government’s efforts to fight discrimination and prejudice.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray Caso met on May 11 with Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, in Mexico City, where he and…
New York, NY, December 1, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed a unanimous vote in the U.S. Senate to reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for an additional ten years. The Act was due to expire at the end of 2016.
The House reauthorized the bill by a vote of 419-1, and the Senate vote was 99-0.
Marvin D. Nathan, ADL National Chair, and Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
Congress’ vote to extend the Iran…
Highlights Rising Anti-Semitism and Issues of Cyberhate New York, NY, September 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) raised concerns about the growing threat of anti-Semitism within the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and proposed a number of policy recommendations on cyber security and hate crimes.
At the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) on September 26 in Warsaw, Poland, ADL presented…
New York, NY, June 23, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) decried conspiratorial anti-Israel allegations made by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a speech before the European Parliament today, saying the charges are “reminiscent of age-old anti-Semitic stereotypes” and belie his claim that his “hands are extended in peace.” In his speech before the European Parliament in Brussels, Abbas propagated a false and malicious story of “certain…
Washington, D.C., April 12, 2016 … A report jointly released today by Human Rights First and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that hate crimes in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region continue to go unreported by participating States, which consistently fall short on their commitments to combat hate crime.
The report, “Scorecard on Hate Crime Response in the OSCE Region” identifies a number of recommendations for participating…