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American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)

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A screenshot from an AMP mashup video from June 2021 showing AMP Executive Director Dr. Osama Abuirshaid speaking at a demonstration in Washington, D.C., standing alongside Nerdeen Kiswani and Abdullah Akl, leaders of radical anti-Zionist group Within Our Lifetime (WOL)
Key Points American Muslims for Palestine is at the core of the anti-Israel and anti-Zionist movement in the United States.AMP’s leadership frequently engages in rhetoric that promotes antisemitic tropes and support for violence against Israel, such as praising Hamas for the October 7, 2023 attack which marked the deadliest massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust.A current board member of AMP was implicated in Hamas activity in the 1990s, according to an FBI memorandum.AMP has…
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International Solidarity Movement (ISM)

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Palestinian and activists from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) protest against Israel's security fence on August 15, 2003 at the West Bank Palestinian village of Khirbet Ras Atira. (David Silverman/Getty Images)
Key Points Founded in 2001, the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) has sought to disrupt Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territories, primarily via on-the-ground, direct actions by international volunteers alongside locals in the West Bank and Gaza.These actions are coupled with advocacy work, sometimes in conjunction with other anti-Zionist groups, to promote international support for Palestine. ISM has drawn international attention and helped shape discourse around the…
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Hezbolá

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Hezbolá Resumen: Hezbolá (“Partido de Dios”) es una organización terrorista islamista con sede en Líbano, leal a la República Islámica de Irán, que la financia y arma. Hezbolá está designada como entidad terrorista por 22 países, entre ellos Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Canadá, Alemania, Países Bajos, Colombia y Argentina. La Unión Europea, la Liga Árabe y el Consejo de Cooperaci…
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Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

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A man holds a Democratic Socialist of America flag at a vigil in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 20, 2022. (Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Key points The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the U.S., operating as a political and activist non-profit 501(c)(4) with close to 80,000 members and about 250 chapters, as of 2023.Though DSA was founded with core organizing principles that supported Zionism and Israel, its committees and chapters have since denounced that history and declared themselves explicitly anti-Zionist.DSA’s overseeing National Political Committee encourages…
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Hezbollah

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SummaryHezbollah (“Party of God”) is an Islamist terrorist organization based in Lebanon, which is loyal to, as well as funded and armed by, the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hezbollah is designated as a terrorist entity by 22 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, Colombia and Argentina. The European Union, the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council have also declared Hezbollah’s military wing a terrorist group. The…
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ADL Letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Terrorist Groups Exploiting Platform

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August 25, 2021 In a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, ADL raised concern about a gap in Twitter’s enforcement of its stated policies toward accounts linked to U.S.-designated terrorist groups. August 24, 2021 Jack Dorsey Chief Executive Officer Twitter 355 Market Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94103 Dear Mr. Dorsey, I write to you today to raise concern about a gap in Twitter’s enforcement of its stated policies toward accounts linked to U.S…
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#StopHateForProfit Reacts to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg's Townhall Address

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June 26, 2020 On June 17th, we asked companies to act against hate and disinformation being spread by Facebook in our campaign Stop Hate for Profit. We asked advertisers to temporarily pause advertising on Facebook and Instagram in order to force Mark Zuckerberg to address the catastrophic effect that Facebook has had on our society.   Companies have responded in waves. Unilever, Verizon, Patagonia, Ben and Jerry’s, North Face, Eileen Fisher, Viber and the list goes on and…
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Letter to House Leaders Regarding Rep. Steve King

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January 14, 2019 In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, ADL called for the censure of Rep. Steve King and asked that his ranking membership be stripped, due to a history of anti-Semitic and offensive involvements and statements. January 14, 2019 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives 204 Capitol Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader H-107 Capitol Building Washington,…
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Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen Regarding Tommy Robinson

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November 09, 2018 In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, ADL urged the Trump Administration to reject anti-Muslim extremist Tommy Robinson's visa application to the U.S. November 9, 2018 The Honorable Mike Pompeo U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 The Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen U.S. Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 Dear…
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Letter to James Buchal, Multnomah County Republican Party Chairman

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May 30, 2017 The Oath Keepers and Three Percenters are not benign security forces. They are dangerous extremists. Dear Mr. Buchal, We are writing to you from the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League, which tracks and monitors extremist groups nationally and internationally. In a May 29, 2017, interview with The Guardian (US) newspaper, you said that recent protests have prompted members of the Portland GOP to consider security alternatives, including militia groups…
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Letter to His Excellency Foreign Minister Luis Leonardo Almagro

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December 02, 2014 His Excellency Luis Leonardo Almagro Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Palacio Santos: 18 de Julio 1205 Edificio: Colonia 1206 Montevideo, Uruguay Dear Mr. Foreign Minister: We write to express our sincere appreciation regarding the statement issued on November 18, 2014, in which Uruguay strongly condemned the brutal terrorist attack inside a synagogue in the Har Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem, killing four Jews at…
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Letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Regarding the Terror Attack in Ottawa

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October 23, 2014 Dear Mr. Prime Minister: We are writing to extend our strong support to the government and people of Canada following yesterday's terrorist attack on Parliament Hill. We express our condolences to the family of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. As you noted in your national address, unfortunately, this attack, along with the earlier incident in Montreal, demonstrate that Canada is not immune from the extremism and terrorism afflicting the globe. We stand with you in solidarity in your…
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Letter to UN Secretary General Ban on Israel Comments

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July 22, 2014 The Honorable Ban Ki-Moon Secretary General United Nations Dear Mr. Secretary General, We were surprised by the uncharacteristically harsh and one-sided tenor and content of the remarks you made to the press during your visit to Doha on Sunday.  One cannot fail to feel pain and anguish one feels for the suffering befalling the people of Gaza.  Yet, at a time when morally responsible leaders are asking "What kind of human being indiscriminately fires thousands of…
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President of the AMIA Mr. Leonardo Jmelnitzky

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July 18, 2014 Mr. Leonardo Jmelnitzky President Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) Pasteur 633 (C1028 AMM) Buenos Aires Argentina Dear Mr. Jmelnitzky: As the twentieth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Jewish community's AMIA-DAIA building in Buenos Aires, Argentina approaches, we once again express our solidarity with the Argentinean Jewish community and remember the eighty-five innocent victims who lost their lives and the hundreds of others…
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Letter to Her Excellency, President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

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July 18, 2014 Her Excellency Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner President of the Argentine Republic Balcarce 50, CP 1064 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina   Dear Madam President: On the twentieth anniversary of the July 18, 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA-DAIA building in Buenos Aires, we once again recall the 85 innocent Argentinian victims who died tragically and the hundreds who were wounded on that day. Madam President, we appreciate your…
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Israel-Hamas War 2023

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In the early morning of October 7, 2023, following a period of rocket fire, an estimated 3,000 Hamas terrorists invaded Israel from Gaza and brutally attacked 22 Israeli civilian communities near the Gaza border, a music festival and about a dozen IDF bases and posts. This attack, which occurred on a Shabbat morning that fell on the holiday of Simchat Torah, took Israel by surprise. The gunmen mercilessly massacred at least 1,200 people, mostly civilians, who were shot, mutilated, burned,…
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The Sovereign Citizen Movement in the United States

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The sovereign citizen movement is a large anti-government extremist movement whose adherents believe that they can ignore laws, regulations, court orders and taxes because they have divorced themselves from what they claim is an illegitimate, tyrannical government.
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Blood Tribe

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Blood Tribe
Key Points Blood Tribe is a growing neo-Nazi group that claims to have chapters across the United States and Canada. Blood Tribe members are followers of Christopher Pohlhaus, whose white supremacist beliefs include elements of Esoteric Hitlerism (which exalts Hitler as a deity) and Wotanism, a variant of Norse Paganism. Blood Tribe presents itself as a hardcore white supremacist group and rejects white supremacists who call for softer “optics.” Blood Tribe members…
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Ammon Bundy and “People’s Rights”

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Ammon Bundy and “People’s Rights”
Key Points  Formed in March 2020, People’s Rights (also known as the People’s Rights Initiative or People’s Rights Network) is a far-right anti-government activist network led by anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy.  People’s Rights opposes any perceived government overreach based on Ammon Bundy’s belief that individuals have the right to complete and total control over their life and their property.   People’s…
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The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development

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IntroductionThe Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), once considered the largest Muslim charity in the U.S., has been shut down by the government for funding Hamas. On May 27, 2009, a federal judge in Dallas handed down sentences ranging from 15 to 65 years in prison to five of the charity's founders and former fundraisers. A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all 108 counts against the HLF and its five former officers on November 24, 2008. The federal government proved…
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