Background: For decades, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been criticized for institutionalizing the Palestinian refugee crisis, the problematic anti-Israel and antisemitic content taught in its schools, the terrorist affiliations of some of its staff, and for its complicity with terrorist activities - including the use of its premises by terrorist groups. As a UN entity, UNRWA is obligated to uphold neutrality which includes…
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Background on HRF: The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) was formed in Belgium in September 2024 by Lebanese-Belgian activists Dyab Abou Jahjah and Karim Hassoun. The organization is named after 6-year-old Hind Rajab, who was killed in Gaza in February 2024 allegedly by Israel, though an initial Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) probe found there were no troops in the area at the time. In an article in The Nation, in December 2024, Abou Jahjah claimed the mission of the HRF is “to make sure that…
What is AfD? Founded in 2013 as an anti-European Union party, AfD has since radicalized and become an extremist, anti-immigrant party whose aim is “to eliminate the free democratic basic order,” according to a 2023 report by the German Institute for Human Rights. AfD leaders have made antisemitic, anti-Muslim and anti-democratic statements, detailed below. The German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV), its domestic…
El movimiento de Boicot, Desinversión y Sanciones (BDS) es una campaña internacional destinada a deslegitimar y presionar a Israel mediante el aislamiento diplomático, financiero, profesional, académico y cultural, el aislamiento de individuos e instituciones israelíes y, cada vez más, de judíos que apoyan el derecho de Israel a existir. El movimiento BDS afirma que las políticas israelíes hacia los palestinos de la Franja de Gaza…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Key Points Candace Owens is a right-wing public figure and political commentator who has come to embrace and promote antisemitic tropes and anti-Israel rhetoric.She also espouses conspiracy theories related to the LGBTQ+ community and has downplayed the impact of slavery and racism on the Black community.Owens began gaining recognition in 2016-2017 as a MAGA supporter and critic of the Black Lives Matter movement.She developed a large following while working for Turning Point USA, and later…
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…
Lea las respuestas de ADL en español a las acusaciones comunes hechas sobre Israel, especialmente en el contexto de los eventos del 7 de octubre.
To: Oversight Board From: ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Re: Comment to Oversight Board regarding use of the slogan "From the river - to the sea" The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded in 1913, its timeless mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of antisemitism and bias, using innovation and…
The Nation of Islam (NOI), the largest Black nationalist organization in the U.S., has maintained a consistent record of antisemitism and bigotry since its founding in the 1930s.
During his 40-year tenure as the NOI’s leader, Louis Farrakhan has built a legacy of divisiveness as one of the most prominent antisemites in America. He has also espoused anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-white bigotry, as well as a range of conspiratorial beliefs.
Although the NOI’s official membership is…
Update: American Identity Movement (AIM), an alt right white supremacist group formerly known as Identity Evropa, was disbanded in November 2020. AIM’s decline began in November 2019 after the group’s leader, Patrick Casey, began to collaborate with “America First” podcaster Nick Fuentes and his Groyper Army. AIM was created in March 2019 as a rebranding of Identity Evropa, a white supremacist group that had been active from March 2016 through March 2019. Under the AIM…
ACT for America is the largest anti-Muslim group in the United States, with a purported 750,000 members nationwide.
ACT propagates the hateful conspiracy theory that Muslims are infiltrating US institutions in order to impose Sharia law.
ACT stokes irrational fear of Muslims via a number of false claims, including that headscarves are a sign of radicalization, and that 25 percent of Muslims approve of terrorism.
ACT founder Brigitte Gabriel is a leading voice in the fight against…
For Law Enforcement This document is an archived copy of an older ADL report and may not reflect the most current facts or developments related to its subject matter. Introduction
The Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is a small virulently homophobic, anti-Semitic hate group that regularly stages protests around the country, often several times a week. The group pickets institutions and individuals they think suppor t homosexuality or otherwise subvert what they believe is…
For Law Enforcement This document is an archived copy of an older ADL report and may not reflect the most current facts or developments related to its subject matter. About the Jewish Defense League
The Jewish Defense League, also known as JDL, was established in 1968 for the declared purpose of protecting Jews by whatever means necessary in the face of what was seen by the group’s principals as their dire peril. The founder, national chairman and leader of the JDL was a then-38-year…
For Law Enforcement This document is an archived copy of an older ADL report and may not reflect the most current facts or developments related to its subject matter. The Hammerskin Nation is the most violent and best-organized neo-Nazi skinhead group in the United States. A number of its members have been convicted of harassing, beating or murdering minorities. Many popular racist rock bands are affiliated with the Hammerskin Nation, and the group regularly sponsors concerts. Though internal…
Frank Gaffney is the founder of the Center for Security Policy (CSP), a neo-conservative think tank that publishes books and pamphlets promoting the conspiracy theory that America is under threat from “Islamization,” and that the implementation of Islamic law is imminent.
Gaffney has promulgated a number of anti-Muslim conspiracy theories over the years. Chief among them is the allegation that the U.S. government has been infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood and that a number…
Read the full report, Soldiers of Odin USA: The Extreme European Anti-Refugee Group Comes to America (PDF).
Only months after its formation in Finland, a controversial anti-refugee vigilante group known as the Soldiers of Odin has already found a welcome home in the United States.
Its new American chapter, known as Soldiers of Odin USA, has—just since February—already amassed thousands of American members and cheerleaders ready and eager to support the group…