Violence on American Streets: What Is the 'Militia Movement' and Why Are Deadly Incidents on the Rise
An expert analyst breaks down the ‘militia movement’ and other groups involved in the Kenosha and Portland shootings
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is an American-Jewish non-governmental organization founded in 1913, with a stated mission "to stop the defamation of the Jewish people, to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike."
The ADL headquarters are in New York, and it is currently headed by national director Abraham Foxman, and chairman Robert Sugarman.
The ADL says it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry in the U.S. and abroad through information, education, legislation, and advocacy. [The] ADL serves as a resource for government, media, law enforcement, educators and the public.”
On Israel, the ADL “supports the Jewish State by advocating for Israel and explaining political and security issues and the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian/Israel-Arab conflict with U.S. policymakers, the media and the public through programs, publications and contact with officials.”
Thousands Join 48-hour #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate Twitter Boycott to Protest Antisemitism on the Platform
The protest has already yielded some concrete actions
SodaStream Becomes First Israel-based Company to Join Facebook Boycott
Firm is joining over 100 others in America to support ADL, NAACP campaign protesting Facebook’s promotion of ‘hate, bigotry, racism, antisemitism and violence’ on its platform
Even AIPAC: Mainstream U.S. Jewish Groups Struggling to Defend Israeli Annexation
Having argued for decades in favor of a two-state solution and no unilateral moves, AIPAC, ADL and AJC are facing a potential Israeli move that could scupper both of those claims
As Confederate Statues Come Down, U.S. White Supremacists Are Going Underground
A plan to remove a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee sparked the infamous 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville in 2017. As statues are being removed across America today, far-right groups are lurking in the shadows and experts are concerned
ADL Backs Harvard in Lawsuit Challenging Race-based Admissions Policies
Anti-Defamation League argues against claim that the university's treatment of Asian-American applicants is similar to the discrimination it previously practiced against Jews
‘Deeply Disturbing’: Anti-Semitic Incidents in U.S. Hit Record High in 2019, ADL Report Says
Anti-Defamation League logged 2,107 anti-Semitic incidents in the United States last year – the most since it started keeping such records in 1979
Anti-Semitic Social Media Posts Target Suburban New York Orthodox Community
‘It is important to remember that viruses do not discriminate, and neither should we,’ the Jewish federation co-president in Rockland County says
Jewish Groups Condemn Racism Against Chinese Americans Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
From across denominations, 74 groups signed a letter addressed to hundreds of Asian-American leaders and organizations expressing concern over rising xenophobia
Ultra-Orthodox Jew Who Helped Stop Monsey Stabber Refuses Reward From 'Zionist Organizations'
'I was not willing to offer my soul for $20,000,' says Joseph Gluck, who threw a table at the attacker, chased him outside, and wrote down his license plate number
'Holocaust = Fake News': White Supremacist Propaganda Is on the Rise Across U.S., ADL Says
Some 2,700 pieces of propaganda advancing racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ ideas were distributed in 2019, more than double the tally from 2018
Coronavirus Spread Sparks anti-Semitic Views and Conspiracy Theories, ADL Says
In addition to misinformation and xenophobic remarks against Chinese people, extremists have used the virus to advance theories that Jews are responsible for creating the virus
Over 50 Percent of Americans Believe at Least One anti-Semitic Stereotype, Poll Shows
Anti-Defamation League survey says fourteen percent of respondents believe Israel 'behaves as badly as the Nazis,' while 16 percent agreed that the Jewish state’s 'record on human rights is worse than most other countries'
With anti-Semitic Attacks on the Rise, African Americans Rally Behind N.Y. Jewish Community
Recent tensions between blacks and Jews in Brooklyn bring up memories of the 1991 Crown Heights riots, but black leaders are working to unite the communities
WATCH Baron Cohen Slams Zuckerberg at the Golden Globes: 'Child Who Spreads Nazi Propaganda'
Sacha Baron Cohen was nominated for his leading role as Israeli Eli Cohen in the mini-series 'The Spy'
Opinion The Decade That Normalized anti-Semitism, in America and Across the Globe
Violence, extremism, and hate targeting Jews spread quickly and travel widely, from white supremacists to jihadists to the far left. It's hard to look back at the past decade without feeling a sense of alarm
Opinion How Can 'Kill the Jew' and 'Sieg Heil' Really Mean 'anti-Israel Sentiment'?
All evidence past and present points to powerful and prevalent anti-Semitic forces at work in South Africa. The Jewish community's representatives, though, are in desperate denial
Opinion South Africa Is Not the World's Second Most anti-Semitic State
The ADL ranks South Africa's population just below Poland's as holding the world’s most anti-Semitic attitudes. We think that’s wrong
Local Jews Protest South Africa's Designation as One of the Most anti-Semitic Countries on Earth
Top Jewish organization says ADL study picked methods developed for Europe, U.S. and applied them 'uncritically to another cultural context'
Poland, South Africa, Ukraine and Hungary Top List of Most anti-Semitic Countries, Says ADL Survey
Anti-Semitic attitudes have also strengthened in Poland, South Africa and Ukraine since 2015, U.S. watchdog finds; Sweden fared best in annual poll, with only 4 percent of respondents holding anti-Semitic beliefs
As anti-Semitism Spikes in Brooklyn, ADL to Double Education Program Funding
Funding being boosted for anti-bias efforts in borough that has been epicenter of anti-Semitic incidents in New York City in recent years
Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Led to String of anti-Semitic Attack Plots
ADL report says at least 12 white supremacists arrested in plots, also counted additional incidents in which Islamists and people with an 'unknown ideology' targeted Jewish people and institutions
U.S. Jews Mourn Death of 'Champion of Stronger Black-Jewish Relations' Elijah Cummings
The Maryland congressman, who died Thursday at the age of 68, is hailed for work as an advocate for civil rights and closer Black-Jewish relations
White Supremacists Committed at Least 73 Killings Since Charlottesville, ADL Says
Report says 39 U.S. murders were 'clearly motivated by hateful, racist ideology'
'When Will Trump Stop Demonizing Immigrants?': U.S. Jewish Leaders 'Rage' in Wake of Mass Shootings
The attacks in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, left 29 people dead and scores injured. Jewish groups are demanding that U.S. leaders offer more than 'thoughts and prayers'
White House Disinvites Artist Who Drew 'Blatantly anti-Semitic' Cartoon
Trump administration revokes invitation it had extended to Ben Garrison, who portrayed U.S. security officials being manipulated by George Soros and the Rothschilds
Trump, GOP Slammed for Inviting 'Blatantly anti-Semitic' Cartoonist to White House
George Garrison, who portrayed U.S. security officials being manipulated by George Soros and the Rothschilds, was invited by President Donald Trump to Thursday's social media summit
White Supremacist Fliers on U.S. College Campuses Increase by 7 Percent
The use of fliers is becoming 'a go-to tactic' of white supremacist groups, the director of the ADL’s Center on Extremism notes
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Politico for 'Money Trees Next to the Only Jewish Candidate for President'
Politico Magazine under fire over the weekend for the images associated with a profile of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
Anti-Semitic Incidents Up by 82 Percent in N.Y.C., Police Reports
Figures from the first quarter of 2019 show an increase in hate crimes in New York City, particularly against Jews and members of LGBTQ community