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FBI: Hate Crime Murders Hit Record Level; Countering Brooklyn Attacks on Orthodox Jews; GWU Probes Anti-Semitic Snapchat Video

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November 15, 2019 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 Newly released data from the FBI shows that hate crime murders in 2018 reached an all-time high. Following a sharp increase in anti-Semitic attacks directed at the Orthodox community, ADL announced a doubling of funding for its flagship education program, No Place for Hate, in schools throughout the borough. And officials at George Washington University are investigating after an anti-Semitic video posted on Snapchat was circulated amongst the…
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Anti-Semitic Vandalism and Graffiti Pop Up Across the Country

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September 13, 2019 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 ADL is monitoring a spate of anti-Semitic vandalism and graffiti across the country over the past two weeks, including at a synagogue in Los Angeles, a high school in the Bay Area and a residence hall at the University of Nevada, Reno. Several Israeli students in Warsaw were allegedly assaulted by a group of men from Qatar, shouting “Free Palestine” and “Free Gaza.” And in conjunction with the Aspen Institute, ADL announced a…
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Witness for Peace

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Witness for Peace
August 28, 2019 Background Witness for Peace (WFP) is an anti-Semitic organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that primarily espouses anti-Israel content and anti-Semitic tropes about Jewish racism, power and influence and dual loyalties. WFP is affiliated with another anti-Semitic group, Deir Yassin Remembered. WFP’s leader and founder, Henry Herskovitz, is a Holocaust denier. WFP was founded in 2003 by Herskovitz, a former Beth Israel (Ann Arbor) congregant, to protest the…
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This Week's Big Three in the News

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June 14, 2019 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 Organizers of the “DC Dyke March” attempted to implement a ban on Jewish Pride flags, claiming they too closely resemble the flag of Israel. In Detroit, a small group of neo-Nazis carrying weapons disrupted an LGBTQ Pride march by spewing homophobic, racist and anti-Semitic slurs at participants and pretending to defile an Israeli flag. A gay man in Atlanta was shot and killed in what police are classifying as a hate crime. Read on for…
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Deir Yassin Remembered Protests NJ Fundraiser for Israeli Emergency Response Agency

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Deir Yassin Remembered
June 11, 2019 On Sunday, May 19th, Deir Yassin Remembered (DYR) led a protest outside a “Breakfast for Israel” fundraiser for Magen David Adom, the Israeli version of the Red Cross, at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, New Jersey. About a dozen protestors from DYR – an organization whose leaders have called for the elimination of Israel, described Zionism as a “cancer” and claimed that Israel is a hub for pedophilia and organ trafficking – were joined…
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Fighting Hate for Good: ADL 2019 National Leadership Summit (NLS)

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June 07, 2019 ADL volunteer leaders from across the country came together to lobby and advocate around countering hate. They learned from and were inspired by subject matter experts, Members of Congress, civil rights activists, journalists and authors during the keynote plenary speeches and panels. Everyone sitting in the Independence Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. on June 2nd received a sobering reminder of the power of partnership when it comes to healing after…
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Letter to the New York Times Regarding Op-Ed on BDS

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The following letter was submitted to The New York Times in response to "Anti-Zionists Deserve Free Speech" (April 16). To the Editor: Re “Anti-Zionists Deserve Free Speech” (column, April 16): Michelle Goldberg would have a legitimate point to make if she had limited her argument to the decision to bar the entry of Omar Barghouti to the United States. As despicable as his views are — as the founder of the boycott, divestment and sanctions…
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Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Regarding Recent Anti-Semitic Comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar

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March 04, 2019 In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, ADL asked for the passage of a resolution that would reject Rep. Ilhan Omar's recent anti-Semitic comments. March 4, 2019 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives 204 Capitol Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi: I am writing to you regarding the recent comments made by Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. At a public forum in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2019, Rep. Omar…
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Highlights from Never Is Now 2018

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December 06, 2018 A capacity crowd of over 1,200 people came together on Monday, Dec. 3 at Never Is Now 2018, ADL’s Summit on Anti-Semitism and Hate. We were thrilled to see so many business, community, academic and religious leaders mix with students to tackle the pressing and perplexing issues around anti-Semitism and hate. Check out a few highlights from the event! ADL's CEO and National Director, Jonathan Greenblatt, kicked off the summit by addressing the current state of anti…
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Straight Talk on the Charge of Jewish Disloyalty

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November 27, 2018 UPDATE: In response to comments from President Trump regarding dual-loyalty concerns for American Jews, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt spoke at length about the issue on CNN on 8/21/19. Please view the clip here. The charge of disloyalty has been used to harass, marginalize, and persecute the Jewish people for centuries. Sometimes referred to as the “dual loyalty” charge, it alleges that Jews should be suspected of being disloyal neighbors or citizens because…
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It's Time to Call Out Campus Anti-Semitism by Both the Left and the Right

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt | October 26, 2018 The Washington Post American colleges are grappling with the challenge of striking the right balance between maintaining a safe, welcoming environment and one where freedom of speech and inquiry are prized. But it’s not a hard call, or it shouldn’t be, when dealing with bigotry and discrimination on campus. Unfortunately, U.S. colleges are increasingly the scenes of anti-Semitic incidents, the continuation of a trend that we at the…
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When Criticism of Israel Becomes Anti-Semitism

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt | November 28, 2017 The Forward At the Anti-Defamation League, we have spent more than 100 years fighting anti-Semitism, often referred to as the world’s oldest hatred. And we have labored to distinguish between a more modern phenomenon –- when criticism of Israel can be considered legitimate political conversation and when it crosses the line into insidious anti-Semitism. We feel obligated to revisit the subject in light of a new book, “On…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Free Speech on Campus

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What is the source of our free speech rights? Free speech rights emanate from the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution[1] and from state constitutions. The U.S. Constitution limits the government’s ability to regulate speech based on content and it applies to all public colleges and universities. It serves as a floor, not a ceiling. State constitutions may grant more robust free speech rights than the U.S. Constitution, but never fewer. Is there a distinction between private and…
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That Time I Came Face to Face with an Anti-Semite in Brooklyn

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by: Marilyn Mayo | September 08, 2016 The Forward It’s not often that I get an opportunity to come face-to-face with one of the extremists whose activities, in my work as a research fellow at the Anti-Defamation League, I am charged with following and exposing. But on Wednesday night it happened that one of the most ardent spokespeople for anti-Semitic 9/11 conspiracy theories was appearing in New York City, my hometown. It was tempting to ignore that Christopher Bollyn was speaking…
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Empowering Jewish Youth to Respond to Anti-Semitism

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by: Lorraine Array January 06, 2016 Last week, over 700 Jewish teens from across the United States and Canada gathered in Baltimore, MD as part of United Synagogue Youth’s International Convention.  The Anti-Defamation League participated in the convention as a program partner to educate and empower the students to respond to anti-Semitism. At a time when global anti-Semitism is on the rise, college campuses are rife with anti-Israel bias and Jewish youth regularly hear…
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Ben White

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Ben White, the author of Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide and co-author of Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy, is an anti-Israel speaker who regularly delivers presentations on American college campuses. A graduate of Cambridge University in the UK, White is a supporter of a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – which is predicated on the dismantlement of Israel as a Jewish state – and an advocate for the Boycott,…
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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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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)
DSA is America's largest socialist organization. It made anti-Zionism a core organizing principle in 2025. Its rhetoric fueled 2025-26 electoral wins.
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Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)

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SJP is a leading campus organizer of BDS campaigns and anti-Israel protests, with a network of approximately 450 anti-Zionist student groups across North America.
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Acusación: Israel es culpable de "pinkwashing"(lavado rosa y otros lavados) para encubrir acciones contra los Palestinos

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A menudo se acusa injustamente a Israel de diversas formas de "lavado", incluyendo el lavado rosa (pinkwashing), el ecoblanqueo (greenwashing) y el veganwashing, términos utilizados para desestimar o negar características de la sociedad israelí que reflejan sus valores democráticos y liberales en un esfuerzo por deslegitimar al Estado y sus políticas. El lavado rosa, una combinación de las palabras "pink" (rosa) y "whitewashing" (blanqueo), fue acu…
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