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Far-Right Influencers on X Promote Anti-Zionism, Hate and Conspiracy Theories

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An analysis by the ADL Center on Extremism identified five influencers on X whose engagement spiked in the days and weeks after Hamas’s attack on Israel, with content that included virulent anti-Zionism alongside antisemitic tropes, disinformation and other forms of hateful or harmful rhetoric. In the six months following October 7, 2023, the combined audience engagement on X for these five influencers—Jackson Hinkle, Lucas Gage, Jake Shields, Sam Parker and CensoredMen&mdash…
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ADL Statement on the Attempted Assassination of Former President Trump

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New York, NY, July 14, 2024 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued a statement in response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: The shooting of former President Trump at a campaign rally is a chilling moment that reminds us of our fragility. Unfortunately, it is almost unsurprising in a public context of escalating tension, intensifying rhetoric, and…
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El grupo de Trabajo Global J7 advierte sobre la oleada de antisemitismo en los siete países tras el 7 de octubre

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Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16 de julio de 2024 ... En vísperas del trigésimo aniversario del atentado a la AMIA en Buenos Aires, el J7 - Grupo de Trabajo de Grandes Comunidades contra el Antisemitismo se reunió para abordar desafíos comunes, desarrollar estrategias coordinadas y compartir las mejores prácticas en respuesta al reciente aumento del antisemitismo en todo el mundo. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO y Director Nacional de la ADL, pronunci&oacute…
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Informe de la ADL: 30 años después del atentado contra la AMIA, la cadena iraní HispanTV promueve el antisemitismo entre el público hispano

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Nueva York, NY, 15 de julio de 2024 ... Un nuevo informe de la ADL ha encontrado que HispanTV, un medio de comunicación en español fundado por la corporación de medios de comunicación controlada por el estado de la República Islámica de Irán y con un amplio alcance en América Latina, promueve las opiniones antisemitas del régimen iraní, el revisionismo del Holocausto, los prejuicios contra Israel y la incitación.&nbsp…
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La ADL lanza por primera vez en América Latina el curso de formación sobre antisemitismo ‘Words to Action’

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Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14 de julio de 2024 ... Hoy, la Liga Antidifamación (ADL) anunció su primer curso de formación de facilitadores Words to Action en América Latina, que comenzará pocos días antes del trigésimo aniversario del atentado a la AMIA en Buenos Aires. En respuesta a un intenso aumento global del antisemitismo y de los incidentes antisemitas desde el 7 de octubre, Words to Action se ha convertido en un programa educativo muy…
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Dr. Jill Klein Interviews Her Father, Holocaust Survivor Gene Klein

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Dr. Jill Klein and her father, Holocaust Survivor Gene Klein
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2019 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring Holocaust Survivor Gene Klein in conversation with his daughter, author Dr. Jill Klein. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. Gene’s experience is captured in Jill’s book We Got the Water that tells the story of Gene and his family before, during and after the Holocaust. ADL: Why did you become so invested in documenting your father’s Holocaust…
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The Anti-Defamation League’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities Expresses Grave Concern on Escalation of Violence Targeting Syrian Refugees in Türkiye

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NEW YORK — The Anti-Defamation League’s [ADL] Task Force on Middle East Minorities expressed grave concern over the recent escalation of violence targeting Syrian refugees in Türkiye, and calls on Turkish authorities to ensure the safety of Syrian and Arab refugees and bring the perpetrators to justice.     On June 30, 2024, an angry mob vandalized and burned vehicles owned by Syrians in the Turkish province of Kayseri, following a social media post…
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"I Can't Explain How I'm Here": A Nova Survivor's Story

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 Episode 4.1: "I Can't Explain How I'm Here": A Nova Survivor's StoryWelcome back, listeners – and now, newly minted viewers! – to a new season of extremely. Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves start Season 4 with an unforgettable interview with Chen Almog, who survived the October 7 attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel. She describes that horrific day and how she's coping with the aftermath. Also, a discussion of Suno GAI's extremist problem and escalating anti-Israel…
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"Time to Escalate": Anti-Israel Activists Intensify Protests with Violent, Direct Actions

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This composite image of three photos shows anti-Israel protesters in New York, NY lighting flares and displaying the symbols of U.S.-designated terror groups at separate events between April and June 2024
Across the country in recent months, many anti-Israel activists have been engaged in strategic “escalation” to further their cause. These actions have included increasingly aggressive and targeted protests, property destruction and defacement, physical takeovers of institutions deemed to be “complicit” in alleged Israeli military actions, and even multiple cases of ideologically motivated arson attacks.  For the most part, the tactics themselves — such as…
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Anti-Jewish and Anti-Israel Attitudes Increased after October 7 on Four UC Campuses, ADL-sponsored Survey Finds

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New York, NY, July 11, 2024 … Belief in classic antisemitic tropes increased on four University of California (UC) campuses after Oct. 7, 2023, as did negative sentiments toward Israel, according to a survey of students sponsored by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Antisemitism Research (CAR). Among students surveyed at the four UC campuses (UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Riverside, UC Merced), anti-Israel attitudes are much stronger than the general public. Belief…
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La ADL y Crowell interponen una demanda para responsabilizar a Irán, Siria y Corea del Norte de apoyar el atentado terrorista de Hamás en Israel el 7 de octubre

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Se trata del mayor caso de este tipo, con más de 125 demandantes, y el primero presentado por una organización judía para responsabilizar a los Estados patrocinadores del terrorismo por el atentado terrorista del 7 de octubre en Israel Nueva York, NY, 1 de julio de 2024 ... La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) y Crowell & Moring LLP han presentado hoy una demanda federal alegando que Irán, Siria y Corea del Norte proporcionaron apoyo material a Hamás que…
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ADL and Crowell Bring Suit to Hold Iran, Syria and North Korea Accountable for Supporting Hamas’ October 7 Terror Attack in Israel

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New York, NY, July 1, 2024 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and Crowell & Moring LLP today filed a federal lawsuit alleging Iran, Syria and North Korea provided material support to Hamas that enabled it to commit atrocities in Israel on October 7, 2023, that killed, injured, and terrorized scores of U.S. citizens and their families, and seeking financial compensation under applicable federal and local laws. The suit names over 125 plaintiffs, including U.S. citizens who were…
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Anti-Israel Summer “Schools” Emerge Nationwide

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Composite image from the Western Massachusetts Popular University for Palestine Instagram showing headshot photos of a group of historical figures around a banner that reads “University for the PEOPLE” in red and brown paint. The people in the photo, from bottom left, are: Leila Khaled, Aimé Césaire, Kwame Nkrumah, Rosa Luxemburg, Basil al-Araj, Huey P. Newton, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Mao Zedong, Vladimir Lenin and Frantz Fanon.
While the anti-Israel encampments have largely been dismantled, their architects appear determined to capitalize on what they see as their most successful organizing tactic in a decade. “Summer school” is now in session, led locally and nationally by pro-Palestinian individuals and groups.  These ”schools” — currently scheduled to run from June through August — are designed to educate and train student and community activists. Some are only open to…
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Denial and Distortion of the Hamas-led October 7 Attack: An Overview of False Narratives

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Since October 7, extremists and conspiracy theorists have promoted mis- and disinformation narratives about the reality of Hamas’s unprecedented, multi-pronged attack on Israel, attempting to deny or minimize the tragedy and shift the blame towards victims, a majority of whom were innocent civilians. These misleading or false claims — many of which have proliferated on mainstream social media platforms — manipulate and distort the facts of the mass assault, invalidate the…
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Remarks by ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt at the Launch of UnMaskHate New York

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Remarks as delivered June 27th, 2024 Thank you- I join you all here this morning on behalf of ADL, the oldest anti-hate organization in the United States, alongside my good friend Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League, and our partners - Assembly members Brian Cunningham, Nily Rozic, Grace Lee, Jennifer Rajkumar and Pastor Johnnie Green. In addition.  We are very grateful to Dr. Hazel Dukes of the NY NAACP, an icon of the civil rights movement for lending her strong words of…
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Casi el 40% de los encuestados en países con grandes poblaciones judías aprueban los tópicos antisemitas, concluye una encuesta de la ADL

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Según una encuesta realizada en siete países con grandes comunidades judías, la mayoría de los encuestados apoyan la acusación antisemita de la "doble lealtad", aceptando que los judíos son más leales a Israel que a sus países de origen. En Estados Unidos, esta cifra asciende al 51%. Casi el 40% de los encuestados estuvieron de acuerdo con al menos 6 de los 12 tópicos antisemitas.   Nueva York, NY, 27 de junio de 2024... Una…
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