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Jera Rune

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Jera Rune
The Jera rune is an ancient European runic symbol and part of the runic alphabet. It is one of a number of runic symbols that white supremacists have appropriated but is also commonly used by non-racist modern Norse pagans, so care needs to be taken in its evaluation.
ALTERNATE NAMES: Jeran Rune
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ADL Poll: American Jews are Increasingly Concerned About Antisemitism in Wake of Recent Violence in Israel

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New York, NY, June 14, 2021 … A nationwide survey conducted by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) in the aftermath of the recent violence between Israel and Hamas found that three-quarters of American Jews are more concerned about antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad, and 60 percent have personally witnessed antisemitism because of the conflict in May. The poll also found that 40 percent of American Jews are more concerned about their personal safety than before. Likewise, three…
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ENCUESTA DE ADL: LOS JUDÍOS ESTADOUNIDENSES ESTÁN MÁS PREOCUPADOS POR EL ANTISEMITISMO TRAS LA RECIENTE VIOLENCIA EN ISRAEL

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El 60 % dice haber sido testigo de antisemitismo en las últimas semanas. June 14, 2021 Nueva York, NY, 14 de junio de 2021 – Una encuesta nacional realizada por la ADL (Liga Antidifamación) a raíz de la reciente violencia entre Israel y Hamás encontró que tres cuartas partes de los judíos estadounidenses están más preocupados por el antisemitismo en Estados Unidos y en el extranjero, y el 60 % ha sido testigo de primera mano de…
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ADL Welcomes Swearing in of New Government in Israel

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New York, NY, June 13, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the swearing in of a new government in Israel, led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. ADL congratulated PM Bennett and FM Lapid for their efforts to construct a broad-based coalition government reflecting a wide-swath of Israeli society, and expressed hope that their tenure would bring much needed political stability and societal progress for all of…
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It's Okay To Be White

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It's Okay To Be White
“It’s okay to be white” is a slogan popularized on the website 4chan in 2017 for trolling purposes and which was soon adopted by white supremacists (who had occasionally used the phrase themselves in the past).
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EU Study Finds Massive Rise in Online Antisemitism During COVID Pandemic; Canada Truck Attack Targets Muslim Family, Killing Four

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June 11, 2021 THE WEEK’S BIG 3  Antisemitic incidents more than doubled in May compared to last year following Mideast violence, according to new data from ADL. Online antisemitism grew significantly during the pandemic, with COVID-19 ushering in “a new wave of antisemitic conspiracy theories and hate in Europe,” the European Commission said in a report issued last week. Four members of the same family were killed in a pickup truck attack in London, Ontario in what…
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ADL Calls on Seven Mideast Governments to Address Antisemitism and Incitement in State-Sponsored Sermons

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New York, NY, June 11, 2021 … During and after the recent outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas, top religious officials in seven U.S.-allied Mideast countries used their positions of authority to spread incitement to hatred or violence against Jews and Israel. A new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), issued today, provides new translations of disturbing portions of those sermons, showing how certain official religious messages in the region are being used…
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Hateful Sermons from Seven U.S. Allies

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Imam Ahmad Ould al-Murabit of Mauritania leading Eid al-Fitr services in Nouakchott on May 13, 2021. Screenshot from YouTube
June 10, 2021 By David Andrew Weinberg In the last year, peace accords between Israel and four Arab states fueled predictions that several other Mideast governments might soon make amends with the Jewish state.  Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar were all identified as possible next candidates for peace with Israel.  Reports also suggested that Turkey and Egypt, which recognize Israel but avoid fully normalized relations, might face new pressures to shift from cold…
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Identity Evropa

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Identity Evropa
Identity Evropa was one of the most active white supremacist groups in the U.S. from 2016-19. In 2019, it reformed itself as the American Identitarian Movement (AIM).
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Identitarian Lambda

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Identitarian Lambda
The Identitarian lambda is a symbol used by people who identify with Identitarianism, a racist and anti-immigrant European far right movement loosely analogous to the alt right in the United States.
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The Happy Merchant

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Happy Merchant
The Happy Merchant is a very common antisemitic meme popularized by the alt right, featuring a person with exaggerated stereotypically Jewish features and grasping hands, meant to convey a “greedy Jew.”
ALTERNATE NAMES: Jew Face, Merchant Face, Le Happy Merchant
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GTKRWN

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GTKRWN
GTKRWN is an acronym for a racist and antisemitic slogan created by white supremacists: “Gas the Kikes; Race War Now.”
ALTERNATE NAMES: GTK
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Fasces

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Fasces
Fasces are an ancient Roman symbol for authority and government coopted by Mussolini’s Fascist movement in Italy. Some white supremacists in the United States have recently adopted the symbol both because of its fascist connections and because it is more publicly acceptable than the swastika.
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Survey of American Jews since Recent Violence in Israel

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June 09, 2021 In the past month, the American Jewish community has been under increased threat of violence and harassment. Early data from ADL suggests antisemitic incidents have increased significantly, both online and offline, after the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians returned to the national spotlight. We wanted to follow up on the survey we conducted earlier this year of Jewish Americans to learn about their experiences with antisemitism, online and off, to help determine…
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Tras el inicio de la violencia en el Medio Oriente, los incidentes antisemitas en mayo de 2021 fueron más del doble frente a mayo de 2020

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Antisemitic Incidents in the U.S. in May 2021 vs May 2020
June 09, 2021 Un nuevo análisis del Centro sobre Extremismo de la ADL revela que los incidentes antisemitas en Estados Unidos aumentaron a más del doble durante el conflicto militar de mayo de 2021 entre Israel y Hamás y sus consecuencias inmediatas, en comparación con el mismo período de tiempo en 2020.  Después de alcanzar un punto máximo entre el 20 y el 22 de mayo de 2021, el nivel de incidentes ha retornado gradualmente al nivel de…
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Diversity = White Genocide

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Diversity = White Genocide
“Diversity = White Genocide” is a white supremacist slogan intended to suggest that multiculturalism will mean the death of the White race.
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Day of the Rope

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Day of the Rope
“Day of the Rope” is a white supremacist slogan referring to mass murders of “race traitors” that occur in The Turner Diaries, a novel written by neo-Nazi William Pierce. The slogan is typically used to urge or promise some similar scenario in the real world.
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Daily Stormer Book Club

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Daily Stormer Book Club
Daily Stormer Book Clubs are mostly informal groups of supporters of white supremacist propagandist Andrew Anglin, who runs the Daily Stormer website.
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Burning Neo-Nazi Symbols

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Burning Neo-Nazi Symbols
Neo-Nazis have adopted the Ku Klux Klan practice of symbolic burnings, substituting swastikas, othala and life runes, triskeles and the Celtic cross for the traditional cross burned by Klan members.
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Bowlcut/Dylann Roof

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Bowlcut/Dylann Roof
The “Bowlcut” is an image of a bowl-shaped haircut resembling the one sported by white supremacist mass killer Dylan Roof. People who use the “bowlcut” image or other “bowl” references admire Roof and call for others to emulate his racist murders.
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