Anti-Defamation League
Is there really a major wave of antisemitism in America?
By Mark I. Pinsky — February 24, 2023
(RNS) — Not every criticism of Israel is antisemitic.
LAPD amps up patrols near Jewish worship spaces after shootings outside synagogues
By Alejandra Molina — February 17, 2023
(RNS) — 'The community is really afraid,' said Rabbi Noah Farkas, with the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.
Antisemitic graffiti in DC suburb seen as part of a trend
By Ashraf Khalil — November 18, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Violently antisemitic graffiti along a popular walking trail is part of a rising tide of anti-Jewish vandalism and activity dating back a decade, according to local Jewish leaders.
White House condemns Kanye-fueled antisemitic freeway demonstration in Los Angeles
By Alejandra Molina — October 24, 2022
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The freeway demonstration on Saturday comes after Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, was blocked from posting on Twitter and Instagram over antisemitic posts.
Biden includes faith leaders in summit’s charge to ‘rise together against hate’
By Adelle M. Banks — September 16, 2022
(RNS) — In the audience were survivors and family members of those lost to violence at houses of worship and other scenes of hate crimes.
There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms are partly to blame
By Sabine von Mering and Monika Hübscher — July 26, 2022
(The Conversation) — Antisemitism today does not always appear in the form of traditional hate speech. It manifests in GIFs, memes, vlogs, comments and reactions on social media platforms.
How Black people and Jews are bound together in ‘great replacement’ theory
By Yonat Shimron — May 16, 2022
(RNS) — Dozens of pages of the Buffalo shooter's manifesto are devoted first to Blacks and then to Jews, replete with photos, drawings, graphs and caricatures.
ADL chief’s attack on left-leaning organizations criticized as dangerous
By Yonat Shimron — May 3, 2022
(RNS) — The speech by ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt signaled a new, more combative focus on what he called anti-Zionist extremists.
Jewish, Muslim groups voice concerns over Musk Twitter takeover
By Jack Jenkins — April 28, 2022
(RNS) — ‘Musk’s takeover threatens to make Twitter an even more dangerous place for Muslims and other marginalized people — and that includes the very real possibility of allowing Trump back on the platform,’ said Sumayyah Waheed of Muslim Advocates.
Group reports record tally of antisemitic incidents in 2021
By Michael Kunzelman — April 26, 2022
(RNS) — The Anti-Defamation League counted 2,717 antisemitic incidents, the highest number since the New York City-based group began tracking such incidents in 1979.
Report: White supremacist propaganda fell slightly; antisemitic disinformation grew
By Yonat Shimron — March 3, 2022
(RNS) — The report from the Anti-Defamation League concluded that 2021 propaganda campaigns remained historically high.
Report: Holocaust denial persists on Facebook one year after push to stanch it
By Yonat Shimron — December 1, 2021
(RNS) — The ADL found that while dedicated Holocaust denial groups have been removed from the platform, public and private groups as well as personal profiles still contain links to such sources.
The Unite the Right rally changed her life. She now wants to defeat white nationalism.
By Yonat Shimron — November 26, 2021
(RNS) — Since that searing summer day four years ago, Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin has devoted herself to better understanding what happened and working to make sure it never happens again.
Vice President Kamala Harris headlines antisemitism conference
By Yonat Shimron — November 7, 2021
(RNS) — This was Harris’ first appearance at an Anti-Defamation League conference after an event at George Mason University last month in which she appeared to praise a student who accused Israel of committing 'ethnic genocide.'
Confirming Rashad Hussain would show that religious freedom is a cause that unites us
By Robert P. George and David Saperstein — October 26, 2021
(RNS) — No ambassador has brought a broader knowledge of policy to the post.
