Jonathan Greenblatt
Two reports show fewer incidents of Muslim extremism in 2017
By Yonat Shimron — January 18, 2018
(RNS) — The new studies suggest the level of anxiety about Islamic extremism has far outpaced the actual scale of the threat.
Policing themselves? Hate speech watchdog ADL enlists Facebook and others
By Kimberly Winston — November 14, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) — The new Center for Technology and Society wants to place tech companies on the front lines in combating online hate speech. But can Silicon Valley police itself?
Surge in anti-Semitism reported in latest study
By Yonat Shimron — November 2, 2017
(RNS) — Anti-Semitic incidents spiked during and immediately after the Charlottesville protests. The report also finds a troubling number of incidents in schools and colleges.
State Department to keep anti-Semitism envoy but scrap many others
By Mark A. Kellner — August 29, 2017
(RNS) — Dozens of special envoy positions, including several to the Muslim world, will be cut.
Donald Trump’s Holocaust aphasia
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 29, 2017
For Trump, is the Jewish nature of the Holocaust an "alternative fact?"
Trump statement on Holocaust remembrance does not mention Jews
By David Gibson — January 27, 2017
(RNS) Trump's words break from the traditional language followed by the president's Democratic and Republican predecessors, and upset some Jewish leaders.
FBI reports spikes in anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic incidents
By Lauren Markoe — November 15, 2016
(RNS) Incidents against Muslims rose 67 percent from 2014 to 2015, newly released FBI data show.
On Twitter, Jewish journalists targeted by a torrent of anti-Semitism
By Lauren Markoe — October 19, 2016
(RNS) 'The spike in hate we've seen online this election season is extremely troubling and unlike anything we have seen in modern politics,' said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
It’s not easy being Pepe the Frog, hate symbol
By Kimberly Winston — October 17, 2016
(RNS) A new social media campaign will attempt to turn a hate symbol back into a green frog.
Terror is not debatable
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 14, 2016
An academic debate on the acceptability of Palestinian terror raises the question: Are there no limits?
Anti-Defamation League names White House official as new leader
By Lauren Markoe — November 6, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) A veteran of the Obama White House will lead the Anti-Defamation League after the retirement of longtime director Abe Foxman.
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