To what degree do an author’s objectionable comments, unrelated to their books, matter when being a consumer of those books? J.K. Rowling’s bestselling seven-volume Harry Potter books are cherished by children and adults alike. Rowling has sold more than 500 million copies and the books have inspired movies, theme parks, toys, collectibles, merch and more. According to a U.S. survey, 31% of people have read at least one of Rowling’s books, 18% of people have read all of…
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1. The Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism is a non-profit organization seeking to dismantle Zionism. The Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (ICSZ) is a far-left, explicitly anti-Zionist non-profit organization founded in 2023 by prominent anti-Zionist activists and academics who seek the villainization and wholesale rejection of Zionism—the movement for the self-determination and statehood of the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, Israel—from academia…

Engage in a family conversation about the origins of Jewish American Heritage Month and why we celebrate and commemorate it.

In 2024, the ADL Center on Extremism (COE) documented white supremacist propaganda distributions in every U.S. state and the District of Columbia, except Hawaii. Our 2024 assessment focuses on messaging-- the common themes behind the thousands upon thousands of propaganda incidents that have plagued American cities across the nation. White supremacist groups chose to respond to current events and the elevation of certain narratives in the media by tailoring their propaganda accordingly. In…
Episode 4.7ADL's annual Never Is Now summit took place in early March 2025 in New York City, and extremely™ was there for a live taping. In this episode, hosts Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves weighed in on the funding of extremism, the online cultures of violence and where the lines between misogyny and extremism begin to blur. Plus, they opened up the floor to questions from the show's listeners. extremely™ is a podcast from the ADL Center on Extremism. Sign up for our weekly…

This ADL Center on Extremism report details and analyzes the domestic extremist-related murders in the United States in 2024

This report provides a snapshot of antisemitism and extremism in Oregon and Washington, highlighting key trends tracked by the ADL Center on Extremism.
Episode 4.6On this inaugural episode of extremely™ brief, the letter 'A' is for accountability. First, we look at the pardon of approximately 1,500 January 6 insurrectionists, including roughly 200 who were directly convicted of instigating violence against law enforcement that day. Now out of prison, they are free to seek revenge, run for office or possibly just peruse their local library. Meta announced it was removing its agreement with a consortium of fact-checkers in favor of …

In a notable development for the anti-Israel movement, prominent American and international anti-Zionist activists traveled to Lebanon last month to attend the joint funeral of Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, leaders of the Lebanon-based, U.S.-designated terror group Hezbollah. Many other such activists marked the occasion by openly expressing their admiration for these notorious terror leaders at anti-Israel demonstrations and online. Attendees at Nasrallah and Safieddine’s…

Children's books about Jewish people and the Jewish experience

The ADL Center on Extremism (COE) conducted a comprehensive analysis of violent antisemitism and anti-Israel content on Telegram following the 10/7 attacks.

A look at the 10 most prevalent trends in antisemitic messaging, tactics, and patterns post-Oct. 7
The ADL Center on Extremism tallied 2,087 anti-Israel incidents on U.S. college campuses between June 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024.

The Nation of Islam (NOI) held its annual Saviours’ Day conference in Chicago, IL, from February 21–23, 2025. In a marked departure from over forty years of tradition, longtime NOI leader Louis Farrakhan, 91, was mostly absent from the weekend’s activities, which were also smaller in scale than usual. Nonetheless, Farrakhan and NOI’s familiar brand of conspiratorial and antisemitic rhetoric — including some of the same claims that Farrakhan made during his 2024…

In 2023, ADL recorded its highest ever number of white supremacist propaganda incidents, with a total of 7,567 cases, a 12% increase from 2022.

This ADL Center on Extremism report details and analyzes the domestic extremist-related murders in the United States in 2023.
In 2023, ADL Center on Extremism tracked 15 extremists and their supporters who moved $142k of cryptocurrency to and/or from 22 different crypto companies.

ADL report on the hateful antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes in political cartoons in the Arab press in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attacks

An analysis of the campus climate for Jewish students before and after the Hamas terror attacks on October 7, 2023 and concerning trends.

This report documents and analyzes the nature of, and increase in, right-wing terrorist incidents in the United States from 2017-2022