Under the Radar: Militias Use New Terminology to Hide in Plain Sight
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Militia groups are increasingly adopting new terms that allow them to camouflage their extremist ideology, sidestep public scrutiny and grow their networks.
ADL Welcomes Return of Israeli-American Edan Alexander from Hamas Captivity
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Edan Alexander is free at last. Shortly after Hamas began its attack on October 7, 2023, Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli from Tenafly, New Jersey, was able to speak to his mother and tell her he was alright. Just half an hour later, she couldn’t reach him. Edan's family heard nothing from him for over a year and a half, except for the cruel propaganda videos released by the terrorists holding Edan hostage. After 584 days of agony, torture, and darkness – Edan has finally…
ADL and National Urban League Launch the Community Solidarity & Safety Coalition
The CSSC will make American spaces safer by establishing a standing non-partisan leadership forum of key leaders to coordinate on critical community solidarity and safety issues.
White Supremacists Help Raise Hundreds of Thousands For Woman Who Hurled Slur at Black Child
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White supremacists, antisemites and racists rally behind a woman who called a Black child a racial slur, helping her raise over $700K while spreading hate.
Key Data Points: ADL Reach and Impact in 2024In 2024, ADL Center on Extremism (COE) tools analyzed 10 million+ messages on extremist and antisemitic encrypted messaging channels and detected over 70,000 messages containing violent threats.ADL provided information to law enforcement at least 2,700 times in 2024.In 2024, ADL provided professional development programs and analytic briefings to 17,000 law enforcement personnel on topics which included hate crimes, violent extremism and…
Largest 100 University Endowments Could Lose $33 Billion over 10 Years if Divested from Israel
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A new report from JLens quantifies the financial impact of Israel divestment for universities, finding the 100 largest endowments could lose $33B over 10 years.
White Supremacist Propaganda Focused on Jews and Immigrants in 2024
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New York, NY, March 27, 2025 … 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. The 2024 assessment focused on the common themes behind the thousands of propaganda incidents that plagued American cities across the nation, finding that most of the white supremacist propaganda distributed included antisemitic or anti-immigrant language. Some groups leaned into both of…
Virtual Money, Hateful Reality: The Cryptocurrency Exchanges Enabling Extremist Fundraising in 2023
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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.
Hate in the Prairie State: Extremism & Antisemitism in Illinois
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This report highlights the key extremist and antisemitic movements, trends, and incidents in Illinois between 2021 and 2022, and the first half of 2023.
Hate in the Golden State: Extremism & Antisemitism in California, 2021-2022
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California has dealt with a significant increase in extremist activity. This report highlights the key extremist trends and incidents in 2021 and 2022.
Bad Gateway: How Deplatforming Affects Extremist Websites
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This report analyzes whether deplatforming websites—removing infrastructure services they need to operate, such as payment processing—can reduce the spread and reach of extremism and hate online.