The following letter was submitted to the Los Angeles Times in response to "Enough already. Not all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism." (June 8, 2018) Letters to the Editor
Los Angeles Times
To the Editor:
Re "Enough already. Not all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism." (June 8, 2018):
While we certainly agree that not all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism, the legislation is intended to clarify, not blur, lines between political opinions about Israel and…
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A study guide for high school teachers who are using From Broken Glass: My Story of Finding Hope in Hitler’s Death Camps to Inspire a New Generation in the classroom.
Help students better understand the experiences author Steve Ross talks about in his book.
About From Broken Glass
Steve Ross was eight years old when the Nazis invaded his Polish village, forcing his family to flee. He spent his next six years in a day-to-day struggle to survive…
June 08, 2018 When Patrick Little’s anti-Semitic campaign run for Dianne Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat ended in a crushing defeat, he cried foul, while some among his white supremacist supporters have responded with talk of revolution, violence, and the need for white supremacist candidates to focus on areas of the country with a white majority. Little won about 1.4 percent of the vote, or roughly 61,000 votes, according to initial counts.
In a post-election livestream,…
June 05, 2018 One year ago, on 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorist groups and undermining regional stability. As this regional crisis enters its second year, no solution is yet in sight.
As often is the case, this inter-Arab conflict too includes strands of “blaming Israel” and “blaming Jews” and featuring anti-Semitic stereotypes to illustrate the situation…
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Topic Summary
It seems like we are seeing more and more news and social media stories about people experiencing bias as they go about their daily lives—riding the subway, shopping in a store, dining in a restaurant and hanging out with friends. Indeed, the surge of such stories makes it seem like racism, sexism, antisemitism and other forms of bias and discrimination are becoming more pervasive…
May 25, 2018 Recent tension between Israel and the Palestinians reached a highpoint with the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14th and the simultaneous ongoing demonstrations on the Gaza-Israel border which left at least 60 Palestinians dead and scores more wounded.
The demonstrations, primarily mobilized by Hamas, began on March 30th. Titled "The Great March of Return," the weekly demonstrations, along with the large event on May 14 featured some who were…
New York, NY, May 23, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed House and Senate introduction of the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act (ASAA), legislation which provides important guidance for the Department of Education and the Department of Justice for federal anti-discrimination investigations involving anti-Semitism, including on college campuses. The Senate approved a slightly different version of this legislation by unanimous consent in December 2016.
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New York, NY, May 22, 2018 … Human Rights First and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in partnership with a bipartisan coalition of organizations and individuals, today called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to nominate and immediately fill two positions critical to the protection of human rights abroad. The Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, both positions within the State Department, are…
May 22, 2018 In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, ADL, along with Human Rights First, called on Pompeo to immediately identify and appoint someone to the position of U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. May 23, 2018
The Honorable Michael Pompeo
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Mr. Secretary:
Now that you have been confirmed as Secretary of State, we wish you every success in this essential…
May 18, 2018 By Oren Segal | Director of the Center on Extremism
Supporters of Patrick Little’s campaign for Dianne Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat have taken up a disturbing new tactic: virulently anti-Semitic robocalls.
Little, an unabashed anti-Semite and racist who attended the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is polling at around 18%, well behind Feinstein in California’s party-blind June 5th…
New York, NY, May 14, 2018 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment in the selection of Pastor Robert Jeffress to offer a prayer at the historic dedication of the American Embassy in Jerusalem.
ADL issued the following statement:
We are disappointed by the selection of Pastor Robert Jeffress to offer a prayer at the historic dedication of the American Embassy in Jerusalem. Jeffress is an unrepentant religious bigot who has a history of making…
Washington, D.C., May 7, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued a new report analyzing anti-Semitic speech on Twitter, providing the first-ever snapshot of the trends and themes of anti-Semitism on the social media platform over the course of a one-year period.
Using proprietary research strategies to evaluate Twitter for thousands of possible anti-Semitic expressions, including classic stereotypes, code words, symbols and conspiracy theories, and conducting a human…
New York, NY, April 26, 2018 … Following the Senate vote confirming Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) wished Secretary Pompeo success in his crucial work.
“Now that he is Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo will have an opportunity to play a leading role in shaping American foreign policy – to help build respect for the United States around the world and help to ensure its security, said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “We wish him…
April 03, 2018 In a letter to the White House, ADL urged President Trump to, without delay, fill the vacant Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism position. April 2, 2018
The Honorable Donald J. Trump
President of the United States of America
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President,
Anti-Semitism is escalating at an alarming pace around the globe, while the key United States Government position on this threat …
The following letter was submitted to the New York Post in response to "Liberals refuse to face the left's growing anti-Semitism" (March 25, 2018)
It was published in the print edition on March 29, 2018. Letters to the Editor
New York Post
To the Editor:
Re "Liberals refuse to face the left's growing anti-Semitism" (Opinion, March 25)
The Anti-Defamation League has not been afraid to call out public officials and movement leaders who have met with notorious…
By Sharon Nazarian | Senior Vice President for International Affairs March 18, 2018 The 6th Global Forum on Combating Anti-Semitism, convening this week in Jerusalem, could not come at a more critical moment for the global Jewish community. The conference, sponsored by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, brings leading international experts, including representatives from ADL, to participate in panel discussions and conversations on the current state of global anti-Semitism.
This year’s…
March 05, 2018 White supremacists are attempting to exploit the tragic mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the ensuing debate over gun control to push an anti-Semitic agenda.
Some are seizing the moment as an opportunity to demonize Jews, while others are claiming gun rights as a "white identity" issue. Many are publicly framing the battle over gun control as a struggle between beleaguered whites who want to preserve their traditions in the face of a Jewish onslaught.
White…
by: Jonathan Greenblatt | March 01, 2018 Medium In recent times, there has been one constant in anti-Semitism in America: Louis Farrakhan. His lacerating speeches over more than three decades and more from his pulpit and perch at the Nation of Islam have repeatedly placed Jews at the center of conspiracy theories blaming them for everything from controlling the banks and media to engineering the slave trade.
The longtime leader of the Nation of Islam, Farrakhan’s name has become…
New York, NY, February 27, 2018 … Following is a statement from Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in response to news that YouTube would not take down anti-Semitic videos from the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division that call for gassing Jews and a “race war”:
Just today we released a report showing a 60% increase in anti-Semitic incidents over the past year, and we know this type of material only contributes to that. These videos are not only…
New York, NY, February 27, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said in a new report today that the number of anti-Semitic incidents was nearly 60 percent higher in 2017 than 2016, the largest single-year increase on record and the second highest number reported since ADL started tracking incident data in the 1970s.
The sharp rise, reported in ADL’s Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, was in part due to a significant increase in incidents in schools and on college campuses,…