New York, NY, May 4, 2011 ... "The phrase is love thy neighbor, not love thy neighbor only if they're just like you."That is one ADL message of inclusion being brought to viewers by stars from hit shows on NBC and Bravo as part of NBCUniversal's award-winning "The More You Know" public service campaign. In a series of segments developed in consultation with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the campaign reminds people of the power of words and encourages viewers to embrace our differences.
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New York, NY, May 2, 2011 … Saying Holocaust and Nazi comparisons should never be used as political talking points, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned two recent incidents of inappropriate Nazi analogies invoked by current and former elected officials. During separate appearances over the weekend, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee compared inaction over the nation's mounting debt crisis to those who said or did…
New York, NY, April 1, 2011 … Two trailblazers in the hospitality industry who are noted philanthropists and community leaders were honored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for their commitment to America's democratic values. Patricia M. Anton, President of the Anton Family Foundation, and William C. Anton, Chairman of Anton Enterprises received the ADL Americanism Award during a March 31 tribute dinner in midtown Manhattan. The award …
New York, NY, April 29, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today reacted to an ad campaign taking aim at Reform Judaism's nominee for president, Rabbi Richard Jacobs, saying that attacks from within the Jewish community questioning his pro-Israel bona fides were "harmful to the spirit of unity and common cause that unites the Jewish people." "The attacks by some within the Jewish community, whether they consider themselves members of the Reform Movement or those beyond…
New York, NY, April 21, 2011 … Suggesting that the United States model for countering hate crime can be adapted for other countries, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) offered recommendations on how Turkey could more effectively combat the problem of bias-motivated violence. During the International Conference Against Hate Crimes, held April 15-17 in Istanbul and sponsored by the Turkish NGO Association For Social Change, ADL presented recommendations on responding to the problem of hate…
Argentinean Ambassador Says AMIA Justice Should Be Part Of U.S. Dialogue With Iran
New York, NY, July 17, 2009 … Marking the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Buenos Aires Jewish community center, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was one of three organizations that convened a commemoration to honor the victims. Eighty-five people were killed and hundreds more wounded in the 1994 suicide bombing of the AMIA-DAIA Jewish community building, the deadliest terror attack in…
New York, NY, November 16, 2009 … Rumors about gun confiscations. Angry protests about the government's tax policies, replete with Nazi comparisons. A resurgent militia movement. Rage at the election of a president deemed to be illegitimate and threatening. Distrust and anger toward the government fueled by paranoia and conspiracy theories. They are among the crosscurrents of anger and hostility that have swept certain sectors of the country since President Barack Obama took office…
New York, NY, April 11, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), deeply concerned that the Spanish government's Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX) is organizing a delegation to an oil and gas trade show in Tehran, today called on the Spanish government to honor the European Union's sanctions against Iran and to cancel the trip. The E.U. enacted sanctions in October 2010 to prevent European companies from investing in or providing technology or services to Iran's energy sector.
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New York, NY, April 11, 2011 … The decision by the author of the Goldstone Report to retract several of the key findings of the United Nations fact-finding commission into the 2009 Israeli operation in Gaza has spurred a new round of anti-Semitic cartoons and conspiracy theories in the Arab press, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). "Just as the original report was celebrated by Arab cartoonists as 'proof' of the evil nature of Israel and Jews, so too has the…
Phoenix, AZ, April 11, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a temporary block on several key provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law, known as SB 1070. ADL Arizona Regional Board Chair Miriam Weisman and Regional Director Bill Straus issued the following statement:
ADL is gratified by the decision which recognizes that key provisions of Arizona's anti-immigrant law are unconstitutional…
New York, NY, April 11, 2011 … An independent study of children whose teachers participated in the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) Miller Early Childhood Initiative has found evidence that the program had a positive impact on the children's development of respect for others and overall was effective in reducing the development of early biases. The study, conducted from 2009 to 2010 by researchers from the Barry University School of Social Work, involved 150 preschool children from four…
New York, NY, April 6, 2011 …. As part of a statewide task force charged with implementing a new law designed to protect New York's public school students from bullying and harassment, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will convene with its coalition partners in Albany on April 8 to begin determining how best to put the law's provisions into effect. The Dignity for All Students Act, which takes effect July 1, 2012, protects students from all forms of bullying and harassment, including …
New York, NY, April 4, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called the Supreme Court's decision limiting the right of ordinary citizens to challenge government expenditures that support religion "a significant setback for religious liberty in America." In its 5-4 decision in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, the high court not only upheld Arizona's tuition tax credit program, but also curtailed the right of citizens to challenge such programs. ADL joined…
New York, NY, April 2, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today reacted to an opinion article by Richard Goldstone in which he retracts the central findings of the Goldstone Commission Report, the product of a United Nations Human Rights Council-mandated investigation he led into Israel’s 2009 Operation in Gaza. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director issued the following statement:
Richard Goldstone’s astonishing article in The Washington Post saying he is now…
Omaha, NE, April 1, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Institute for Holocaust Education will honor an Albanian Muslim woman who along with her family risked her life to shelter and save two Yugoslavian Jewish families during the Holocaust. In recognition of her courage, heroism and selfless acts, the League will present Deshire Kumi-Veseli with its Courage to Care Award. The award, which honors rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust era, will…
New York, NY, March 31, 2011 … Abraham Foxman was too young to recall much of what happened to him during the Holocaust years. Perhaps aware of this, his father, Joseph, wrote down his traumatic memories of that time in painstaking Yiddish, so that his family might someday have a record of his survival in the midst of devastation and mass murder. Now, nearly 60 years since they were written, the Foxman memoirs have been posthumously translated into English, annotated, and published…
New York, NY, March 31, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over the inclusion in the New York state budget of $18 million a year in tuition assistance for students attending certain New York private religious schools. Ron Meier, ADL New York Regional Director, issued the following statement:
The appropriation of these funds is disappointing to everyone who cares about religious freedom in New York. Government programs like this one, which provide funds to…
New York, NY, March 29, 2011 … As a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee convened hearings today on protecting the civil rights of American Muslims, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on Congress and the Obama Administration to enforce hate crime laws, promote and protect religious freedom while funding anti-bias bullying prevention and education initiatives. In a statement submitted to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, the League expressed concerns…
New York, NY, March 29, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the decision by Facebook to remove an anti-Israel cause page calling for a "Third Palestinian Intifada" against the state of Israel and urged the social networking site to vigilantly monitor their pages for other groups that call for violence or terrorism against Jews and Israel. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
Facebook's decision to remove the cause page calling for…
New York, NY, March 28, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised the United States government for promoting and achieving strong action at the United Nations Human Rights Council, but urged the U.S. to do more to reform the body's anti-Israel bias. "While we are encouraged by recent actions taken by the Human Rights Council with respect to Libya, Iran and North Korea, the Council unfortunately remains a bastion of anti-Israel bias and hostility," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL…