April 9, 2021 Suzanne Scott Chief Executive Officer Fox News Channel Dear Ms. Scott: Last night, in a segment on his program dealing with voting rights and allegations of voter disenfranchisement, Tucker Carlson disgustingly gave an impassioned defense of the white supremacist “great replacement theory,” the hateful notion that the white race is in danger of being “replaced” by a rising tide of […]
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WJC and ADL Call on Tech Companies to Enforce Policies Banning Antisemitic and Hate Products
New York, NY – In the wake of the violent Jan. 6 assault on Capitol Hill where numerous extremists were captured on video wearing antisemitic sweatshirts and displaying other hateful items available from online retailers, ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) today called on all companies that operate online marketplaces to strengthen […]
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ADL: This is the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the U.S.
New York, NY, October 27, 2018 – ADL CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt released the following statement in response to the horrific and fatal anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh today. “Our hearts break for the families of those killed and injured at the Tree of Life Synagogue, and for the entire […]
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Study Finds Marked Rise in Far Right’s Use of Anti-Semitic Attacks on Social Media
NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2018 – Continuing what began during the 2016 presidential election, the members of far-right extremist groups and the so-called “Alt Right” have stepped up “online propaganda offensives” in the runup to the upcoming midterm elections to attack and try to intimidate Jews and especially Jewish journalists, according to a new Anti-Defamation […]
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New Report from ADL Provides an In-Depth Look at the Current State of American White Supremacy
New York, NY, October 9, 2018 – ADL has unveiled a new and comprehensive report that examines the current state of white supremacy. “New Hate and Old: The Changing Face of American White Supremacy,” produced by ADL’s Center on Extremism, is a deep dive into the forces behind this deadly ideology — from the emergence […]
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ADL Condemns Vicious Tennessee Hate Crime Committed by White Supremacist
Atlanta, GA, August 28, 2018 – ADL today condemned a savage, brutal murder likely motivated by racism and white supremacist ideology. The suspect, John Carothers, has apparent ties to the white supremacist movement. Last March, he burned to death an African-American man, Robert Miller, at a VA assisted living facility. Law enforcement recently uncovered a […]
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ADL Unveils First Of-Its-Kind Interactive Map Pinpointing Extremism and Hate Across the US
New York, NY, August 9, 2018 – In advance of the first anniversary of the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., that shook the nation, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today launched the ADL H.E.A.T. (Hate, Extremism, Anti-Semitism, Terrorism) Map ™ — a first-of-a-kind interactive map detailing extremist and anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. The […]
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ADL Calls On White House: Name the Hate, Devise Plan of Action to Confront White Supremacy
NEW YORK, NY, Aug. 13, 2017 – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) strongly condemns the violence yesterday surrounding the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the hatred on display from a range of white supremacist groups. ADL has reported extensively on right-wing extremism and the rise of the alt-right. ADL supports the response from many elected officials, […]
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U.S. Anti-Semitic Incidents Spike 86 Percent So Far in 2017 After Surging Last Year, ADL Finds
NEW YORK, NY, April 24, 2017 – Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. surged more than one-third in 2016 and have jumped 86 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to new data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). In its annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, ADL reports that there has been a massive increase in […]
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ADL San Francisco Office Evacuated After Bomb Threat
New York, NY, February 27, 2017 – The Anti-Defamation League’s San Francisco Regional Office was evacuated late this afternoon after a bomb threat was received by a staff person answering calls at the location. The threat was the latest in a series of nearly two-dozen threats fielded by local Jewish institutions across the country earlier […]
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ADL Issues Security Advisory to Jewish Institutions Nationwide in Wake of 5th Wave of Bomb Threats
NEW YORK, NY, Feb. 27, 2017 – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has issued a Security Advisory to Jewish institutions across the country following a new wave of bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) and day schools in several states. The latest round of threats has struck at least 12 states, including Alabama, Delaware, Florida, […]
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ADL Deeply Concerned Over Reports of Anti-Semitic & Hate Incidents Following Election 2016
NEW YORK, NY, Nov. 15, 2016 – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over ongoing reports of anti-Semitic and other hate incidents in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election. ADL’s Center on Extremism has been monitoring the proliferation of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism, including the use of swastikas and […]
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Anti-Defamation League Adds “Pepe the Frog” Meme, Used by Anti-Semites and Racists, to Online Hate Symbols Database
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 27, 2016 – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today identified “Pepe the Frog,” a cartoon character used by haters on social media to suggest racist, anti-Semitic or other bigoted notions, as a hate symbol. It has been added it to ADL’s online “Hate on Display” database. Also referred to as the “sad […]