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May 14, 2022, 21:54 ET ADL Says Buffalo Shooter Latest in A Long Line of White Supremacist Terrorists Who Embraced Racist, Antisemitic "Great Replacement Theory"

The alleged white supremacist who opened fire in a supermarket in Buffalo, NY, killing 10 and injuring three, is the latest in a long line of violent ...

Oct 04, 2021, 09:00 ET NAACP President Derrick Johnson Named Co-Chair of ADL Sports Leadership Council

ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson has been named co-chair of ADL's Sports Leadership...

Sep 27, 2021, 10:00 ET ADL and L'Oréal USA Partner to Bring Holocaust Education Program to Thousands of Students Across the U.S.

In response to the rise of antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in the United States, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and L'Oréal USA are...

Nov 16, 2020, 10:00 ET ADL and Aspen Institute Announce Two Civil Society Fellowship Classes in Response to the Heightened Need for Civil Discourse in a Divided America

ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and the Aspen Institute today announced the Class of 2020 and 2021 of the Civil Society Fellowship: A Partnership of ADL ...

Sep 15, 2020, 16:11 ET Nearly Two Dozen A-List Celebrities Join Instragram Freeze After Civil Rights Groups In "Stop Hate For Profit" Coalition Launch Latest Action

Nearly two dozen A-list Hollywood celebrities have signed on to the call by Stop Hate for Profit, a coalition of civil rights organizations and...

Sep 14, 2020, 09:00 ET "Stop Hate For Profit" To Hold Week Of Action Demanding Facebook Make Meaningful Changes To Address Hate And Protect The Election

Members of the Stop Hate for Profit coalition and its network of thousands of supporters across the country will be joining in a coordinated week of...

Jun 17, 2020, 06:00 ET ADL, NAACP, Sleeping Giants, Common Sense, Free Press & Color Of Change Call For Global Corporations To Pause Advertising On Facebook To Stop Hate Online

In response to Facebook's repeated failure to meaningfully address the vast proliferation of hate on its platforms, six organizations today announced ...

Mar 12, 2020, 09:00 ET ADL Publishes New Guide To Antisemitic Tropes

Beginning this week, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) will share a new comprehensive guide to contemporary antisemitism with candidates running for...

Oct 20, 2019, 19:45 ET Latest ADL Data: At Least 12 White Supremacists Arrested For Plots, Attacks & Threats Against Jewish Community Since The Deadly Pittsburgh Shooting

According to data released by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today and first reported on tonight's edition of CBS News 60 Minutes, at least 12...

Oct 17, 2019, 06:00 ET Trolls Exploit Weaknesses Of Social Media Platforms To Spread Online Hate, New ADL Report Finds

Social media platform design enables online harassment, as trolls often carry out coordinated attacks on a target by leveraging key platform...

Mar 15, 2019, 12:47 ET ADL: New Zealand Mosque Attack Shows That White Supremacy Is An International Terror Threat

The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) called the shootings at two mosques in New Zealand "the clearest indication yet that white supremacy is an...

Oct 27, 2018, 14:53 ET ADL Statement On Synagogue Shooting In Pittsburgh

ADL CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt released the following statement in response to the horrific and fatal anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life...

Apr 24, 2017, 05:00 ET U.S. Anti-Semitic Incidents Spike 86 Percent So Far in 2017 After Surging Last Year, ADL Finds

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...

Jan 05, 2017, 05:10 ET ADL And Natan Fund Announce "Innovate Against Hate" Prize

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Natan Fund are teaming up to launch an innovation prize intended to catalyze grassroots approaches to...

Oct 19, 2016, 05:00 ET ADL Task Force Issues Report Detailing Widespread Anti-Semitic Harassment of Journalists on Twitter During 2016 Campaign

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Task Force on Harassment and Journalism today released a report detailing a troubling, year-long rise in...

Apr 18, 2016, 11:42 ET ADL Report First to Catalog White Supremacist Prison Gangs State-by-State

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a new report showing that white supremacist prison gangs are on the rise, with growing membership and...

Mar 28, 2016, 04:36 ET In Wake Of Brussels Attack, ADL Report Sheds Light On Influence Of ISIS On U.S. Terrorist Activity

In the aftermath of the coordinated terrorist attacks in Brussels, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a new report documenting the significant ...

Nov 14, 2015, 11:34 ET ADL Shocked and Horrified by Coordinated Terror Attacks in France

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed shock and horror at the wave of coordinated terrorist attacks across Paris, which reportedly has...

Aug 17, 2015, 01:00 ET Combating Hate Crimes In Every State;

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced the formation of a new campaign to improve legal response to hate crimes across the United States....

Jul 13, 2015, 10:18 ET ADL Report Examines The State Of White Supremacy In America

In the aftermath of the shooting attack at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina by a suspect seemingly influenced and radicalized by...

Jun 30, 2015, 12:06 ET La nueva encuesta de ADL detecta un drástico descenso en las actitudes antisemitas en Francia

Jun 30, 2015, 10:01 ET Nouveau sondage ADL décèle un déclin dramatique dans les attitudes antisémites en France ; des baisses importantes en Allemagne et en Belgique