Khamenei’s Week-Long Funeral Procession Displays Violent Antisemitic and Anti-Israel Incitement
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The funeral featured violent, antisemitic, anti-Israel & anti-US rhetoric, drawing American and global influencers who bolstered Iran’s anti-Western and anti-Israel messaging.
Major Jewish Organizations Welcome Progress at NEA Representative Assembly
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New York, NY, July, 8, 2026 ... Jewish educators participated actively throughout the NEA Representative Assembly, and members of the JAC exemplified the highest standards of civic and communal engagement. Their strategy delivered concrete results: the caucus proposed, negotiated, and successfully advanced three amendments to the NEA Constitution and a resolution on Jewish education. Through dedicated member outreach and training, coalition building, principled advocacy on issues important to…
AI Chatbots Consistently Fail to Identify and Reject Antisemitism in Persian, New ADL Report Finds
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New York, NY, July 8, 2026 ... A new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) reveals that the world's most widely used AI chatbots fail, without exception, to identify and reject antisemitism as effectively in Persian as they do in English, raising serious concerns about the global reach and reliability of AI safety systems, at a time when millions of people worldwide turned to these platforms to understand an active armed conflict. The report, Lost in Translation…
Lost in Translation: How AI Chatbots Fail Persian Speakers on Antisemitism
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When an AI chatbot is asked in English whether recent U.S. behavior toward Iran has been "Jewlike," it recognizes the term as an antisemitic slur and says so plainly. Ask the same question in Persian and the same chatbot answers like a political science professor, analyzing "geopolitical strategies and national interests," rarely mentioning antisemitism at all. When the ADL Center for Technology and Society (CTS) recently tested four of the world's most popular AI platforms, a clear and…
From San Diego to Montreal: Antisemitism Serves as a Throughline in Recent Extremist Shootings
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A shooter opened fire in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood on June 22, resulting in two deaths and one injury before responding law enforcement killed the perpetrator. The perpetrator was identified by law enforcement as a 25-year-old Canadian man; whether or not the shooter selected specific targets is unknown. ADL analysis of a lengthy manifesto reportedly left behind by the shooter reveals a range of extremist views, including antisemitism, incel-linked ideas, and…
JLens Jewish Investor Network Welcomes Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations as 40th Institutional Member
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New York, NY, June 24, 2026 ... JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor that empowers investors to align their capital with Jewish values, today announced several milestones as 2026 approaches the half-year mark, including more than doubling assets since the inception in February 2025 of TOV, the pioneering Jewish values-oriented exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsored by JLens, reflecting net investor inflows and market performance. The JLens Jewish Investor Network – which…
ADL, Brandeis Center Urge Somerville City Officials to Oppose Israel Boycott Ordinance
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Organizations warn the ordinance is divisive, harmful, and unconstitutional, and say it would incite hostility toward Jewish residents, harm local businesses, and expose taxpayers to higher costs and litigation Somerville, MA – Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law urged Somerville city officials, including Mayor Jake Wilson, to reject a proposed ordinance that would require the city to boycott and divest from…
ADL and LULAC Announce Groundbreaking Partnership to Track and Disrupt Anti-Latino Hate
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New collaboration will embed LULAC researcher within ADL Center on Extremism and produce the first-ever State of Anti-Latino Hate report New York, June 18, 2026 – ADL, (the Anti-Defamation League) the world's leading anti-hate organization, and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization, today announce a groundbreaking new partnership to systematically track, report on and disrupt hate targeting the…
ADL Files Title VI Complaint Against Colorado School District, Alleging Severe Antisemitic Harassment, Physical Assault and District Inaction
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Student choked in class and called a “stupid kike” as district failed to effectively address harassment New York, NY, June 16, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging a Jewish student was subjected to persistent, escalating and severe antisemitic harassment and assault while enrolled in the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in Boulder,…
Israel Divestment Could Cost NYC Taxpayers $37 Billion, New ADL-JLens Analysis Finds
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New York, NY, June 10, 2026 … Israel divestment could put New York City taxpayers at risk for more than $37 billion over a decade, according to a new report released today by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and its affiliate, JLens, examining the potential impact of BDS-aligned investment restrictions on the city's pension funds. The report, titled “The Impact of Israel Divestment on the New York City Pension Funds: Estimating BDS’s Financial Toll on New York City…
ADL and Stop Hate in Schools Partner to Strengthen Antisemitism Incident Tracking in K-12 Schools
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New data-sharing agreement combines ADL's national Audit with Stop Hate in Schools' real-time incident mapping to identify patterns across schools and districts New York, NY, June 4, 2026 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and Stop Hate in Schools have entered into a formal data-sharing partnership to strengthen antisemitism incident tracking in K-12 schools. The agreement will inform ADL's annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents and augment Stop Hate in Schools' real-time school…
Cloudflare Fails to Prevent Its Services from Being Used by Websites that Spread Graphic Violence, Extremism, and Foreign Terrorist Content, ADL Report Finds
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New York, NY, May 20, 2026 ... Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) (“Cloudflare” or the “Company”), an industry-leading internet infrastructure provider, has a record of providing critical web services to high-threat sites that peddle violent extremism and terrorism, according to research from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) published today. The new ADL report found that the Company currently serves as an infrastructure provider to gore forums like…
ADL Welcomes Introduction of the Jewish American Security Act to Combat Historic Levels of Antisemitism
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New York, NY, May 19, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of the Jewish American Security Act, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) to combat the alarming rise of antisemitism across the United States. The legislation takes decisive action to protect Jewish communities, students, and institutions by strengthening the federal government's ability to prevent and respond to…
ADL Mourns the Passing of National Director Emeritus Abraham H. Foxman
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New York, NY, May 10, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) deeply mourns the loss of our longtime national director, Abraham H. Foxman. Born in 1940, Abe survived the Holocaust after he was entrusted to his Polish Catholic nanny, who had him baptized as a Catholic to hide his Jewish identity. He was miraculously reunited with his parents after the war. Abe graduated from City College of the City University of New York and NYU School of Law, joining ADL immediately after graduating…
ADL Statement on Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Man Responsible for Antisemitic Boulder Firebombing Attack
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New York, NY, May 7, 2026 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released the following statement on the guilty plea and sentencing of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the individual responsible for the antisemitic firebombing in Boulder, Colorado, at a peaceful Run for Their Lives walk to bring attention to the hostages being held by Hamas. We welcome today’s guilty plea and sentencing of the man responsible for taking the life of Karen Diamond and injuring 28 others in one of the most…
'Rapist,' 'Pedophile,' 'Zionist Trash': Pro-Terror Symbols, Clashes With Police, and Hateful Rhetoric Punctuate Protest at Park East Synagogue
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The second major anti-Israel protest at Park East Synagogue in New York City in less than a year featured a Hezbollah flag, signs equating Zionism with Nazism and terrorism, and stickers depicting a swastika inside a Star of David. The crowd protesting “The Great Israeli Real Estate Event 2026” grew to hundreds as the evening went on. There were significant clashes between protesters and law enforcement; one officer was hospitalized and police used pepper-spray. Based on footage…