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ADL Marks Israel’s Independence Day | |
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ADL celebrated Israel’s 75th birthday with a series of events, videos, speeches, op-eds and more. Highlights include: | |
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An op-ed by Jonathan Greenblatt on how the protests in Israel over the judicial reforms represent the triumph of Zionism and the modern, Jewish, democratic state.
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A special Israel@75 dinner plenary during ADL’s National Leadership Summit (NLS) in Washington, DC, which included a speech by CEO Jonathan Greenblatt; video greetings from Israeli President Isaac Herzog; a panel discussion on Israel’s past, present and future
led my Marina Rosenberg, SVP for International Affairs, with Mijal Bitton of the Hartman Institute and Michael Koplow of the Israel Policy Forum; a video montage highlighting the history of ADL’s important work on Israel; and a concert featuring Israeli musician AvevA.
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A special video message from Jonathan Greenblatt for Israel’s Independence Day.
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An op-ed by Ken Jacobson, Deputy National Director, on Israel as both a symbol and as proof of the Jewish people’s resilience and renewal.
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A micro-site featuring ADL’s Israel-related resources, key events in Israel’s history and our archival documents.
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Scott Richman, Director of NY/NJ, interviewed Shaya Lerner, Director of Israel Affairs, on his From the Frontlines podcast about Israel's history and diversity, growing pains and ADL's work educating the American public on the Jewish state.
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National Leadership Summit Highlights ADL’s International Agenda | |
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ADL’s Washington, DC leadership conference featured several international-focused speeches and panels, including: | |
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Reza Pahlavi, exiled Crown Prince of Iran, in his first public remarks since his recent trip to Israel, shared his vision of a democratic future for Iran. He talked about how antisemitic fearmongering was one of the early hallmarks of the fundamentalist revolution in Iran, which has also spread its bigotry to the treatment of women and of other faiths in Iran.
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Chairman of the UAE’s Manara Center, Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, spoke about Manara’s partnership with ADL, and the institute’s mission to promote education, peace, inclusive acceptance and regional coexistence.
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A panel featuring ARAM Founding Director/Chair of ADL’s Task on Middle Eastern Minorities Marjan Keypour Greenblatt, FDD Senior Fellow Benham Ben Taleblu, and ADL special advisor Farah Pandith, about the current situation in Iran and the regime’s internal and external aggressions.
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Joint ADL-TAU Survey on Global Antisemitism | |
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ADL partnered for the first time with Tel Aviv University to publish the 2022 Annual Report on Antisemitism Worldwide, which will be used to educate governments and civil society and help push back against antisemitic trends. | |
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Jonathan Greenblatt presented ADL’s 2022 Audit of Antisemitism Incidents to Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
An ADL report published in partnership with the Center for Countering Digital Hate, shows how Iran’s Press TV, uses social media to wage an antisemitic foreign influence campaign.
In an op-ed, ADL’s Iran Consultant Meir Javedanfar writes about the Iranian regime’s role as the leading state sponsor of Holocaust denial, and how Supreme Leader Khamenei and other leaders subscribe to antisemitic beliefs and conspiracies. | |
Europe
Robert Trestan, VP of ADL West, and Dalia Grinfeld, Associate Director of European Affairs, represented ADL at the second European Conference on Antisemitism in Vienna, hosted by the Austrian government. During the conference, Robert presented on best practices for antisemitic incident reporting, and Robert and Dalia held side meetings with EU country representatives, the Jewish community of Austria, European antisemitism envoys and others. | |
Latin America
Marina Rosenberg was interviewed (Spanish) about antisemitism and ADL’s leadership mission to Chile.
ADL op-eds were translated into Spanish and published, including: | |
Global
To mark Yom HaShoah, Ken Jacobson, Deputy National Director, wrote about how one can focus on both the particular and universal elements of the Holocaust while avoiding engaging in misconceptions.
In an op-ed on ADL’s recent survey on antisemitic attitudes in the US and the correlation between anti-Jewish tropes and anti-Israel sentiment, Carole Nuriel, Senior Director for Israel and MENA, wrote about how this reinforces the need for countries and entities to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. | |
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