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STOPPING SWATTING: As covered in Jewish Insider, ADL “wrote to Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC),
the chair and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, last week asking them to hold a public hearing on a spate of recent bomb threats targeting synagogues and other Jewish institutions, allegedly orchestrated by online trolls. ADL also called for legislative action to address the threat.” As we pointed out to the Senators, these trolls employ highly antisemitic language and have targeted over two dozen synagogues and two ADL offices.
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ANTISEMITIC ARCHBISHOP: One of the most vocal opponents of modernism, and especially of Pope Francis, is retired
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò... Archbishop Viganò frequently traffics in antisemitic dog whistles
that sometimes verge into more overt antisemitism. He has suggested that a “modernist Sanhedrin” is behind the pope’s purported desire to separate Traditionalist Catholics from the official church. In using the term “Sanhedrin,” an ancient Jewish judicial body, Viganò invokes a fringe belief among Traditionalist Catholics that Jews have secretly infiltrated and corrupted the Catholic hierarchy — a charge that is antisemitic and false.
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BAD ATTITUDES:
ADL has documented a substantive overlap between belief in anti-Jewish tropes and anti-Israel sentiment across all respondents in our most recent survey of antisemitic attitudes in the United States. Among the thousands of people we surveyed, older adults are more likely to hold these overlapping beliefs. Understanding the relationships between antisemitic and anti-Israel attitudes will help ADL target our efforts to reduce these problematic beliefs as we launch new programs. Hateful attitudes like these are also a reason why the comprehensive
U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, for which ADL contributed more than 30 recommendations, is so vital.
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A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT ANTISEMITISM: If you’re a parent, educator or anyone else who has students in your life, don’t miss
‘Going Back to School: Resources for When Hate Happens,’ an important webinar on August 31 that will provide proactive approaches to prevent bullying and bias-motivated hate incidents including antisemitism. ADL Education Directors will also share resources for improved student advocacy throughout the school year and beyond. We hope you can join us.
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EDUCATING EUROPE:
With antisemitic incidents and attitudes continuing to be a challenge across Europe, it’s no surprise that a workshop by ADL about ‘how to spot extremist symbols’ was well attended last week at “Summer U,” an annual gathering hosted by the European Union of Jewish Students. ADL, through our Words to Actions trainings, has quickly become the largest provider of antisemitism education to Jewish young adults in Europe.
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