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A weekly wrap of ADL’s reports, updates and analysis on antisemitism around the world.

This Week’s Topline

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Report: Anti-Israel incidents on campus often marked by vilification of Zionists, support for terror

Recent anti-Israel activity on U.S. college campuses was defined by the vilification of Zionists and expressions of support for violence and terrorist organizations according to
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a new ADL report from the ADL Center on Extremism. In total, there were 665 anti-Israel incidents nationwide from June 2022 through May 2023.

“Every year, young Jewish people go to college with the hope that their Jewish identities, including their connection to the Jewish state, will be welcome on campus,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “This sense of community is increasingly at risk as concerning anti-Israel incidents increase. University leaders must respond effectively to this hatred so that Jewish students feel safe.”

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The annual report identifies a broad range of disturbing incidents. The report is a snapshot of the growing, radical movement to place opposition of Israel and Zionism as core elements of college life.

ADL monitors anti-Israel activity on U.S. campuses and continues its advocacy efforts to protect students on campus, including recent work on the
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White House National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism announced earlier this year with historic Department of Education initiatives urging schools to take action against antisemitism on campus.

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READ THE REPORT ON CAMPUS ANTI-ISRAEL INCIDENTS

More Ways to Get Involved:

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Act Now: Send a note to the U.S. Secretary of Education to urge the Department of Education to make colleges safe from antisemitism.
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Think.Plan.Act: Read and share ADL’s resources to handle anti-Israel challenges.
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Report Antisemitism: Use the ‘Report Campus Hate’ website hosted by ADL, Hillel and SCN to let us know about hate incidents on campus so we can provide support to those who need it.

What’s News

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FIGHTING HATE IN HOLLYWOOD: Excerpt from Variety:


In response to the rise of antisemitic tropes in mainstream pop culture, the Anti-Defamation League has launched a Media and Entertainment Institute to engage Hollywood insiders and tastemakers in dialogue on general societal perceptions of Jewish people and how they are portrayed in media and entertainment.

“The entertainment industry was once known as a safe harbor for Jews. That is no longer true. There’s been an alarming rise in antisemitism within our professional ranks, industry organizations and in our art forms,” said Modi Wiczyk, co-founder and CEO of MRC and a member of ADL’s Entertainment Leadership Council. “There’s never been a more pressing need for ADL’s Media & Entertainment Institute to step into this void and to engage directly with industry leaders on these issues.”

→ READ MORE in
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Variety and
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Hollywood Reporter.

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BLOCKING THE BOARD: ADL and a coalition of organizations have filed a lawsuit to block the implementation of an ethnic studies curriculum in the Santa Ana, Calif., school district, which we consider to be antisemitic and anti-Israel. “It’s clear that the school district violated the law in their rush to approve antisemitic content within their ethnic studies curriculum,” said James Pasch, ADL’s senior director of national litigation. “No school board should silence the families and students who have a vested interest in the lessons taught in public schools. We’re grateful to the members of the community who endured significant harassment to speak
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→ READ MORE about the lawsuit from ADL and news coverage of it can be found in
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eJewishPhilanthropy.

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TAKING ADL TO WORK: With antisemitism on the rise, it is time for workplaces to join the fight against bias and hatred and ensure that addressing antisemitism and the experiences of Jewish employees are part of organizational culture and workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy. As part of this ADL campaign, encourage your workplace to use ADL’s no-cost
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Antisemitism 101 for the Workplace module and to sign the
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Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism.
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→ READ MORE about ADL resources to challenge antisemitism in the workplace.

Take Action Today

Join us in solidarity to decry hate and ensure that rising antisemitism and extremism are not mainstreamed or normalized. We ask everyone — from government officials to community leaders, to clergy and educators — to send the message that antisemitism is a threat to us all and to do their part to reverse this tide.
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Please call on your elected officials to sign ADL’s “Open Letter to Combat Antisemitism and Fight Hate for Good” NOW.

@ ADL’s Incident Tracker

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@ADL_tracker feed of news and developments in antisemitism activities.

In the years since 9/11, antisemites have promoted conspiracy theories which blame Jews and/or Israel for the terror attack. Just this week, extremists distributed antisemitic propaganda in San Diego spreading disinformation about 9/11.
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(RT ADL Florida) We are aware of an antisemitic swatting incident called into a Jewish day school in N. Miami Beach, and are connecting w/ officials. Thank you to local law enforcement for coming to the aid of students, teachers, and staff.
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— September 12, 2023
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Social Spotlights

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@JGreenblattADL


As I told @NicolleDWallace last week, @ADL is willing to work with @X to make its products safer for all of its users, but the charges made by @ElonMusk are entirely false, demonstrably untrue, and we will never back down in calling out antisemitism and hate.
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@ADL


The High Holidays are both a time of joy & heightened security for the Jewish community. Reflecting on his own experience, ADL’s Rabbi Cytron-Walker says, “Without the instruction we received, we would not have been prepared to act and flee when the situation presented itself.”
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@JGreenblattADL


2 years after an arson attack on the Beth Israel synagogue in Austin, TX, the congregation will gather for High Holiday services beneath an eternal flame constructed from the damaged stained glass that survived the fire. A beautiful symbol of resilience!
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