Far-right extremists killed at least 38 people in the U.S. in 2019, the sixth deadliest year on record violence by all domestic extremists since 1970, according to a new report. Federal prosecutors charged five people allegedly linked to a neo-Nazi group for engaging in a campaign to intimidate and harass journalists, activists and a member of the President’s cabinet. Calling AIPAC a platform “for leaders who express bigotry,” presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders announced he would not attend the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, prompting ADL and others to label his remarks “irresponsible.”

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• Marching With King: After 50 Years, A Coloradan Makes An Emotional Return to Selma (Colorado Public Radio)
• Swastikas Founds on 2 NJ Jewish-Owned Businesses (Jewish Journal)
• NJ Homeland Security Says Domestic Terrorism Threat Is Up (WCBS Radio)

• ADL calls on Egypt, Oman to remove antisemitic books from state-run fairs (The Jerusalem Post)
• Celebrating Israel is a vital part of Jewish education – and American experience (Forward -- Jonathan Greenblatt op-ed)
• White supremacist propaganda produced by U.S. hate groups is spreading – and working (NBC News -- Carla Hill op-ed)