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Block Terrorist Content from Social Media:
Yesterday, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt joined Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) to introduce the Stopping Terrorists Online Presence and Holding Accountable Tech Entities Act (aka the STOP HATE Act) bipartisan ADL-driven legislation to hold social media companies accountable for their efforts to curb the activity of designated terrorists on their platforms and to increase public understanding of how this activity poses a threat to the U.S. This is particularly timely since terrorists like Hamas are using social media to stoke violence, circulate propaganda and fundraise. You can take action to help this become a law.
→ Click here to urge your U.S. Representative to become a cosponsor of the STOP HATE Act.
We are Being Heard on the Hill: In addition to working on the STOP HATE Act effort, Jonathan and other ADL staff were on Capitol Hill this week to meet with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the House Bipartisan Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, House leaders from the Appropriations and Education committees, as well as FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland as we push for progress on the White House Strategy to Counter Antisemitism
and related efforts.
International Incidents: Our Global Antisemitism blog has been updated with the latest incidents, including a Hezbollah plot in Brazil, an attempted firebombing in Canada and “Kill all Zionists” vandalism in Germany. Monitor this blog to track incidents in the global surge in antisemitism.
→ READ the blog.
Where Antisemitism is Surging: Since Hamas’ massacre, the ADL Center for Technology and Society has documented a surge in online antisemitic hate and assessed the incidence of antisemitic hate on two mainstream platforms, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook. Antisemitic posts increased dramatically on X, while the frequency of antisemitism on Facebook remained relatively stable. These differences likely illustrate the central role that content moderation plays in preventing hate online, particularly in times of crisis and conflict.
→ READ the new ADL report on where and why antisemitism is spiking on social media.
Professors Promoting Hamas:
Anti-Israel activists and organizations have justified and even venerated Hamas’ actions, some using overtly antisemitic rhetoric. That includes a number of university professors, some of whom have expressed inflammatory views, celebrating Hamas’s actions on October 7 as “heroic” or an “achievement” and calling for “Zionists” to remove themselves from Israel or suggesting they should be physically assaulted. At least one professor has taken a leave of absence, and another resigned following statements.
→ READ more from ADL’s Center on Extremism about these disturbing actions by educators.
Protest Assault Tragically Turns Deadly:
We were horrified by the tragic death of Paul Kessler, who passed away from injuries sustained in a fall after reportedly being assaulted during an altercation with a pro-Palestinian protestor on Sunday in California. Our heart goes out to the Kessler family. ADL’s regional office has been in touch with local police, who are investigating the incident and have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. We will do everything in our power to protect our communities and ensure that those who assault or harass members of the Jewish community are held responsible.
→ Read more about this in local media coverage.
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