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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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“Jewish students are experiencing a wave of antisemitism unlike anything we’ve seen before” — Nearly three quarters of Jewish students have faced antisemitism this school year
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A new study from the ADL Center for Antisemitism Research and Hillel International found 73 percent of Jewish college students and 44 percent of non-Jewish students have experienced or witnessed antisemitism since the start of the 2023-2024 school year. The national survey of American college students also found that prior to Oct. 7, 67 percent of Jewish students said they felt physically safe on campus; after Oct. 7, only 46 percent felt physically safe.
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“Jewish students are experiencing a wave of antisemitism unlike anything we’ve seen before, but shockingly, non-Jewish students barely see it,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “Since the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, Jewish students feel increasingly threatened on campus — but college leaders are not doing enough to address this very real fear of antisemitism.”
Together, ADL and Hillel provide a range of resources to address antisemitism on campus; most recently, ADL and Hillel International launched the
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Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL), a free legal protection helpline for students who have experienced antisemitism, along with the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Since this service became available two weeks ago, there have been nearly 260 requests for legal assistance across 152 campuses.
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READ THE FULL REPORT HERE
What’s News
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ADL + U.S. Dept. of Education Webinar on Safeguarding Students: In the aftermath of Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, ADL has recorded a vast increase in antisemitic incidents around the U.S. On campus, we’ve also seen an explosion of hate. What should you do when you or someone you know faces antisemitism on campus? What role does the U.S. Department of Education have in safeguarding students? What is Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how does it protect Jewish students?
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Please register now to join ADL and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights for a special “Know Your Rights” webinar on Dec. 4. This session is open to students, parents, faculty and others interested in how to help Jewish students feel protected during this difficult time.
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Register for 12/4 webinar.
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AI and Antisemitism: Last week, as part of ADL’s commitment under the White House National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, we convened elected officials from around the world, White House officials including Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt (shown here) and leaders of tech companies to discuss how to prevent AI and Generative AI from becoming tools to spread antisemitism. Following the meeting, members of Congress are working with ADL to draft legislation addressing this emerging threat and continuing dialogues with tech companies to hold them accountable.
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Read ADL’s recent report on how AI is being used to spread misinformation about Hamas and Israel.
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International Incidents Surge: ADL’s International Affairs team has been tracking the rise in antisemitic incidents across the world. Since Oct. 7, there have been over 1500 antisemitic incidents (and 600+ arrests) in France, over 1500 incidents in the U.K. and a 482% increase in incidents in Australia. For more about global antisemitism, including incidents this week such as a Molotov cocktail aimed at a Montreal JCC and a rabbi in Genoa threatened with a screwdriver,
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read our international blog.
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Troubling Posts on TikTok: Researchers at the ADL Center for Technology and Society have found that bad actors appear to be sidestepping TikTok’s moderation policies to spread antisemitic content via posts. We were able to identify a concerning problem on the highly popular social media platform that, at a time where antisemitism and online hate are particularly concerning, warrants enforcement fixes from the company. Many of these hate-filled posts have garnered hundreds of thousands of views and have not been taken down, though they are in violation of TikTok’s community guidelines.
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Read the ADL report.
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Anti-Israel “Toolkits”: There is nothing inherently nefarious about activists wishing to effect change – calling for everything from city hall resolutions to Congressional action. However, in the post-Oct. 7 landscape, some anti-Israel activists’ calls to action cross the line into support for or minimization of terror. These toolkits and resources may directly attack Zionism in ways that delegitimize Israel and that are antisemitic when they vilify and negate Zionism or utilize anti-Jewish tropes or hold all Jews responsible for Israel’s actions.
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Read the ADL Center on Extremism report.
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Take Action Today
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Tell the Associated Press to Label Hamas as a Terrorist Group. The AP serves as a prominent force in news, setting standards for reporters globally. In the AP’s Israel-Hamas guide, Hamas is inaccurately labeled as a “militant group” rather than a terrorist organization. The term “militant” serves to legitimize Hamas and whitewash their terrorist ideology and actions. The U.S. Government designated Hamas as a terrorist organization and the AP should label Hamas as such to reflect its ideology and actions. The AP Style Guide directly influences news coverage and public perception of the terror inflicted by Hamas on Israelis and Palestinians.
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Join ADL in urging the AP to accurately designate Hamas as a terrorist group.
Social Spotlights
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@JGreenblattADL
It was an honor to meet with @OrthodoxUnion to discuss joint strategies to ensure the safety and security of Jewish communities everywhere in the current context and beyond. This is especially critical for visibly Orthodox Jews, who our data shows bear the brunt of violent antisemitism in the US.
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We are outraged by reports that a Jewish teacher at Hillcrest High School was forced to hunker down, while hundreds of rioting students allegedly attempted to storm her classroom and vandalized school property after learning that she attended a pro-Israel rally. We welcome the @NYCSchools’ investigation and join in calling for immediate steps to be taken to protect the safety of students and staff and ensure that antisemitism and other forms of hate will not be tolerated.
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@ ADL’s Incident Tracker
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@ADL_tracker feed of news and developments in antisemitism activities.
“This past Shabbat afternoon (Nov. 25), there were three separate antisemitic attacks on Jews in the quiet Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush, home to a large Orthodox Jewish community.”
— November 27, 2023
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Hillcrest Nazis operated openly, directly in front of a Jewish synagogue in North Dallas.
— November 27, 2023
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Maryland hate crime task force member claimed babies murdered by Hamas were ‘fake,’ compared Israel to Nazis.
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— November 21, 2023
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