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December 2023
Israel Visit Includes Meetings and Briefings About Oct. 7 and Security Situation


A senior ADL delegation led by CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and SVP for International Affairs Marina Rosenberg visited Israel for meetings and briefings related to the October 7th massacre and the current security situation in the region.


Highlights included:
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Visiting “hostage square” to
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meet with family members of those being held hostage in Gaza
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A visit to
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the community of Kfar Aza to bear witness to the Oct. 7 destruction
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isit to Israel’s northern border with Lebanon and security briefing on Hezbollah threats
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meeting with the Dvorah Forum about Hamas's use of sexual violence on Oct 7
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Meeting with Israeli President Herzog to brief him on the rise in antisemitism worldwide and trends on college campuses
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Meeting with new Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz
ADL Leaders Attend J7 Summitt in Paris
In the backdrop of a spike in antisemitism around the globe, Jonathan and Marina led a group of senior ADL staff for a high-level meeting of the J7 - the Large Jewish Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism – in Paris, France. The member communities – which include Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US - agreed to continue to work together to develop best practices for governments, academia, the private sector and civil society to address these issues.

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>> ">Read the Full J7 Statement Here >>>


AROUND THE WORLD
Israel and the Middle East
An ADL blog examines how many anti-Israel and antisemitic voices around the world
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engage in denialism over the events of Oct. 7, and its perpetrators, their methods, the nature of its victims, its scope, or Hamas’ goals.


An
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ADL report highlighted the antisemitism and anti-Israel rhetoric in cartoons published in Arabic-language media outlets, including those which invoke age-old antisemitic tropes and anti-Israel themes.




ADL
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criticized a planned march on the Temple Mount by far-right Jewish extremists as an unnecessary provocation and attempt to stoke religious hatred in the midst of a regional security escalation.


Ken Jacobson, Deputy National Director, published several op-eds related to October 7th, including:
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The History of Antisemitism and the Hamas Massacre
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The International Community’s Shameful Embrace of Palestinian Rejectionism
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American Interests and the Israel-Hamas War
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Are Jews Really Alone?
Europe


In an op-ed, Andrew Srulevitch, Director of European Affairs,
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wrote about the hostility towards Jewish students on university campuses in Europe, Latin America and around the world, including first-hand accounts from his conversations with British, Spanish and French Jewish student leaders about their experiences with anti-Israel-related antisemitism.


In 2023, ADL delivered 62 Words To Action trainings in fifteen European countries, training 990 Jewish young adults and youth in responding to antisemitism. ADL continues to be the largest provider of antisemitism education to Jewish young adults in Europe.


Latin America


Throughout 2023, over 2,400 people participated in joint ADL-Jewish Museum of Chile workshops on “From Prejudice to Genocide." The workshops, which are based on ADL’s Pyramid of Hate, were offered in schools, universities, police academies several Jewish organizations across Chile and the region.


ADL op-eds and backgrounders were translated into Spanish and published, including:
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Marina Rosenberg on the Silence of Women’s Groups on Oct. 7 Sexual Violence (Infobae)
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Carole Nuriel on Arab Solidarity with Israel (El Espanol)
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Marina Rosenberg on Hanukkah and the Hamas Tunnels (Ynet Espanol)

Global


ADL keeps a running blog with updated country statistics and select incidents about global antisemitism.

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>> ">Visit the Blog Here >>>



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