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Biden on Antisemitism: In a powerful speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance ceremony this week, President Biden made clear that antisemitism will not be tolerated:
“There is no place on any campus in America — any place in America — for antisemitism or hate speech or threats of violence of any kind. Whether against Jews or anyone else. Violent attacks, destroying property is not peaceful protest. It’s against the law…. To the Jewish community, I want you to know: I see your fear, your hurt, your pain. Let me reassure you, as your president, you’re not alone, you belong, you always have and you always will.”
On the same day, the White House announced “Year Two of the Strategy” and built on its National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism through Dept of Education guidance that provides U.S. school districts and colleges with examples of antisemitic discrimination. This new initiative will help more people recognize Title VI violations and hold violators accountable.
→ Read more about the new White House actions. ADL played a key role in shaping the National Strategy, providing more than 30 policy recommendations to the White House, and we continue to spearhead efforts to pass the Countering Antisemitism Act, which would make permanent key aspects of the National Strategy.
U.S. Dept. of Ed. To Investigate Berkeley Public Schools:
Responding to a Title VI complaint filed by ADL and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened a formal investigation into whether the Berkeley (CA) Unified School District failed to address non-stop “severe and persistent” bullying and harassment of Jewish students since October 7, 2023 and has permitted retaliation against parents who complained.
→ Read more about this new investigation.
Iran Attack Sparks Online Antisemitic Threats:
A new analysis by the ADL Center on Extremism has found that expressions of antisemitism on Telegram increased dramatically following the Iranian regime’s unprecedented assault on Israel on April 13, 2024, which included drones and missiles. The findings suggest that antisemitic individuals feel emboldened and inspired by the Iranian attack.
→ Read more in this report.
Wave of Israel-Related Antisemitism in Northern NJ:
Read about the disturbing incidents in a wave of antisemitic and extreme anti-Zionist activity in northern New Jersey that ADL has tracked. Northern New Jersey has a significant Jewish population, and recent activities have served to foment tension and fear.
→ Read more about these incidents in a report from the ADL Center on Extremism.
Op-Ed: The weaponization of the Holocaust against Israel:
“The purpose of Yom Hashoah and all the activities surrounding it is to remember the millions who perished, and to commit to never again. But what we are seeing too often in the past six months is not a commitment towards avoiding a future Holocaust, but the turning of the Holocaust into a weapon against the Jewish people.”
→ Read the full op-ed from ADL’s Kenny Jacobson.
Focusing Law Enforcement on Antisemitism:
ADL organized a national webinar last week for federal, state, local and campus law enforcement on the topic of Rising Antisemitism in the U.S. The ADL Center on Extremism provided a briefing on key findings from our 2023 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, and insight into what we’ve been tracking on campuses. The webinar was attended by more than 200 members of law enforcement.
→ Read more on how ADL partners with law enforcement to protect communities from hate.
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