ADL Mourns the Horrific Murder of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas |
ADL rejoiced at the release of 25 hostages held in Gaza back to Israel, and mourned the eight individuals whose bodies were returned as part of a temporary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. ADL joined Israelis and millions of others in mourning the eight murdered hostages, including Shiri Bibas, and her two young sons
Ariel and Kfir.
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Op-Ed Highlights Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s Barbarism |
In an op-ed published on the day of the funeral of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt calls on the international community to not forget that Nasrallah and Hezbollah are responsible for the deaths of thousands of murdered innocents including Jews, Israelis, Lebanese, Syrians, Yemenis and more.
Read the full op-ed here >>>
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Israel and the Middle East
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ADL concluded its inaugural leadership training program for Druze leaders in Israel, which focused on empowering the Druze community and strengthening their role in Israeli society.
An op-ed by Ken Jacobson, Deputy National Director, emphasizes the need for Israel to keep prioritizing the release of all the remaining hostages held in Gaza.
Following a White House meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, ADL issued a statement about the significance of their discussion about the hostages, Israel’s security needs and other issues.
A new backgrounder on the Houthis, the Iranian regime's terror proxy in Yemen, delves into the organization’s decades of antisemitism and anti-Israel incitement since the 1990s, and explains how their attacks on Israel are motivated by a deep hatred of Jews that long predates the October 7th attack.
ADL called on Jordanian King Abdullah to finally extradite Alham Tamimi to the US to face trial for her role in the murder of American Malki Roth and 16 others in the bombing of a Sbarro pizzeria in 2001.
ADL denounced the UN Human Rights Commissioner for falsely equating the plight of the hostages being held in inhumane conditions in Gaza to Palestinian terrorists held in Israeli prisons.
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Following the results of the German election, ADL shared concerns expressed by the German Jewish community about the significant election gains made by the AfD, a far-right party with neo-Nazi ties.
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Liat Altman, Director of Latin American Affairs, led a small delegation of ADL staff to the BAMA Educational Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina where they conducted a Words to Action workshop for teachers and presented on global antisemitism post 10/7. While in Argentina, they also met with Jewish community leaders, youth and young professional groups and more.
In Panama, Liat met with educators in charge of Holocaust and antisemitism education, as well as leaders of the Jewish community.
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ADL commended Australian authorities for charging a Sydney nurse who was recorded issuing violent, antisemitic threats against Israeli patients.
ADL applauded Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal's for her plan to address rising antisemitism in Australia, which critically includes expanded Holocaust and antisemitism education. |
