ADL called on German churches to remove antisemitic statutes that depict Jews engaged in obscene acts with pigs.
ADL welcomed a decision by German’s parliament to allow Rabbis to serve as military chaplains, for the first time since the 1930s.
A Norwegian court’s decision to give the maximum sentence to an admitted Norwegian white supremacist for the racist murder of his Chinese half-sister and armed attack on a mosque was welcomed.
Latin America
Consultations were held with the Jewish communities of Panama, Sao Paolo, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Colombia to hear about current challenges to and activities of their communities, including those related to antisemitism, and to offer ADL support and cooperation.
At the request of the Panamanian Jewish community, Liat Altman, Director of Latin American Affairs, moderated a panel on social unrest in the US that featured Alex Rosemberg, NY/NJ Deputy Regional Director, and Monica Bauer, Director of Hispanic Affairs.
ADL welcomed Argentina's adoption of the IHRA working definition on antisemitism, which will help Argentina prevent and respond to antisemitic incidents targeting the Jewish community, the largest in Latin America.
Monica Bauer, Director of Hispanic Affairs, led webinars on hate crimes, racism and hate related to COVID-19 for Mexican Consulates in Houston and Dallas.
Global
ADL condemned antisemitic attacks and trends globally, including: a journalist who engaged in Holocaust denial in Poland; the stabbing of a Hasidic man in London; chants of “dirty Jews” by white supremacists during an anti-racism rally in Paris
; and the appointment of a Holocaust denier to the National Electorate Committee in Venezuela.
ADL joined a coalition letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raising concern about recent U.S. actions that have undermined multilateral support for LGBTI rights around the world.
ADL endorsed a bipartisan Congressional letter signatures in the House and Senate addressed to European Union member states encouraging tougher sanctions against Hezbollah.
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