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OAS Advocacy Day Highlights Antisemitism, Iran and Holocaust Remembrance |
Following ADL's accreditation with the Organization of American States (OAS), the International Affairs team conducted an OAS advocacy day, holding meetings with permanent representatives from various member states, as well as with OAS authorities. In a video, Marina Rosenberg, SVP for International Affairs,
outlined ADL's advocacy agenda
, emphasizing the importance of protecting Jewish communities, uplifting Holocaust memory, and combating Iran's malign influence across the Americas.
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ADL Secures Belgian Partnership, Presents at Key EU Events |
ADL Europe's team represented the organization on the EU Commission Working Group on antisemitism in Brussels. Andrew Srulevitch, Senior Regional Director for Europe, met with over 40 Special Envoys and Jewish community leaders and secured a cooperation agreement with BESC, the Belgian Jewish security organization, to partner with ADL's Center on Extremism and distribute Words To Action in Belgium. Dalia Grinfeld, Associate Director of European Affairs, presented the ADL-WUJS survey on a panel addressing whole-of-society approaches to combating antisemitism and led a workshop on campus antisemitism at Germany's Roundtable of key
stakeholders against antisemitism.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with ADL and the J7 communities and to discuss deepening cooperation between Israel and Jewish communities worldwide in the fight against antisemitism and to support Jewish resilience.
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To commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, ADL partnered with the Cyprus Embassy in Washington, D.C., for a special event for EU diplomats. The program featured remarks from Cyprus’s Ambassador Evangelos Savva, State Department Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain, and ADL’s Marina Rosenberg and Aykan Erdemir, and included a presentation of ADL's Global100 survey findings on Holocaust awareness.
Our International Organizations team hosted a Consular Roundtable in New York, bringing together dozens of diplomats for dialogue with ADL experts on combating antisemitism and extremism. The roundtable focused on building bridges between governments, civil society, and Jewish communities to address rising global antisemitism through coordinated, strategic action.
To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ken Jacobson, Deputy National Director, published an op-ed examining how the Holocaust is increasingly being weaponized against Jews and Israel.
ADL welcomed the US Department of Treasury's action to curtail Hamas's covert fundraising network, noting that Hamas's exploitation of so-called "charities" to fund terrorism endangers both Palestinians and Israelis by undermining legitimate humanitarian efforts.
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| Israel and the Middle East |
ADL Israel organized a special session for International Holocaust Remembrance Day for Israel's Knesset Committee on Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs, where ADL experts presented alongside Knesset and government representatives, Yad Vashem, and civil society organizations, each of whom referenced and praised ADL's work in combating antisemitism and safeguarding Holocaust memory.
ADL welcomed the return of the body of Ran Gvili, the last hostage held by Hamas in Gaza, noting that with the hostages accounted for, this marks the end of the horrific chapter that began October 7, 2023.
ADL expressed shock over a deadly terror attack in northern Israel that killed a 19-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man.
ADL expressed alarm over the increasing frequency and volume of prominent Saudi voices—analysts, journalists, and preachers—using openly antisemitic rhetoric and aggressively pushing anti-Abraham Accords messaging, often while peddling conspiracy theories about "Zionist plots."
ADL's Task Force on Middle East Minorities condemned the Islamic Republic's violent crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran and called on the international community to make clear that Iran must respect the fundamental rights of the Iranian people.
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ADL partnered with the Central Council of Jews in Germany to launch a digital learning tool
designed to combat antisemitism and foster understanding of Jewish life in Germany. The course features four modules covering Jewish life, religion, history, and antisemitism, presented through authentic Jewish voices and perspectives.
ADL delivered two sessions at the Annual Congress of the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS), including a Words to Action training, and a briefing on the ADL-WUJS survey with advocacy training on utilizing ADL data to drive policy on antisemitism on campus globally.
ADL welcomed the EU's terrorist designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a long overdue recognition of the IRGC's murderous tactics targeting Jews, Israelis, and Iranian dissidents.
ADL welcomed Switzerland's adoption of its first-ever national strategy against antisemitism and racism.
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In Guatemala, ADL partnered with the Jewish community and the Holocaust Museum to introduce COAJ—a free digital education program which equips students and educators with tools to recognize antisemitism, challenge stereotypes, and counter hate in their communities.
In Mexico, ADL LATAM delivered its first Words to Action workshop to Jewish high school students, and partnered with the Centro de Estudios Multisensorial museum to offer COAJ as part of their curriculum for visiting schools. |
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