THE WEEK'S BIG 3

ABC Philadelphia

The group behind the rally was identified as Patriot Front.

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	July 8, 2021

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					THE WEEK'S BIG 3

					Police say scores of members of a white supremacist group marched in Philadelphia over the weekend, clashing with pedestrians and setting off what were believed to be smoke bombs at one point. The group of 11 militiamen who ended up in an hours-long standoff with police in Massachusetts on Saturday morning espouses a conspiracy-based, anti-government agenda that combines sovereign-citizen beliefs with those of the Moorish Science Temple. A rabbi is recovering after he was stabbed eight times outside a Jewish school in Brighton last week in what prosecutors are calling a hate crime.

					Read on for more on these headlines, news you can use to fight hate and the latest info about ADL from around the country.

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					White Supremacist Group Marches Through Philadelphia Before Fourth of July Celebrations

					“The group of Patriot Front members, estimated at 150 to 200 people, marched for several blocks in Center City on Saturday evening wearing tan pants and black shirts with face coverings and carrying shields and flags. Police said they were chanting slogans such as 'Reclaim America' and 'The election was stolen.'” ABC Philadelphia: READ MORE

					+ ADL Resource: Who is Patriot Front?

					+ WATCH: ADL Philadelphia’s Shira Goodman on CBS Philadelphia

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					Hours-long Standoff Between Police, Heavily Armed Men in Massachusetts Ends with 11 Arrests

					“The group, self-identified as the Rise of the Moors, live-streamed its standoff on Saturday on its YouTube page, in which its leader, identified on the group’s website as Jamhal Talib Abdullah Beym, said the group is ‘not anti-government’ and was being ‘extra careful’ not to violate the federal laws of the United States.” Boston Herald: LEARN MORE

					+ ADL Resource: The Washitaw Nation and Moorish Sovereign Citizens

					+ LISTEN: ADL Senior Research Fellow Mark Pitcavage on NPR Boston

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					Rabbi Stabbed Outside Shaloh House Jewish School in Brighton, MA

					“Awad, 24, of Brighton, was arrested shortly after the attack outside the Shaloh House on Chestnut Hill Avenue. Boston Police said he was armed with a knife and gun. He’s charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a police officer. He was arraigned in Brighton District Court.” CBS Boston: FULL STORY

					+ ADL New England tweet: “We welcome today's filing of hate crime charges in the vicious attack against Rabbi Noginski. They are a stark reminder that #antisemitism continues to fuel violence against the Jewish community.”

					+ Boston Jews rally together after streak of attacks in the area (JTA)

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					KEY ADL SOCIAL STATEMENTS

						So upsetting to see more than a dozen headstones were vandalized with #antisemitic messages at a Jewish cemetery in Baltimore. Jews, like everyone else, should be able to rest in peace. Hopeful the cowards responsible for this are brought to justice…

						Once again @mtgreenee demonstrates her lack of understanding and remorse for her dangerous and offensive rhetoric. These latest remarks trivializing the Holocaust confirm what we all suspected: her recent trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was a publicity stunt…

						A privilege to attend the swearing in of new Israeli President @Isaac_Herzog, but even more special to be here with friends from US Congress…

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					IN THE COMMUNITY

						‘Hate Fueled By White Supremacy’: DA Releases Excerpts From Winthrop Shooting Suspect’s Journals (CBS Boston -- Robert Trestan interviewed)

						Florida’s proposed Holocaust education standards prompt ‘deep concerns’ from state experts (Orlando Sentinel)

						Mountain Brook alumni criticize school board split from Anti-Defamation League (Alabama.com)

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					ADL IN THE NEWS

						FBI allegedly infiltrated plot against Capitol (CNN -- Joanna Mendelson interviewed)

						Jewish Groups Blast Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Medical Brown Shirts' COVID Jab Comparison (Newsweek)

						England’s Chelsea soccer club joins Anti-Defamation League in partnership to fight bigotry (JTA)

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