THE WEEK'S BIG 3

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Todd Wilson became the third member of the group to plead guilty for their role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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	May 5, 2022

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					THE WEEK'S BIG 3

					A third member of the far-right Oath Keepers group pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy for their role in the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. Russia’s foreign minister was roundly condemned by Jewish groups and officials for comparing Ukraine’s Jewish president to Hitler. Just days after observing Yom HaShoah, a synagogue in Portland was vandalized with antisemitic messaging scrawled on an exterior wall and a fire set outside.

					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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					Oath Keeper Details Pre-Jan. 6 Planning, Pleads to Seditious Conspiracy

					“On Wednesday, Wilson admitted he traveled from Tysons Corner to the Capitol with Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes that morning, entered the Capitol through the west side and then joined a mob of people who forced open the Rotunda doors on the east side of the building, enabling a column of fellow Oath Keepers to join the melee.” The Washington Post: READ MORE

					+ ADL Resource: Who are the Oath Keepers?

					+ READ: ADL joins lawsuit to hold Jan. 6 insurrectionists accountable for their actions

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					Lavrov's 'Grotesque' Hitler Remarks Fuel 'Global Antisemitic Fire,' U.S. Jewish Leaders Say

					“On Sunday, Lavrov told Italian media that the fact Zelenskyy is Jewish does not negate Ukraine's supposed Nazi elements, claiming that the Nazi German leader also ‘had Jewish blood,’ adding that ‘the wise Jewish people said that the most ardent antisemites are usually Jews.’” Haaretz: LEARN MORE

					+ Jonathan Greenblatt tweet: Every aspect of the Russian war against Ukraine has been barbaric, but it’s a new low and just perverse to see Lavrov attempt to contrive some comparison to Hitler.

					+ READ Ken Jacobson in NBC Think: Russian FM Lavrov's absurd comparison between Zelenskyy and Hitler

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					Portland Synagogue Vandalized With Threatening Hate Speech and Fire

					“Someone used yellow paint to write ‘Die Juden’ on the building wall. Juden is the German word for Jews. There were also burn marks on a synagogue door.” NBC Portland: FULL STORY

					+ ADL Resource: H.E.A.T. Map

					+ ADL Pacific Northwest tweet: Just days after Yom Hashoah, Congr. Beth Israel in NW Portland was the target of horrific death threats & vandalism. This is a stunning example of what we saw in our recent Audit on Antisemitism which showed the highest levels of antisemitism in 42 years.

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					KEY ADL SOCIAL STATEMENTS

						On #YomHazikaron (Memorial Day), we join @Israel in honoring its fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. We remember the thousands who lost their lives while bravely defending the Jewish state and those murdered in senseless acts of terror. May their memories be a blessing…

						ADL’s @sharon_nazarian highlights the noteworthy consensus across the political spectrum in the MidEast & US for the #IRGC’s continued designation as a terrorist organization & urges other gov'ts to follow America’s lead in designating the IRGC as such…

						We mourn the passing of Norman Mineta, who served in Congress and as a Cabinet official under 2 US Presidents. Mineta was detained in an internment camp during WWII and later became the 1st Japanese American Cabinet secretary. May his memory be a blessing…

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					IN THE COMMUNITY

						Antisemitic flyers left outside homes in Chicago’s North Shore suburbs (NPR Chicago -- Trent Spoolstra)

						AG’s investigation finds Danvers school officials failed to respond adequately to hockey scandal (Boston.com)

						GOP gubernatorial candidate shares photo of self in front of swastika (Ohio Capital Journal)

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					ADL IN THE NEWS

						On Yom Ha’atzmaut, celebrating the new era of normalization (The Times of Israel -- Ken Jacobson op-ed)

						Back with the banned: Do Twitter’s exiles return under Musk? (Associated Press)

						‘Cheering section’ for violence: the attacks that show 4chan is still a threat (The Guardian)

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