THE WEEK'S BIG 3

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The findings outline a troubling and dangerous marriage between the Trump world and groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

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	July 13, 2022

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					THE WEEK'S BIG 3

					The House committee investigating the Jan.6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol made the case on Tuesday that allies within the Trump world had closely coordinated with far-right extremist groups in the lead up to the attack. Jewish organizations in the United States have denounced the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s recent passage of a resolution labeling Israel's treatment of Palestinians an "apartheid.” In a series of letters, ADL called on the Icelandic company providing online hosting services to the Mapping Project to take the site down.

					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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					Jan. 6 Committee Shows Evidence of Coordination Between Far-Right Extremist Groups and Trump Allies

					“Trump's Dec. 19 tweet, which read: ‘Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!’ spread like wildfire among far-right groups, said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. In the hours after that tweet was posted, Kelly Meggs, the head of the Florida Oath Keepers, posted a message on Facebook pledging that his group would ‘work together’ with the Three-Percenters and Proud Boys.” NPR: READ MORE

					+ ADL tweet: The findings presented by @January6thCmte highlight not only the connections between far-right extremists & the former president’s inner circle, but also the dangerous alliance formed between #ProudBoys & #OathKeepers in advance of the #Jan6th attack.

					+ ADL Resource: Who are the Oath Keepers?

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					Jewish Groups Denounce Presbyterian Church USA Calling Israel an ‘Apartheid’ State

					“Choosing to utilize such a caustic and demonizing term as apartheid — or, worse, comparing Israel's actions to those of the Nazis during the Holocaust — feeds into an unhealthy discourse that, despite all the injustice in the world, positions Israel, and only Israel, as uniquely evil among the nations.” The Christian Post: LEARN MORE

					+ ADL Blog: The Presbyterian Church’s Lost Moral Compass on Israel

					+ ADL tweet: We are deeply disturbed that PCUSA commissioners passed this demonizing resolution falsely labeling Israel as an apartheid state and comparing its treatment of Palestinians to the Holocaust, a decision that will only harm the church’s relations with the Jewish community.

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					ADL Calls on Icelandic Government to Take Action over Antisemitic “Mapping Project” Website

					“A tweet from the ADL on Monday disclosed that the company, the Reykjavik-based 1984ehf, had responded to the civil rights organizations’ appeal to remove the Mapping Project site by pointing to its hosting policy — which includes a commitment to ‘facilitate the freedom of speech,’ but also a pledge to ‘not host those who advocate violence, terror, suppression or hatred’ and to ‘throw out neo-Nazis and racists.’” Algemeiner
: FULL STORY

					+ READ: ADL Letter to Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Regarding the Mapping Project

					+ ADL tweet thread: After calling on @1984ehf to take down the threatening and antisemitic Mapping Project site, they responded with a link to their policy. We've read it. It says they do “not host those who advocate violence, terror, suppression or hatred” and “throw out neo-Nazis and racists.”

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					KEY ADL SOCIAL STATEMENTS

						As @POTUS travels to the Middle East, there is discussion about what it could mean for Israel's relations with Saudi Arabia. ADL's Deputy National Director breaks down the challenges and opportunities for collaboration between the countries…

						Shame on Twitter for not taking immediate action on learning that President Trump was mobilizing a mob of extremists on its platform. Per today's testimony, any other user would have been permanently banned…

						While @RepRashida has every right to express her views on the tragic death of Shireen Abu Akleh, falsely labeling Israel as an apartheid regime and claiming that all Palestinians are targeted by Israel is unacceptable and hateful rhetoric…

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					IN THE COMMUNITY

						Local religious leaders preach greater vigilance in wake of weekend synagogue threat (FOX San Antonio -- Mark Toubin interviewed)

						Pastor of Bethesda Baptist church says a dozen headstones were damaged during weekend vandalism (Bethesda Magazine, MD)

						Racist flyers in Connecticut are part of a rise in incidents of hate across New England (Connecticut Public Radio)

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					ADL IN THE NEWS

						Georgia Guidestones bombed in act of vandalism (NBC Nightly News -- Katie McCarthy interviewed)

						How online extremism spills over into in-person events (CBSN -- Sara Aniano interviewed)

						President Biden’s upcoming trip to Israel presents a number of historic opportunities (The Times of Israel -- Ken Jacobson op-ed)

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