THE WEEK'S BIG 3

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Rushdie has been the subject of death threats from the Iranian regime for decades.

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	August 18, 2022

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					THE WEEK'S BIG 3

					Author Salman Rushdie, who has been the subject of death threats and a fatwa from the Iranian regime for decades, was attacked on stage at an event in Western New York by an apparent extremist, leaving him with life-altering injuries. Federal prosecutors charged a Pennsylvania man with posting multiple violent threats against the FBI online in the days that followed the bureau’s search of former President Trump’s private club and residence in Florida. Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, drew worldwide condemnation following remarks made in Germany that accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” against the Palestinians.

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					World-Renowned Author Salman Rushdie Brutally Attacked on Stage in New York

					“The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader, according to a New York Post interview published on Wednesday… Rushdie has lived with a bounty on his head since publication of The Satanic Verses in 1988 prompted Khomeini to issue a fatwa urging Muslims to kill him.” The Guardian: READ MORE

					+ READ: ADL Letter to Twitter CEO Calling for Removal Ayatollah Khamenei from Platform

					+ READ: Tehran’s Long Arm: America Needs Vigilance Against the Iranian Regime’s Threats -- Jonathan Greenblatt op-ed

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					Pennsylvania Man Arrested After Making Threats Toward FBI; Bureau Continues to See “Unprecedented” Uptick in Violent Rhetoric

					“The man, Adam Bies, 46, compared federal agents to K.G.B. and Nazi officers and threatened to kill them, prosecutors said in a complaint. Mr. Bies posted the messages on Gab, the far-right social media app, and wrote under the pseudonym Adam Kenneth Campbell. He explained in a chat log obtained by investigators that he used the false name ‘so that corporate Murica’ could not ‘Google’ him ‘out of a job.’” The New York Times: 
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					+ WATCH: Ex-FBI Agent: “I’ve Never Seen” This Level of Threats After Search -- CNN interview with Greg Ehrie

					+ ADL Blog: Mar-a-Lago Search Sparks Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Online

					+ PROGRAMMING NOTE: Watch this Sunday a CNN special report, Rising Hate: Antisemitism in America

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					Palestinian Leader Accuses Israel of Committing “50 Holocausts”

					“Abbas had been asked by a journalist if he would apologize for the 1972 Olympics massacre in Munich, when members of the Israeli team were taken hostage by Palestinian gunmen, at the time part of a splinter group of Abbas' Fatah party, leading to the death of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, and one West German policeman, following an armed standoff.” CNN: 
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					+ ADL tweet: We appreciate this condemnation of Mahmoud Abbas's appalling Holocaust distortion. But it would have been even stronger had the Chancellor immediately reacted with Abbas standing right next to him, as he rightfully did with the PA leader's erroneous use of the term apartheid.

					+ READ: Mahmoud Abbas’s lifelong falsification of Jewish history -- The Times of Israel

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					KEY ADL SOCIAL STATEMENTS

						Too many have viewed #antisemitism as a political prop instead of an increasing threat that we ALL must take seriously. We are proud to be part of @CNN’s new special report– Rising Hate: Antisemitism in America. Watch it this Sunday, Aug 21 at 9 pm ET…

						Removing a version of Anne Frank’s diary from a school library is a disgrace. This action will only do more harm, preventing future generations from understanding the vital lessons of the Holocaust and working towards ensuring #NeverAgain

						Glad to see the @SierraClub will resume #Israel trips in March. Despite what anti-Israel voices claim, experiencing Israel through its environment, geology, history & people does not negate, nor ‘greenwash,’ the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…

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					IN THE COMMUNITY

						Brooklyn synagogue vandalized with hateful message (CBS New York)

						Josh Shapiro’s new ads cite Doug Mastriano’s ties to antisemitic content on Gab (Philadelphia Inquirer)

						The Rise of Antisemitism in Charlotte (Charlotte Magazine)

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					ADL IN THE NEWS

						‘We’re all in this together’ (Australian Jewish News -- Interview with Jonathan Greenblatt)

						Since the Mar-a-Lago raid, extremists have flooded mainstream sites like TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube to preach pro-Trump violence (Business Insider)

						Extremism Glossary: 11 Red Flag Words and What They Mean (CNET)

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