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Thousands Join "No Hate. No Fear." Solidarity March Against Anti-Semitism
Following a string of attacks on the Jewish community in Jersey City, Monsey and throughout the greater New York City area, an estimated 25,000 people of all backgrounds gathered to unite against hate. ADL CEO and National Director, Jonathan Greenblatt addressed the audience alongside thought leaders and community activists including New York Times Columnist Bari Weiss
and Executive Director of the Western States Center Eric Ward.
Local supporters from ADL and partner organizations in the Washington, D.C. region traveled to NYC to participate in the march across the Brooklyn Bridge in solidarity against anti-Semitism, while others remained closer to home, coming together for a community vigil to stand up to anti-Semitism in Takoma Park.
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ADL's Meredith Weisel and Local Jewish Community Leaders Join NPR's Kojo Nnamdi Show to Discuss Anti-Semitism
With anti-Semitic incidents on the rise around our region and across the country, Jewish communities must take additional steps to respond. ADL Washington, D.C. Senior Associate Regional Director, Meredith Weisel joined the Kojo Nnamdi show to discuss the impact this trend is having on communities in and around the District. Together with Gil Preuss, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and Rabbi Shira Stutman of Sixth and I, they discussed the ongoing efforts of leading institutions to confront this challenge.
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Virginia Attorney General Herring Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Virginians from Hate Crimes and White Supremacist Violence
Ahead of the 2020 legislative session, Attorney General Mark R. Herring and legislative partners reintroduced a package of legislation
to protect Virginians from hate crimes and white supremacist violence. The bills will update the Commonwealth’s hate crime and domestic terrorism laws, protect Virginians from violence and intimidation by hate groups and white supremacists, and make it harder for hate groups and white supremacists to threaten, intimidate, or hurt Virginians with firearms.
“We are witnessing an increase in hate, violence, xenophobic rhetoric and bias-motivated actions targeting Jews, Muslims, immigrants, people of color and LGBTQ individuals. One vital step to confront this trend is legislation that will broaden the protected categories under Virginia’s hate crime statute, ensuring our laws protect our diversity and acknowledge the fullness of the identities of those who call the Commonwealth home," Doron Ezickson, ADL Washington, D.C. Regional Director, said.
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Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About Iran Drone Strike Gain Traction in Online Hate Forums and Iranian Media
A new blog from ADL’s Center on Extremism identifies some of those who are currently spreading anti-Semitic and anti-Israel conspiracies in the wake of the Soleimani assassination. The rapid spread of such conspiracies has been most noticeable among white supremacists and other blatant anti-Semites, but conspiracies about Jews have also figured in public statements from Iranian officials and the Islamic terrorist organizations they support. Some anti-Israel activists on the left have expressed related notions about Jewish or Israeli influence over U.S. foreign policy.
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ADL Testifies Before U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom About Global Efforts to Counter Anti-Semitism
ADL Senior Vice President for International Affairs, Sharon Nazarian, delivered testimony, provided analysis and presented recommendations before representatives of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) about global efforts to counter rising anti-Semitism. She highlighted a number of pivotal steps the USCIRF can take to proactively urge governments around the world to better fight anti-Semitism in their countries.
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With anti-Semitism and hate on the rise, we know communities in the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia have more questions than ever. If you or your organization are interested in having an ADL representative speak, please fill out the form below.
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