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ADL Analysis on the Iranian Regime’s Views of the Holocaust | |
On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, ADL consultant Dr. Meir Javedanfar wrote an op-ed about the dangers of ignoring the Iranian regime's decades-long record of denying the Holocaust, and explained why it's time that international leaders spoke up about it. He writes:
“As the world grapples with Iran’s crackdown on protesters, the progress of its controversial nuclear program, and its malign regional and global actions, the continuation of the Iranian regime’s blatant Holocaust denial, and its fondness for public antisemitic statements, is something the international community must take seriously in dealing with Tehran.”
Read the Full Op-Ed Here >>>
In an op-ed, CEO Jonathan Greenblatt explains why the threat of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund divesting from Israel’s banks would invigorate the BDS movement, and called on business and political leaders around the globe to speak up against this move. He writes:
“The disproportionate focus on Israel is indisputable, contemptible, and unfortunately all too common as radical activists attempt to hijack the ESG movement to drive their own agenda, in this case demonizing and delegitimizing the Jewish state.”
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ADL Trains Over 700 Young European Jews in 2022 | |
In 2022, ADL delivered 51 in-person Words To Action trainings in twelve European countries for 741 Jewish young adults in responding to antisemitism, resulting in over 100 hours of training. In just one year, ADL became the largest provider of antisemitism education to Jewish young adults in Europe. As a result of the trainings, 88% of participants felt highly or very highly confident to respond to antisemitism, compared to 40% prior to the session.
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Israel and the Middle East
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ADL strongly condemned two Palestinian terrorist attacks in Jerusalem over Shabbat that killed seven people
and injured several others, saying: “As we continue to witness the intentional escalation of violence and terror in Israel, ADL remains committed to the security of the Jewish state, fighting hate and extremism in all forms, and working for a future of peace. Our thoughts remain with last night’s victims and their families, and we pray for the swift recovery of the survivors from both attacks.”
Otzma Yehudit Knesset Member Zvika Fogel’s call to arrest Israel political leaders for treason was condemned as incitement to violence.
ADL condemned the desecration of two Christian sites: a church in Ma’alot Tarshiha and the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery in Jerusalem, and urged authorities to thoroughly investigate this crime and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Marina Rosenberg, SVP for International Affairs, and Carole Nuriel, Senior Director for International Government and Community Engagement and Director of ADL Israel, participated in a Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorbtion and Diaspora Affairs session at Yad Vashem, where Carole briefed participants on ADL's poll on US Antisemitic Attitudes and on other ADL surveys.
To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, ADL Israel held educational sessions for over 1,000 students across the country on understanding contemporary antisemitism.
ADL’s International Affairs Committee hosted a briefing on the protests in Iran, featuring Marjan Keypour Greenblatt, Founding Director of Alliance for Rights of All Minorities and member of ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities, and Dr. Meir Javedanfar, who were in conversation with Marina Rosenberg. |
Jonathan Greenblatt wrote to Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau urging the Barcelona Municipal Council not to cancel its sister city relationship with Tel Aviv, explaining how such a move would only embolden BDS advocates.
ADL condemned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for comparing Western support for Ukraine with Hitler’s genocidal "Final Solution" to the "Jewish question."
ADL condemned Danish far-right leader Rasmus Paludan for publicly burning a Quran in Stockholm.
Dalia Grinfeld, Associate Director of European Affairs, joined a dinner in Berlin honoring Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, and the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, hosted by the US Ambassador to Germany, Dr. Amy Gutmann.
ADL delivered Words To Action trainings to the Moishe House Pod in Amsterdam and Madrid on issues related to antisemitism and Holocaust denial and distortion. |
ADL condemned the violent attack on Brazil’s National Congress by those seeking to undermine Brazil’s democratic institutions.
A resolution drafted by Chilean parliamentarians that condemned antisemitism, racism and discrimination was welcomed.
Comments made by Chilean congressman Jorge Brito that, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, equated Israel's defense against terrorism with the Holocaust, were condemned.
ADL marked the 8th anniversary of the murder of Argentinean AMIA Prosecutor Alberto Nisman.
ADL op-eds were translated into Spanish, including: |
In an op-ed
published for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ken Jacobson, Deputy National Director, wrote that the phrase Never Again “should not merely be a slogan, but a living promise and commitment by all to ensure the horrors of the Holocaust and the generations of hatred that led to the greatest catastrophe in recorded history are never repeated."
ADL expressed condolences to the global Catholic community on the passing of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI. |
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