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ADL leader says Israel should avoid using antisemitism as political tool - opinion

Israel is neither the cause nor the cure for modern antisemitism, but its choices reverberate across the Jewish world

Jew-hatred is surging, but Israel’s behavior is not responsible for the rise in antisemitism, no matter how much antisemites try to portray it that way.
Zohran Mamdani attends a news conference at the headquarters of the NYPD on Jan. 6, 2026 in New York City.

Major Jewish groups pull out of NYC mayor's interfaith breakfast

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The paradox of antisemitism education – and why it backfired - opinion

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens delivered the "State of World Jewry" talk at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Feb. 1, 2026.

In 92NY talk, Bret Stephens urges ‘dismantling’ ADL and investing more in Jewish identity


ADL files formal complaint against JVP, claims violations of federal campaign finance laws

JVP has reportedly failed to respond to four different requests for further information by the Federal Election Commission.

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American Jews warn Biden: Arms embargo 'emboldens' Hamas, Iran

Leading Jewish organizations in the US warn president Biden - Withholding arms to Israel is against America's interests.

 US President Joe Biden meets with holocaust survivors Dr. Gita Cycowicz and Rena Quint during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, July 13, 2022.

Top ADL official safe following criminal shooting in Washington

After initial reports, it was clarified that the shooting was criminal and not an antisemitic incident.

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Tel Aviv University and Anti-Defamation League publish report on antisemitism worldwide for 2023

“October 7 helped spread a fire that was already out of control”.

 A person holds the neck of an artificial human skeleton during the al-Quds day (Jerusalem Day), an annual pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to express support for Palestinians and oppose Israel and Zionism in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 14, 2023

Universities cut deals with campus protesters, Jewish orgs. aren't too thrilled

Some administrations view the deals as wins if it means campus life can return to normal. The wider Jewish community views them as surrendering to terror.

 A view of the vacated encampment erected in support of Palestinians at the Parsons School of Design after clearing by the NYPD, New York City, US, May 3, 2024

ADL says antisemitic incidents more than doubled last year, driven by post-Oct. 7 surge

The total number of post-Oct. 7 incidents, more than 5,200, is far higher than the 3,283 incidents tabulated during nearly the same period in a preliminary ADL report was released in mid-January.

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest as they take part in the ‘Biden: Stop supporting genocide!’ rally in New York City on January 20.

The ADL’s new ‘report card’ for campus antisemitism gets an F from Hillel and some Jewish students

Some Jewish students have accused the new initiative of oversimplifying the issue of campus antisemitism.

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Harvard, MIT: Among the worst for Jewish students, face highest antisemitism rates

The Report Card is part of ADL’s recently launched Not On My Campus campaign, calling on US colleges and universities to commit to no tolerance for antisemitism.

 A PROTESTER waves a Palestinian flag during a rally at Columbia University in New York, in November.

American Jewish groups mourn passing of former US Senator Joe Lieberman

ADL: We're deeply saddened by the passing of former Senator Joe Liberman. As the first Jew to appear on a national Presidential ticket - he often credited Judaism for calling him to public service.

Joe Liberman at the Herzl Conference on October 30, 2019.

White supremacist propaganda shared 20 times per day in US - ADL

The ADL described the current amount of White supremacist propaganda distribution as reaching “historic levels,” with a total of 7,567 incidents recorded in 2023.

 Antisemitic leaflet distributed by GDL member.