New York, NY, September 20, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was concerned by recent acts of anti-Semitic vandalism discovered at Long Island Railroad (LIRR) stations. According to reports, a swastika was found the afternoon of September 19 carved into a seat on a LIRR train car that left from Atlantic Terminal. This incident was preceded by
September 16, 2016 Letters to the Editor New York Post The Post’s recycling of Jonathan Tobin’s meritless attack on the Anti-Defamation League and its record on Israel is unfair (“The Anti-Defamation League Turns Anti-Israel,” Sept. 15). The opinion piece by ADL’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, that Mr. Tobin takes issue with, while criticizing a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also outlined
New York, NY, September 15, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the New York City Council’s adoption of Resolution 1058-A “condemning all efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the global movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction (BDS) the people of Israel.” ADL said the adoption, which was passed on September 14, is an important step
A nearly six-month investigation by outside counsel of that incident and a string of other alleged anti-Semitic incidents on the campuses of the City University of New York has verified the veracity of many of the incidents. However, the report concluded that much of the offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment. Evan Bernstein, the New York regional director
Expresses Concern Over Volume of Recent Anti-Muslim Incidents Across the City New York, NY, September 13, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned a possible hate crime directed against a Muslim woman who was touring in Midtown Manhattan. According to reports, on September 10, a woman wearing traditional Muslim dress had the sleeve of her blouse set on
