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ADL Urges Great Neck South School Administrators to Address Bias After Outrageous Anti-Semitic Facebook Post

New York, NY, March 16, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed alarm at an offensive altered photo that reportedly appeared on the “Great Neck South Freshman Facebook Page.” The page, which is not administered by the school, has since been removed. The photo, depicting two Jewish students, was changed to add a small moustache, a red armband with

ADL Commends John Jay College President for Action in Anti-Semitic, Anti-Gay and Racist Graffiti on Campus

New York, NY, March 12, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended John Jay College of Criminal Justice President Jeremy Travis for his immediate attention and swift actions in confronting several hate messages found on campus. According to the college, over the past week, anti-Semitic, anti-gay and racist graffiti were discovered in restrooms and a classroom. In a communique

ISIS-Related Arrests in New York Portend Troubling Nationwide Problem, ADL Says

New York, NY, February 25, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) applauded federal law enforcement officials for their arrests, announced today, of three Brooklyn residents charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the latest individuals to be implicated in the U.S. on terrorism offenses relating to ISIS. Akhror Saidakhmetov was arrested

The WSJ: The Return of Anti-Semitism

The scope of the problem is, of course, difficult to gauge precisely. But recent polling is suggestive—and alarming. An Anti-Defamation League study released last May found “persistent and pervasive” anti-Jewish attitudes after surveying 53,100 adults in 102 countries and territories world-wide. The ADL found that 74% of those surveyed in the Middle East and North Africa held anti-Semitic attitudes; the number was