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ADL Shares Concerns about proposed UTLA Motion Regarding Israel

ADL recently reached out to the leadership of United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), the union representing Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teachers regarding concerns brought to us from community members, including UTLA members, about proposed anti-Israel motions that have taken place at some UTLA area meetings recently.  The motion language is very one-sided against Israel and fails to

A Current Update on the State of Hate

For over 100 years, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has been at the forefront of legal efforts to combat hate of all kinds. In the 1950s, this included working to pass anti-masking laws in response to the KKK’s efforts to terrorize minorities. In the 1960s, ADL mobilized support for civil rights and voting rights legislation, culminating in the passage of the

ADL Staff and Volunteers Advocate for Legislation as part of JPAC’s 2021 Virtual Lobby Day

ADL is a long-time, active member of the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC), the largest single-state coalition of Jewish organizations in the nation advocating on legislation and other statewide issues.  This year, ADL was a co-sponsor of the annual Advocacy Day, which typically takes place in person in Sacramento, but this year was a virtual event. Jewish leaders from throughout California convened online for two afternoons of presentations,

U.S. Antisemitic Incidents Remained at Historic High in 2020

  40% increase in California over past five years; 12% decline in 2020 Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2021 … Antisemitic incidents remained at a historically high level across the United States in 2020, with a total of 2,024 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). While antisemitic incidents declined nationally by 4% in 2020

Extremism and Antisemitism at the U.S. Capitol

ADL has been monitoring extremist rhetoric surrounding the violence that erupted Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol. We have published a number of pieces about onging displays of antisemitism, right-wing extremism and the mainstreaming of hate. Blog Posts: Antisemites Implicate Jews, Anti-Zionists in DC Violence ADL Calls on Twitter to Suspend Accounts Supporting QAnon Extremists Engage in Political Violence in Pro-Trump