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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

ADL Tracks Highest Level of Antisemitic Incidents on Record

ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS HIT ALL-TIME HIGH IN 2019 California Vandalism Numbers Rise Significantly ADL’s annual report found more than 2,100 acts of antisemitic hate nationwide; 56% increase in assaults, four fatalities Los Angeles, CA, May 12, 2020 … The American Jewish community experienced the highest level of antisemitic incidents last year since tracking began in 1979, with more than 2,100 acts

ADL Joins Other Experts at the USC Homegrown Violent Extremism Digital Summit

On November 8, ADL’s Center on Extremism Senior Investigative Researcher and Director of Special Projects Joanna Mendelson participated as a panelist for the USC Price School Safe Communities Institute 2019 Homegrown Violent Extremism (HVE) Digital Summit. The Summit consisted of three panels: Surviving Extremist Violence; Extremism and Digital Media; and The Path Out of Extremism. Mendelson sat on the second