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ADL Applauds Law Enforcement for Thwarted Terror Attack

ADL today applauded law enforcement for thwarting a planned terror attack, with one of the potential targets being the Jewish community in the Southern California area. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Mark Steven Domingo, 26, of Reseda, a former U.S. Army infantryman with combat experience in Afghanistan, faces federal charges in an alleged terrorist plot in which he

2019 Sherwood Prize: ADL Honors Law Enforcement for Combating Hate and Bigotry

ADL LA’s Helene & Joseph Sherwood Prize for Combating Hate luncheon and awards ceremony was held on March 12 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The prizes are awarded to law enforcement personnel in Southern California who go above and beyond their basic job descriptions to fight hate. As ADL Regional Board Chair Scott Harris said during his

Desert Community Event Explores Contemporary Extremism in “Behind the Hate”

In partnership with the Jewish Federation of the Desert, ADL presented its annual Desert Community event at the Jewish Federation office in Rancho Mirage on Tuesday, November 27.  This year’s program was Behind the Hate: An Expose of Extremists and their Beliefs. The program featured Dr. Pete Simi, the director of the Earl Babbie Research Center and an Associate Professor

ADL Trains Law Enforcement at Terrorism Conference

ADL’s Center on Extremism Senior Investigative Researcher and Director of Special Projects Joanna Mendelson led a session recently at the 4th Annual Inland Empire Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) Conference in Temecula, CA.  Her presentation, The Changing Landscape of Extremism in America, took place on November 12, 2018, at the Pechanga Resort and Casino before an audience of 250 local, state