The mayor stayed away from the Israel Day Parade. I went because Jewish pride, peoplehood and Israel ties are not up for negotiation. By Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO When Mayor Mamdani announced that he would skip New York City’s annual Israel Day Parade, he broke with a tradition that every mayor has honored since the event began in 1965 – standing shoulder to shoulder with members of the New York Jewish community at a parade celebrating their cultural heritage. His absence wasn…
ADL and Stop Hate in Schools Partner to Strengthen Antisemitism Incident Tracking in K-12 Schools
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New data-sharing agreement combines ADL's national Audit with Stop Hate in Schools' real-time incident mapping to identify patterns across schools and districts New York, NY, June 4, 2026 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and Stop Hate in Schools have entered into a formal data-sharing partnership to strengthen antisemitism incident tracking in K-12 schools. The agreement will inform ADL's annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents and augment Stop Hate in Schools' real-time school…
Questions Universities Should Ask When Vetting Campus Antisemitism Trainings
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ProgramsUniversities increasingly rely on trainings for students, staff, faculty and administrators to address antisemitism and related forms of bias on campus. Whether a program is developed internally or delivered by an external provider, institutions benefit from taking a thoughtful, structured approach to reviewing content, pedagogy, and alignment with institutional values. The questions below are designed to support universities in evaluating whether a training is factually accurate,…
The Safe Worship Zone Law in New York State: Know Your Rights
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A new NY law makes it a crime to block, intimidate or threaten people entering a synagogue, religious school, Jewish community center or place of worship.
ADL CEO: The Class of 2026 Rose to the Challenge of Fighting Jew Hatred
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By Jonathan Greenblatt To the Class of 2026, my dear graduates, Mazel Tov. I know what you went through to get here. You arrived on campus in the Fall of 2022. There was the usual mix of nerves and excitement. New friends. Late nights. The rhythms of college life in a post-pandemic world. There was one year of relative normalcy. And then, in the first weeks of your sophomore year, on a Saturday morning in October 2023, Hamas launched the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the…
La nueva ola de ataques proiraníes contra comunidades judías
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Desde el 9 de marzo de 2026, un grupo hasta entonces desconocido que se autodenomina Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) ha reivindicado una serie de ataques contra instituciones judías y vinculadas a Israel en toda Europa —incluyendo Bélgica, Francia, Alemania, Países Bajos, Macedonia del Norte y el Reino Unido. En las últimas semanas, se han producido atentados con bombas o artefactos incendiarios contra sinagogas en Lieja, R…
Cloudflare Fails to Prevent Its Services from Being Used by Websites that Spread Graphic Violence, Extremism, and Foreign Terrorist Content, ADL Report Finds
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New York, NY, May 20, 2026 ... Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) (“Cloudflare” or the “Company”), an industry-leading internet infrastructure provider, has a record of providing critical web services to high-threat sites that peddle violent extremism and terrorism, according to research from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) published today. The new ADL report found that the Company currently serves as an infrastructure provider to gore forums like…
ADL Welcomes Introduction of the Jewish American Security Act to Combat Historic Levels of Antisemitism
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New York, NY, May 19, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of the Jewish American Security Act, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) to combat the alarming rise of antisemitism across the United States. The legislation takes decisive action to protect Jewish communities, students, and institutions by strengthening the federal government's ability to prevent and respond to…
ADL Mourns the Passing of National Director Emeritus Abraham H. Foxman
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New York, NY, May 10, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) deeply mourns the loss of our longtime national director, Abraham H. Foxman. Born in 1940, Abe survived the Holocaust after he was entrusted to his Polish Catholic nanny, who had him baptized as a Catholic to hide his Jewish identity. He was miraculously reunited with his parents after the war. Abe graduated from City College of the City University of New York and NYU School of Law, joining ADL immediately after graduating…
ADL Statement on Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Man Responsible for Antisemitic Boulder Firebombing Attack
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New York, NY, May 7, 2026 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released the following statement on the guilty plea and sentencing of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the individual responsible for the antisemitic firebombing in Boulder, Colorado, at a peaceful Run for Their Lives walk to bring attention to the hostages being held by Hamas. We welcome today’s guilty plea and sentencing of the man responsible for taking the life of Karen Diamond and injuring 28 others in one of the most…
'Rapist,' 'Pedophile,' 'Zionist Trash': Pro-Terror Symbols, Clashes With Police, and Hateful Rhetoric Punctuate Protest at Park East Synagogue
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The second major anti-Israel protest at Park East Synagogue in New York City in less than a year featured a Hezbollah flag, signs equating Zionism with Nazism and terrorism, and stickers depicting a swastika inside a Star of David. The crowd protesting “The Great Israeli Real Estate Event 2026” grew to hundreds as the evening went on. There were significant clashes between protesters and law enforcement; one officer was hospitalized and police used pepper-spray. Based on footage…
En 2025, la ADL registró un récord histórico de agresiones antisemitas y ataques con armas letales, el tercer año con más incidentes antisemitas en total
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Los judíos en EE.UU. fueron atacados en promedio 17 veces al día; los incidentes de agresión con armas letales aumentaron un 39 % Nueva York, NY, 6 de mayo de 2026 … El año 2025 fue uno de los períodos más violentos para los judíos estadounidenses; las agresiones físicas alcanzaron niveles récord y, por primera vez desde 2022, los ataques antisemitas provocaron muertes en suelo estadounidense y víctimas mortales…
Antisemitic Incidents in North Carolina Drop 45-Percent in 2025, Outpacing National Decline
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Incidents in North Carolina in 2025 are still up 638% from five years ago RALEIGH, N.C., May 6, 2026, … North Carolina recorded a significant decrease in antisemitic incidents in 2025, according to ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today. The state reported 96 incidents, which is a 45-percent decline from the 175 incidents recorded in 2024, outpacing the national one-year decrease of 33 percent. “North Carolina saw meaningful…
Pennsylvania Sees 40-Percent Decrease in Antisemitic Incidents, Driven by Significant Campus Reductions
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State ranks #5 nationally; 281 incidents recorded in 2025 PHILADELPHIA, May 6, 2026, … Pennsylvania recorded 281 antisemitic incidents in 2025, a 40-percent decrease from 465 incidents in 2024, according to ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today. The significant reduction in campus incidents contributed to the overall decrease. Pennsylvania ranked #5 in the United States for total antisemitic incidents and in the top 10 nationally…
Antisemitic Incidents Drop Across Washington, D.C. Region in 2025; Incidents Remain at Record Highs
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The region also experienced the first fatalities on American soil due to antisemitism since 2022. WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026, …The District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia recorded significant decreases in antisemitic incidents in 2025, according to ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today. Specifically, the District of Columbia saw an 18-percent decrease (124 incidents), Maryland saw a 49-percent decrease (181 incidents), and…
Antisemitic Incidents in Ohio River Valley Decreased 47 Percent in 2025
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ADL Ohio River Valley partners with local leaders, law enforcement and higher education institutions to reduce antisemitic incidents CLEVELAND, May 6, 2026, … Antisemitic incidents across the Ohio River Valley dropped sharply in 2025, falling 47 percent from 394 incidents in 2024 to 209, according to ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today. The Ohio River Valley region (which includes Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and western…
ADL Records Historic High in Antisemitic Assaults and Attacks with Deadly Weapons in 2025, Third Highest Year for Overall Antisemitic Incidents
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New York, NY, May 6, 2026, … The year 2025 marked one of the most violent periods for American Jews, with physical assaults reaching record high levels and antisemitic attacks resulting in fatalities on American soil for the first time since 2022 and in Jewish fatalities for the first time since 2019, according to ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today. There were 6,274 incidents of antisemitic assault, harassment and…