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Fast Forward These States Had The Most Anti-Semitic Incidents In 2018
The Anti-Defamation League’s annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents, which was released Thursday, revealed some grim statistics: While the reports of anti-Semitism the ADL received – 1,879 in total – were down slightly from last year, they still constituted the third-highest tally since its records began in 1979. More than 70% of those incidents were tied…
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Fast Forward Every Extremist Anti-Semitic Incident Tracked By ADL Was Carried Out By White Supremacists, Org Says
NEW YORK (JTA) – The Anti-Defamation League found that 3,044 total acts of hate, extremism, anti-Semitism and terror were committed in the United States in 2018. 1,879 of these were anti-Semitic acts – including assault, vandalism and harassment. Of these 1,879 acts of anti-Semitism, 249 (13 percent) were attributable to known extremist groups or individuals…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Assaults Doubled In 2018 But Overall Reports Slightly Down: ADL
(JTA) — Last year saw the third-highest number of anti-Semitic incidents since 1979, despite a decrease from the previous year, according to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League. Though the 1,879 incidents in 2018 dropped from the 1,986 incidents in 2017, according to the ADL’s annual survey of incidents released Tuesday, the number of anti-Semitic…
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Fast Forward Washington Man Charged In Terror Plot: ‘I’m Shooting For 30 Jews’
A man in Washington state was charged Monday with two felonies after allegedly writing posts on social media threatening to conduct a mass shooting targeting Jews. Dakota Reed, 20, allegedly wrote about “pulling a Dylann Roof,” referring to the white supremacist who killed nine black people praying in a South Carolina church, the Everett Herald…
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Fast Forward ADL: White Supremacists’ Propaganda Efforts Up 182% In 2018
(JTA) — White supremacists dramatically stepped up their propaganda efforts targeting neighborhoods and campuses in 2018, far exceeding any previous annual distribution count for the United States. White supremacists’ propaganda efforts increased 182 percent, with 1,187 distributions across the U.S. in 2018, up from 421 total incidents reported in 2017, the Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday….
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Letters Letter | Show Some Respect For Jewish Institutions
Twice last week, The Forward published articles accusing American Jewish institutions of “betraying us” and “selling us out.” The authors of these articles accuse institutions — specifically the American Jewish Committee and Anti-Defamation League — of abdicating their responsibility to the American Jewish community by supporting right-wing, racist leaders in Brazil, America, and Israel instead…
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Fast Forward Right-Wing Extremist Murders Surged In 2018: ADL
Murders at the hand of extremists were up 35% in 2018, with right-wing extremists responsible for more deaths than any other year in more than two decades, the Anti-Defamation League reported Wednesday. The ADL’s Center on Extremism tracked 50 extremism-related murders last year, according to the new edition of its Murder and Extremism Report. All…
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Fast Forward ADL: Tree of Life Shooting Inspired More Threats Against Synagogues
There have been multiple attempted attacks on synagogues since the shooting at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh, the Anti-Defamation League reported Monday — including at least one directly inspired by the Pittsburgh shooter. The ADL’s Center on Extremism has been monitoring the attempted attacks, all of which were thwarted. The organization found four…
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