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This is the Forward’s coverage of of the Anti-Defamation League, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that aims to fight discrimination against Jews.

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Opinion
Leo Frank Trial Still Reverberates a Century Later

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the trial of Leo Frank in Atlanta, let’s begin by stating for the record: No, the Leo Frank case was not the impetus for the founding of the Anti-Defamation League. It is true that the organization, now celebrating its centennial, was founded the same year as the…

By Abraham H. Foxman Aug 27, 2013 | 3 min read
Opinion
Respect Jewish Dissent on Israel

Throughout centuries of Jewish history, there has been a rich and wide-ranging debate over what constitutes Jewish values and how we might live them out as Jews. Talmudic tradition repeatedly makes it clear that this debate is in fact, a sacrosanct cornerstone of our spiritual heritage. Jewish Voice for Peace is proud to be part…

By Brant Rosen Aug 23, 2013 | 3 min read
News
Jewish Groups Give Mixed Response to ADL Call for Gay Rights Pressure on Russia

Russia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has a new and powerful champion in the organized Jewish world. Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, has called on the American Jewish community and on the government of the United States to pressure Russia on gay and lesbian rights. Some Democratic politicians welcomed Foxman’s idea….

By Paul Berger Aug 22, 2013 | 5 min read
Opinion
Hagel, the Israel Lobby and Kerry’s Peace Bid

The Daily Beast just posted a magazine-length article by yours truly looking back at the Chuck Hagel confirmation battle and the role (or lack thereof) of the Jewish community and the notorious “Israel lobby” in the affair. What’s surprising about the whole affair, on close reexamination, is how absent the Jewish advocacy community was from…

By J.J. Goldberg Aug 20, 2013 | 4 min read
Opinion
Top U.S. General: We Pay a Price for Backing Israel

Marine Corps General James Mattis, who retired May 22 as chief of the U.S. Central Command, in charge of U.S. forces in the Middle East, said in a speech at the prestigious Aspen Security Forum in Colorado last Saturday (July 20) that America needs to work “with a sense of urgency” to achieve a two-state…

By J.J. Goldberg Jul 25, 2013 | 4 min read
Opinion
How Israel Sold EU on Banning Half of Hezbollah

The European Union’s decision to slap the terrorist label on Hezbollah’s military wing, but not on its political wing, has been getting decidedly mixed reviews from Israel and the Jewish community. The American Jewish Committee said it “welcomes” the move as a “significant step forward in recognizing the true nature of Hezbollah,” even though AJC…

By J.J. Goldberg Jul 24, 2013 | 4 min read
Fast Forward
New York Jets Rookie Oday Aboushi Backed by ADL in ‘Anti-Israel’ Flap

The Anti-Defamation League came out in defense of Palestinian-American New York Jets lineman Oday Aboushi on Friday following reports on the conservative website Frontpage Mag that he was “a Muslim extremist.” Aboushi, who signed a four-year rookie contract with the National Football League’s New York Jets in May, is the son of two Palestinian parents…

By Elon Gilad (Haaretz) Jul 13, 2013 | < 1 min read
Opinion
The Crossword Clue That Raised an Age-Old ‘Shylock’ Anti-Semitic Trope

For me, it started with a thrown penny. It clattered to the parking lot asphalt of the swim club I frequented as a child, and in my innocence I bent to pick it up, looking around to see who had lost it. Two teenage girls stared at me, giggling, and refused to take back the…

By Deb Amlen Jul 7, 2013 | 3 min read

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