ADL

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a Jewish NGO based in the US that advocates against antisemitism as well as other forms of extremism.

It was formed in 1913 following the lynching of Leo Frank in Georgia, and in the years since, it has advocated for civil rights. 

The ADL continues to fight against American antisemitism and all forms of extremism, keeping tabs on acts of white supremacy throughout the US. 

Today, the organization is headed by Jonathan Greenblatt.

One in four Americans believe recent attacks on Jews were ‘understandable,’ ADL survey finds

Some 78% of those polled by the ADL said they believed that recent attacks on Jews were antisemitic.

 Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder.
Social distancing dividers for students are seen in a classroom at St. Benedict School, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montebello, near Los Angeles

Largest teachers union in the country narrowly votes to sever ties with the ADL

 CORY BOOKER (D-NJ) speaks at a House Democrats news conference in Washington, DC, in May 2025.

US strike on Iran: A look at the ripple effect on American Jewry, antisemitism, Israel ties

 Kingsley WIlson was recently appointed as deputy press secretary at the Pentagon.

New Pentagon chief spox. has history of antisemitic, pro-replacement theory comments


Trump: US taking ‘unprecedented steps’ to combat antisemitism

The US president vowed to protect Jewish Americans from rising hate for Jews on campuses.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Trump participates in a "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America Event" in Washington

Antisemitic incidents rose over 80% on college campuses last year, ADL says

For the first time since the ADL began publishing the audits in 1979, a majority of all incidents were related to Israel or Zionism. Half took place at anti-Israel rallies.

 Demonstrators take part in an Emergency Rally: Stand with Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza at Harvard University on October 14, 2023.

FSU shooting suspect used neo-Nazi imagery on social media, ADL finds

The suspect in the Florida State University shooting used Nazi imagery and language in his online profiles.

 The campus of Florida State University In downtown Tallahassee, Florida, US, September 26, 2024

Trump is helping terrorized Jewish students - opinion

ADL and Hillel must stop undermining the president’s actions, and the Jewish community should be thanking Trump.

 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024.

Trump admin. confronts antisemitism and DEI - opinion

If DEI can’t recognize antisemitism, it's not a tool for justice but a weapon for exclusion.

 A STUDENT attends an event at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at Stanford University, in California last year. At Stanford, the DEI office backed events calling Israel an apartheid state, says the writer.

ADL upgrades 19 colleges’ antisemitism ‘grades,’ as some enact new policies

Eleven of those schools implemented new policies in the last month, while the other eight made the Jewish anti-bigotry group aware of existing policies that had not factored into the initial grades.

 Columbia University student protesters camped on campus to call for divestment from Israel, April 28, 2024.

ADL warns AI models amplify antisemitism and anti-Israel views

An ADL study found top AI models, including GPT and Claude, promote antisemitic tropes and anti-Israel bias in response to user queries.

 ChatGPT

Massachusetts Teachers Association gives teachers antisemitic, BDS materials

Massachusetts lawmakers pressed the MTA over its failure to remove ‘virulently antisemitic’ content from its teaching resources.

 View of an empty classroom at a school in Jerusalem, during a strike, on September 1, 2024.

Wikipedia editor clique adding anti-Israel, antisemitic bias to pages, ADL study finds

The ADL claimed that editors appeared to coordinate changing relevant pages, downplaying Palestinian antisemitism, violence, calls to destroy Israel, and adding more criticism of Israel.

 Jonathan GReenblatt, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO and Wikipedia logo. (illustrative)

AJC says it’s ‘appalled’ by Mahmoud Khalil’s views but does not praise his arrest

The Jewish Federations of North America, which condemned last year’s anti-Israel campus protests, said it does not have a statement on the arrest.

 Columbia's gates were closed to ID holders the week of University President Minouche Shafik's testimony in Congress.

'I wish you would stand up': David Schwimmer calls out celebrities silent on antisemitism

“No one’s asking you to solve the conflict of the Middle East. Just say that you stand with your Jewish friends, colleagues, and neighbours against hatred," Schwimmer said.

 David Schwimmer presents the inaugural "Heroes Against Hate" recognition to 30+ influential and courageous voices at ADL Never Is Now at the Javits Center in NYC on March 4, 2025.