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.

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

Kingsley Wilson originally served as the Pentagon's deputy press secretary before her Friday promotion.

 Kingsley WIlson was recently appointed as deputy press secretary at the Pentagon.
 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Trump participates in a "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America Event" in Washington

Trump: US taking ‘unprecedented steps’ to combat antisemitism

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

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

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

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


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.

'My name is Gal, and I'm Jewish': Gal Gadot speaks on Jewish pride, fighting antisemitism

"But we can't hold our breaths and pray or beg for support from people, groups, community that don't want to be there for us," she said. "We need to be there for ourselves."

Gal Gadot receives the International Leadership award from ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt at ADL Never Is Now at Javits Center on March 04, 2025 in New York City.

Jewish man sues Oakland cafe for antisemitic discrimination over Star of David hat

This incident only brought to light additional examples of Jerusalem Coffee House celebrating the murder of Jewish people.

 Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, CA is currently being sued for refusing to serve a Jewish patron.

Right-wing Zionist group Betar wars with ADL after being added to its extremism database

Pro-Israel group Betar US escalates feud with ADL after being added to extremism database, highlighting growing divisions in the Jewish community's approach to fighting antisemitism

Recent videos and images shared by the Betar US social media account in February 2025 that helped lead the Anti-Defamation League to add the group to their glossary of extremism.