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ADL honors US senators Rosen, Lankford for bipartisan work against antisemitism

As co-founders of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, the two have worked together to advance legislative measures targeting hate and supporting religious freedom.

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) addresses attendees inside First Church, on the day of a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US, April 19, 2025
Portrait of Israeli writer Naomi Ragen, in Jerusalem, April 23, 2004.

Chicago Jewish theater drops Naomi Ragen play, says actors feared repercussions of working with her

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.

Chicago hall, playground defaced with antisemitic grafitti, ADL opposes Mamdani plan

Mayoral candidate and city councilwoman Nithya Raman speaks during the 2026 Jewish Los Angeles Mayoral Forum panel discussion at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles,, Sept. 29, 2026.

At LA mayoral forum, candidates weigh in on Israeli genocide charges, antisemitism


ADL enlists major law firms to launch pro bono network for antisemitism cases

More than 40 law firms have joined the initiative, creating a pool of 39,000 lawyers to expand the ADL's Campus Antisemitism Legal Line.

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks onstage at ADL's Never Is Now conference on March 3, 2025 in New York City.

Ceasefire or not, hatred of Israel continues - opinion

The ceasefire proved what many suspected but few wanted to say aloud: For a significant and vocal portion of this movement, peace was never the goal.

DEMONSTRATORS MARCH with a banner reading, ‘Let’s bring down the State of Israel. Stop genocidal imperialism,’ during a general strike called by Spanish unions in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza in Barcelona last week after a Gaza ceasefire had been called.

FBI cuts ties with Jewish Anti-Defamation League, director Kash Patel announces

Patel's announcement followed criticism of the ADL by right-wing voices, including billionaire Elon Musk, over its inclusion of Kirk's Turning Point USA in a "Glossary of Extremism and Hate."

FBI Director Kash Patel attends the signing of an executive order by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 25, 2025.

Elon Musk calls ADL a ‘hate group’ that ‘hates Christians’

The South African-American multibillionaire has a history of lashing out against the Anti-Defamation League.

Elon Musk delivers a salute at a Trump immigration rally. Inset: Musk's Holocaust joke post.

US House panel holds hearings to 'unmask antisemitism' in unions and K-12

Kiley said that while the committee had investigated antisemitism at universities across the country, there was also a growing problem of antisemitism from Kindergarten to High School education.

Kevin Kiley, California state assemblyman, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, US, August 6, 2022

Antisemitic, anti-Israel conspiracy theories surge following Charlie Kirk's assassination

“Pretty obvious that Israel ordered the hit after Charlie started noticing,” claimed far-right conspiracy theorist Stew Peters on X.

FILE PHOTO: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, greets the crowd during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 19, 2024.

Jewish education: The first line of defense for Jews worldwide - opinion

'Education has to be the first line of defense because without it, most Jews will be unable to stand up and be proud.'

STAR OF DAVID necklace: Inside or outside your shirt?

ADL launches first Jewish Policy Index tracking state antisemitism measures

It was created in response to an increase in antisemitic incidents in recent years and after violent attacks on Jewish communities in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington, DC.

Illustrative: A man looks on next to police officers working at the site where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, US May 21, 2025.

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.

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

The proposal will automatically be referred to its executive committee, which will have a final say on the measure, an NEA spokesperson told Axios.

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