ADL’s Robert Trestan Reflects on Time in New England – jewishboston.com
admin | August 1, 2022
For nearly a decade, Robert Trestan has headed the Anti-Defamation League New England.
Minecraft needs to invest in more hate moderation, ADL study finds – Input
admin | August 1, 2022
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is recommending that Minecraft invest in its content moderation efforts and in creating more robust community guidelines after the organization studied three months of anonymized chat data from the game. The study, which was conducted in collaboration with Take This, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and GamerSafer, focused specifically on how Minecraft deals with hate speech
There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media and algorithms are partly to blame – The Conversation
admin | July 27, 2022
Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights group that has been tracking cases since 1979, found that there were 2,717 incidents in 2021. This represents an increase of 34% over 2020.
Testing the Waters: The Cultural Politics of Normalization and the Impact of the Abraham Accords in the Gulf – Wilson Center
admin | July 27, 2022
In his first Middle East trip as President of the United States, Joe Biden appears to be keen to continue one of former President Trumps most prominent foreign policy priorities: urging normalization between Israel and Arab states. Although the UAE and Bahrain signed the Trump-brokered Abraham Accords at a governmental level in 2020, challenges remain at the grassroots level. In response, states across the GCC have pursued different strategies to mobilize popular sentiment
Parents on Edge Over Solana Beach Plan to Vet Donated Books with ‘Debatable Topics’ – Voice of San Diego
admin | July 27, 2022
In April, the Solana Beach School District implemented a new plan for how to vet donations of books and other media and officials said it will keep the decision in the hands of local schools and out of politics. But some parents and advocacy organizations are suspicious of the timing
ADL Asks Iceland to Act on Pro-Palestine Mapping Website – NBC10 Boston
admin | July 16, 2022
A Jewish advocacy group is calling on Icelands government to take action againsta pro-Palestine websiteseeking to dismantle various Boston-area Jewish institutions thats being hosted by an Icelandic internet company. The website is hosted by Reykjavk-based 1984 Hosting Co.
GOP candidate for Pa. governor Mastriano paid $5000 to the website used by the Tree of Life shooter – 90.5 WESA
admin | July 16, 2022
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INSTITUTE INDEX: How U.S. taxpayers subsidize the Oath Keepers – Facing South
admin | July 16, 2022
Date on which former Oath Keepers spokesperson Jason Van Tatenhove testified before the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, in which Oath Keeper members played a lead role: 7/12/2022 Year in which Stewart Rhodes a Yale Law School graduate, U.S.
Civil Rights and Youth Organizations Send Letters to Texas School Districts Urging Them to Ensure Dress Codes Are Not Discriminatory – NAACP Legal…
admin | July 14, 2022
Read a PDF of our statement here. Today, seventeen civil rights groups and youth organizations sent letters to every Texas school superintendent urging them to ensure their districts dress codes and related polices are not fostering unlawful discrimination that unfairly denies students an equal opportunity to get an education based on their race, gender, or religion
‘Credible threat’ focused on Jewish community in San Antonio is lifted, suspect in custody – Texas Public Radio
admin | July 10, 2022
The threat that caused officials with Temple Beth-El to cancel Saturday's Shabbat services and that inspired the Jewish Federation of San Antonio to urge that "all Jewish gatherings be suspended" was lifted in the late afternoon. In a statement, the Jewish Federation of San Antonio explained that it "received an official update from the FBI that there is no 'known imminent threat' in effect any longer for the San Antonio area Jewish community." It continued: "Although we recommend staying vigilant and aware of your surroundings at all times, we are pleased to share that the urgency of concern has been lowered." The statement also thanked "our local and national law enforcement partners, along with our colleagues at the ADL and SCN, for their diligence, expertise, and professionalism." Nammie Ichilov, president and CEO of the Federation, also reported that the FBI had apprehended a suspect. TPR had not confirmed that report by late Saturday
