Anti-Defamation League
Summary
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all" while it "[advocates] for Israel [...] with policymakers, the media and the public" and "defends the security of Israel and Jews worldwide".Founded in 1913 by The Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, a Jewish service organization in the United States, its original mission statement was "to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people.
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Oscars viewing figures see boost despite Seth MacFarlane's 'offensive' hosting style
Up to 40m people watched telecast of ceremony in the US, in spite of widespread criticism of MacFarlane's off-colour humour.
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Is the Sunday Times cartoon antisemitic? | Mark Gardner and Anshel Pfeffer
Two contrasting views on Gerald Scarfe's cartoon depicting Binyamin Netanyahu cementing a wall with blood.
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Murdoch’s mojo returns, offends
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Campbell Brown Wades Into Debate Over Teachers Unions
Campbell Brown has become a vocal participant in the debate over the role of unions in disciplinary actions against teachers accused of sexual misconduct.
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CNN corrects: Hatebreed is not a white-power band
The Hollywood Reporter | Huffington Post Lonnie Nasatir included the Connecticut group Hatebreed in a list of white-power groups for an opinion article on CNN. com called “Hate with a beat: White power music. ” But Hatebreed, despite its attention-grabbing name,… Read more.
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Why B'nai Brith Canada Defended Michael Coren
B'nai Brith Canada is an organization whose stated purpose is, like our excellent Anti-Defamation League here in the United States, to defend Jews against attack. It's run by Frank Dimant whom I only ever met over the phone and who appears to be a gentleman. But that begs the question of what his purpose was in releasing a statement in support of Sun TV host Michael Coren after I condemned Coren's anti-Jewish remarks in his interview with me in Toronto about my new bestseller Kosher Jesus.
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ADL Condemns Anti-Semite's Upcoming Appearance in Oakland; Calls on Community Leaders to Do the Same
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Anti-Defamation League today condemned the upcoming appearance of Gilad Atzmon, a London-based anti-Semitic author, writer and musician, in Oakland on February 25. Atzmon is scheduled to speak at the Malonga Casquelourd. . .
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BUCHANAN OUT AT MSNBC
NEW YORK — MSNBC dropped conservative commentator Pat Buchanan on Thursday, four months after suspending him following the publication of his latest book.
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Pat Buchanan Blames Gays, Civil Rights Groups For Recent Troubles
Embattled pundit Pat Buchanan lobbed another grenade at MSNBC on Tuesday, saying that a smear campaign by "militant gay rights groups" and Van Jones was contributing to his months-long absence from the network.
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MJ Rosenberg: The Neocons Have Finally Snapped
Any doubt we might have that the Israeli right has lost its mind should be eliminated by the latest column from one of its most prominent media figures, Caroline Glick of the Jerusalem Post.
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