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ADL responds to anti-Israel letter published by Franklin and Marshall faculty

We commend Franklin & Marshall College alumni for their clear and effective rebuttal to a recent anti-Israel letter published by several F&M faculty members. As the alumni point out, the faculty letter was filled with deeply concerning anti-Israel rhetoric, some of which was rooted in antisemitism. The faculty letter shows blatant disregard for Israeli lives, ignores Jewish indigeneity in Israel,

ADL Helps Campus Presidents Combat Hate Speech and Uphold Free Speech

Dear Campus President: As the new school year begins, campus administrators across the country are engaged in a difficult balancing act – protecting free speech while also challenging hate speech. In the United States, freedom of speech is broad, but it is also broadly misunderstood. With increasing frequency, protestors have tried to prevent controversial figures from speaking publicly on campus.

ADL Shares New Tool to Fight Anti-Semitism on Campus

As the new school year kicks off, many students across the region are concerned about anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. ADL has developed a new resource, THINK. PLAN. ACT., to help Jewish students and their allies more effectively respond to anti-Jewish bigotry. This week, ADL shared this powerful new resource with Jewish communities in eastern PA, southern NJ and DE. To

ADL Submits Testimony in Support of NJ Bill Condemning BDS

TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE JOINT RESOLUTION 81 Submitted by Nancy Baron-Baer, Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League, Southern New Jersey Joshua Cohen, Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League, North and Central New Jersey New Jersey State Assembly, State and Local Government Committee November 16, 2015, Trenton, NJ The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) fully supports New Jersey State Joint Resolution 81 which condemns