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ISIS-Related Arrest In Rochester Underscores Online Radicalization

The online activ­ity of Mufid Elfgeeh, whose arrest for attempt­ing to pro­vide mate­r­ial sup­port for ter­ror, attempt­ing to kill U.S. sol­diers, and pos­ses­sion of firearms and silencers was made pub­lic this week by the U.S. Depart­ment of Jus­tice, under­scores the cen­tral­ity of the Inter­net in the rad­i­cal­iza­tion and recruit­ment process. Elfgeeh uti­lized mul­ti­ple online plat­forms includ­ing Twit­ter, Face­book, YouTube and the android appli­ca­tion What­sApp to

Profile In Leadership: Sandra and Erwin Pearl

“I strongly believe that a strong and politically well-connected ADL during the Hitler period would have saved many more Jewish lives, especially children. The ADL gives us a forum to confront anti-Semitism wherever we find it. So it is important for all of us, especially the younger generations, to be an active part of the ADL so their children never

Governor Cuomo Expresses Support for Israel at Meeting with Jewish Community Leaders

ADL New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein joined Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Jewish Museum in Manhattan. The meeting, which was organized to debrief New York Jewish community leaders about Governor Cuomo’s recent trip to Israel, was also an opportunity for the Governor to highlight his strong support for Israel. Governor Cuomo reinforced the relevance

ADL Documents “Dramatic” Surge in Global Anti-Semitism During Operation Protective Edge in Gaza this Summer

A new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) provides a snapshot of the dramatic upsurge in violence and hatred against Jews around the world during and related to Israel’s recent military operation to stop Hamas rockets and dismantle tunnels in Gaza.  Violence against Jews and Jewish institutions increased significantly during Israel’s Operation Protective Edge in July and August. In Casablanca, Morocco, a