New York, NY, August 5, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over the distribution of fliers by The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, which included “classic Klan hateful rhetoric” distributed across Syracuse and Liverpool, New York. According to reports, the fliers, which residents of the two cities found placed on cars, seek to recruit

New York, NY, August 4, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was horrified by the alleged arson attack on a North Tonawanda volunteer firefighter’s home following his receipt of a hate-filled threatening letter. On August 3, the home of Kenneth Walker in Niagara County, New York was burned down while he and his family were out of

New York, NY, July 8, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was highly disturbed over a statement by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which ascribed responsibility to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its tactics for the recent shootings of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota. On July 7 via Facebook, SJP’s local

Assaults Nearly Doubled New York, NY, June 22, 2016 … Anti-Semitic incidents in the State of New York decreased by 17 percent in 2015, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents issued today.  Despite the overall decline, the number of violent assaults doubled to 44 incidents, up from 22 the previous year. ADL counted a total

New York, NY, June 10, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the passage of legislation by the New York State Assembly that would allow certain immigrants in New York to qualify for state financial aid and scholarships for higher education. The New York DREAM Act passed this week by a vote of 89-49, and will now go before