Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday as thousands of anti-Israel protestors descended on Washington D.C., defacing statues and burning American flags. ADL filed a civil rights complaint against the School District of Philadelphia as students face rampant antisemitism. Oren Segal testified in front of the Ways and Means Committee, explaining how antisemitic groups have exploited non-profit tax status.

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“Thousands of Palestinian supporters and critics of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war descended on Washington on Wednesday in opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before and during his address to a joint meeting of Congress, drawing a massive police response as they marched around the city.” (READ MORE: The Washington Post)

+WATCH: ADL CEO on MSNBC talking about the Israeli Olympic delegation & antisemitic protests in D.C.

The Philadelphia school district has failed to protect Jewish students from “a virulent wave of antisemitism” that swept through classrooms after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, according to a federal complaint filed Tuesday. (READ MORE: The Associated Press)

+ADL Tweet: Today we filed a formal complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, alleging the School District of Philadelphia knowingly allowed its K-12 schools to become “viciously hostile” environments for Jewish students. There is no place for any form of hate in our schools.

A subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on Tuesday about the foreign and domestic funding of antisemitic protest groups and their exploitation of non-profit tax status and other legal maneuvers intended to avoid public oversight. (READ MORE: Jewish News Syndicate)

+ADL Tweet: Watch as ADL's Oren Segal testifies before the Ways and Means Committee on tax-exempt organizations that have been enabling dangerous antisemitic activity without sufficient oversight or transparency.

Read of the Week: Antisemitism on Campuses, Ivy and Beyond (NY Times)

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