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Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement Brings End to Two-Year Captivity |
ADL welcomed President Trump's announcement of a ceasefire agreement that resulted in the release of all remaining living hostages from Gaza and commitment by Hamas to return all the bodies of the dead hostages.
In a video, CEO Jonathan Greenblatt celebrated the freeing of the remaining living hostages while acknowledging the profound pain and resilience of the hostage families throughout their ordeal.
ADL emphasized the need to ensure all the dead hostages still being held in Gaza are returned to Israel. ADL also condemned Hamas for multiple ceasefire violations, including for staging the "recovery" of a hostage's body. ADL vowed to continue advocating until every hostage body is returned to Israel.
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Jonathan Greenblatt Visits Israel Post-Ceasefire |
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt traveled to Israel in the days following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and historic hostage release for a series of high-level meetings with Israeli government officials, opposition leaders, security officials and business leaders.
Jonathan also participated in a roundtable discussion organized by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) think tank, where he addressed rising levels of antisemitism and anti-Zionism globally.
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Israel and the Middle East
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An op-ed by Marina Rosenberg
, SVP for International Affairs, argues that despite the ceasefire and return of hostages, antisemitic incidents and anti-Israel activism have persisted and even intensified worldwide—from "Genocide-Free Spaces" campaigns in Chile to violent riots in Barcelona—revealing that for many activists, peace was never the goal, but rather the delegitimization and destruction of Israel.
An op-ed by Ken Jacobson, Deputy National Director, outlines how the decades-long strong US-Israel relationship helped bring about the ceasefire in Gaza and release of the remaining living hostages.
Carole Nuriel, Managing Director of ADL Israel, briefed a delegation of visiting senior LDS Church leaders from the US on antisemitism and other issues.
ADL condemned Israeli Minister Smotrich's racist comments about Saudi Arabia, which harm efforts aimed at building regional trust and cooperation.
ADL expressed deep concern about several instances of violence against Palestinians by Jewish extremists in the West Bank, and called on Israeli law enforcement to bring those responsible to justice and prevent these types of attacks from recurring.
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ADL LATAM staffers traveled to Buenos Aires and Córdoba, Argentina, where they held strategic meetings with non-Jewish schools, sports clubs, and the Ministry of Education in Córdoba to expand the implementation of ADL's COAJ program, which brings antisemitism education to audiences across the region. They also monitored trainings for ADL’s Words to Action program. Staff also participated in
Limud Santiago where they presented on the Global 100 survey and Antisemitism Uncovered.
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ADL was horrified and outraged by the antisemitic terror attack on a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur, which killed two and seriously injured four others in a car-ramming and stabbing incident. ADL expressed solidarity with the
British Jewish community and called on governments and law enforcement worldwide to take threats against Jewish communities seriously, noting that such attacks have become tragically commonplace since October 7.
ADL commended German Chancellor Merz for pushing back against campaigns to exclude Israel from the Eurovision song contest.
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ADL joined the South African Jewish Board of Deputies in supporting their court case against the University of Cape Town Council, which adopted resolutions boycotting Israel and defining antisemitism without proper consultation.
ADL welcomed New Zealand's decision to sanction the Islamic Republic of Iran over its nuclear non-compliance, and urged other countries to take similar measures.
ADL commended the decision by the International Olympic Committee to bar Indonesia from hosting international competitions after it excluded Israeli athletes.
ADL marked the 40th anniversary of the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijacking, honoring the memory of Leon Klinghoffer, who was murdered by Palestinian terrorists for being Jewish and thrown overboard in his wheelchair.
ADL marked the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council declaration that repudiated the deicide charge against Jews and condemned antisemitism, calling it arguably the most important moment in modern Jewish-Christian relations.
ADL expressed disappointment that a ruling by the International Court of Justice ignored well-documented evidence of UNRWA bias—including staff involvement in the 10/7 massacre. |
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