| January 18, 2007 |  Report Documents Growing Threat of Racist Gang ADL issued a new report detailing the potential threat posed by the growing ranks and criminal activities of a California-based racist gang known as Public Enemy Number 1, a white power organization capable of operating both on the streets and in the prison yards as foot soldiers for older, more established white supremacist prison gangs. More >> | | | |
| Anti-Semitism In The Arab World Cartoon of the Week | Al-Watan, January 14, 2007 (Qatar) The stereotypical Jew is standing in “Gaza” on his right: “Fatah”; on his left: “Hamas.”
| Click to Enlarge | - Iran's Holocaust Denial Continues Apace
After the Iranian envoy to the U.N. Human Rights Council wrote a letter to his fellow diplomats questioning the historical fact of the Holocaust, the League called on U.N. leaders to speak out forcefully against Iran’s continuing Holocaust denial and to reaffirm the world body’s commitment to Holocaust education and awareness. More >>
- Evangelicals and Israel: Defining the Relationship
Writing in Time Magazine in a counterpoint to a piece by journalist Zev Chafets, ADL explained that while Christian Evangelical support for Israel is welcomed and encouraged, the relationship does not come at the price of abandoning principles of maintaining an America where Jews and other minorities do not feel excluded.
In the News: Time
- In the News: Times Magazine Profiles Foxman
ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman was the focus of an in-depth profile article in the January 14 edition of The New York Times Magazine. The article discussed his outspoken role on the front lines in combating anti-Semitism and defending the state of Israel.
In the News: NY Times
- Muslim Family Honored for Courage to Save Jews
A Muslim family who saved 26 Jews from the Nazis and led them to safety in the mountains of Central Albania was honored for their heroic deeds with ADL’s Courage to Care Award at a ceremony in New York City. More >>
In the News Associated Press
- Virginia Legislator Slurs Blacks, Jews
During a debate over the issue of an apology for slavery in a Virginia House of Delegates session, Del. Frank D. Hargrove asserted that Blacks citizens should “get over it” and then asked, “Are we going to force the Jews to apologize for killing Christ?” The League denounced his bigoted words and called on him to apologize for his anti-Semitic remark. More >>
In the News: AP/CBS News.com The Washington Post
- Houston: DA Honored for Hate Crime Prosecution
ADL’s Houston Office honored prosecutor Mike Trent and the Harris County, Texas District Attorney’s Office for their successful prosecution of two men responsible for the brutal beating and sodomizing of a Hispanic teenager. One of the perpetrators, a self-proclaimed racist skinhead, received a life sentence for his role in the hate crime.
- New Jersey: Seminar Calls for Action On Sudan
Nearly 125 students and 30 teachers from high schools across New Jersey, including Morristown, Montville and Pequannock high schools in Morris County, attended a daylong conference sponsored by a broad array of community organizations, including ADL, on advocating for action in response to the ongoing ethnic atrocities in Darfur, Sudan.
In the News: The Daily Record
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