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ADL Links Campus Groups to Antisemitism, Launches Tool

8/13/2026

Summary

Story summary

The Anti-Defamation League issued two campus antisemitism reports on August 12, 2026.
The reports link FSJP, AAUP, and CFA to pro-Palestinian activism and opposition to the IHRA definition.
A 2025 ADL/AEN survey of 209 Jewish faculty found nearly three-quarters saw anti-Jewish activity.
ADL logged 1,694 incidents in 2024 and 583 in 2025, noting classroom bias.
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt warned universities cannot address antisemitism while ignoring faculty bias, launching a reporting tool.

History

Historical Context

In 1995, designated the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the first fully privatized Internet expanded public access, coinciding with the Anti-Defamation League’s inaugural Campus Hate Survey that recorded 312 antisemitic incidents—a 27 % rise from the prior year. The climate of tolerance advocacy and new online visibility set a precedent for later campus bias debates.

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Story summary

The Anti-Defamation League issued two campus antisemitism reports on August 12, 2026.
The reports link FSJP, AAUP, and CFA to pro-Palestinian activism and opposition to the IHRA definition.
A 2025 ADL/AEN survey of 209 Jewish faculty found nearly three-quarters saw anti-Jewish activity.
ADL logged 1,694 incidents in 2024 and 583 in 2025, noting classroom bias.
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt warned universities cannot address antisemitism while ignoring faculty bias, launching a reporting tool.

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