Anti-Defamation League Evacuated After Bomb Scare

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On Wednesday, the Anti-Defamation League received a bomb threat to its New York headquarters, a building that also houses the headquarters of Univision properties, including The Root, making this the latest in a recent series of threats against Jewish organizations.

“This is not the first time that ADL has been targeted,” Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL’s CEO, said in a statement viewed by The Atlantic. “It will not deter us in our efforts to combat anti-Semitism and hate against people of all races and religions.”

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According to a different report in The Atlantic, in the last two months, 50 Jewish community centers in 26 states received death threats, and 170 Jewish cemetery graves were desecrated.

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Greenblatt told The Atlantic that he was unsure if the bomb threat was connected to the recent spat of anti-Semitic threats, but added that the organization was working with authorities.

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Read more at The Atlantic.