ADL urges Americans to fight hate after deadly shooting in DC
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As authorities look into the deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is calling on Americans to take a stand against hatred.

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt expressed that the shooting seemed “inevitable” in today’s “climate of relentless antisemitism” in the U.S. This sentiment reflects the ADL’s recent annual audit, which disclosed that antisemitic incidents in the U.S. increased for the fourth year in a row in 2024.

“I can’t shake the feeling that this constant wave of demonization and harassment directed at Israelis and Jews, coupled with rhetoric glorifying terrorism and violence against Israelis, contributed to an environment that allowed this tragedy to take place,” ADL Senior Vice President of Counter-Extremism and Intelligence, Oren Segal shared with Fox News Digital.

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A man looks on next to police officers working at the site where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff members were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025.  (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

Segal also said that since Oct. 7, the ADL has seen an increase in the marginalization of the Jewish community, including “these efforts to normalize that any Jewish person or anybody who supports Israel is a legitimate target.” He recalled that just as after Oct. 7, there were those who justified the massacre, there are those who are trying to excuse the murders of Lischinsky and Milgrim.

Police outside seen where a young couple was shot and killed in Washington, D.C.

A police car is parked behind a yellow tape where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., May 22, 2025.  (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)

“I think what we need to remember is that when we have been calling out the most extreme rhetoric at protests and events around the country, we haven’t focused on criticism of Israel. We have focused on the type of language and activity that we believe, that we have seen leads to violence,” Segal told Fox News Digital. “And so, I hope that when people try to contextualize what happened in D.C., they look back at what we have been trying to say, what we have been warning about because I think if you understand how words lead to action, more people hopefully will be part of that solution in pushing back against these narratives.”

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