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U.S.: End Complicity in Israeli State-Backed Settler Violence

High Settler Violence Devastating Palestinian Communities & Harming U.S. Citizens Washington, D.C. | U.S. officials should ...
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ADC Statement on the Three-Year Anniversary of October 7

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2026 media@adc.org Washington, D.C. | Three years ago today, members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas crossed from Gaza into Israel and launched an attack that ...
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42 Years Later: The Massacre of Sabra and Shatila Still Haunts Us Amid Gaza’s Ongoing Genocide

Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | September 16, 2024 — Today marks the 42nd anniversary of one of the most brutal and least remembered acts of violence in modern history: the massacre of the Sabra and ...
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Statement from ADC on President Trump’s Remarks on Gaza

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) vehemently denounces President Donald Trump’s recent statements calling for the forced expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the deployment of ...
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Malak Afaneh is a Staff Attorney at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), where she litigates cases involving constitutional rights, civil rights, and discrimination. Before joining ...
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ADC Challenges Warrantless Seizure of Palestinian American Attorney’s Phone at Newark International Airport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2026 media@adc.org WASHINGTON, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a time-sensitive federal motion demanding the immediate return of ...
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ADC Wins Major First Amendment Victory in Pacheco v. City of Miami Beach

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2026 media@adc.org MIAMI BEACH, FL | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) secured a major victory in Pacheco v. City of Miami Beach after the U.S.
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ADC President Responds to Israel’s Netanyahu UNGA 2026 Speech

Washington, D.C. | Jenin Younes, President and Legal Director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), issued the following statement in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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ADC Files Federal Lawsuit Against DHS and CBP Over Unconstitutional Targeting of Journalist Max Blumenthal

Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of journalist Max Blumenthal against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary ...
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Court Orders Discovery in Blumenthal v. Mullin After Raising Fourth Amendment Concerns

Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) welcomes the Court’s decision to permit discovery following yesterday’s hearing in Blumenthal v. Mullin – an important step ...
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ADC Statement on Dismissal of Challenge to California’s AB 715

Washington, D.C. | A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit brought by California public school teachers, students, and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) challenging ...
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ADC Welcomes Senate Vote Blocking NDAA and U.S.-Israel Military Integration

Washington, D.C. | Senate Democrats blocked the National Defense Authorization Act from moving forward Tuesday, opposing both the Trump administration’s handling of the war with Iran and provisions ...