Anti-Defamation League

==== Delegations ====
The ADL facilitates [[Law enforcement in the United States|US police]] delegations to Israel and the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar. The focus is on [[counterterrorism]], tactics and strategies, and leadership. The ADL director of law enforcement initiatives expressed hope that Israeli police are seen as a model for police in the US, and says that police officers participating in trips to Israel "come back and they are Zionists." In addition to police agencies, participants in the program include leadership from [[Immigration Customs and Enforcement|ICE]], [[US Marshals]], and [[Naval Criminal Investigative Service]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hartman |first=Ben |date=2015-09-09 |title=American law enforcement learns anti-terror tactics from Israeli experts |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/american-law-enforcement-delegation-learn-anti-terror-tactics-from-israeli-experts-415757 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en-US}}</ref>

The National Counter-Terrorism Seminar received wide attention following the [[Ferguson Uprising]] when it was revealed that former [[St. Louis County Police Department|St. Louis County Police]] chief Timothy Fitch was a previous participant, as well as leaders of other police forces that had demonstrated undue force and surveillance against civilians.<ref>{{Cite web |last=#teamEBONY |date=2014-08-19 |title=The Ferguson/Palestine Connection |url=https://www.ebony.com/the-fergusonpalestine-connection-403/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=EBONY |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Deadly Exchange|Campaigns against the trips]], citing [[militarization of police]] concerns, were successful in [[Vermont]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keays |first=Alan J. |date=2018-11-30 |title=State police leader backs out of training in Israel after blowback |url=http://vtdigger.org/2018/11/29/state-police-leader-backs-training-israel-blowback/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=VTDigger |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Durham, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Younes |first=Ali |title=US city bans police training with Israel |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/4/19/durham-first-us-city-to-ban-police-training-with-israeli-military |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, the program was put on pause due to the associated costs and controversies. An internal memo opened questions as to the purpose and unintended impacts of the delegations, and recommended ending them altogether.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Kane |first1=Alex |last2=Levin |first2=Sam |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Internal ADL Memo Recommended Ending Police Delegations to Israel Amid Backlash |url=https://jewishcurrents.org/scoop-internal-adl-memo-recommended-ending-police-delegations-to-israel-amid-backlash |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Jewish Currents |language=en}}</ref> ADL told press that they intend to continue the program with revised curriculum and evaluation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CRAMER |first=PHILISSA |date=2022-03-19 |title=ADL considered scrapping its US police training trips to Israel — but decided not to |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-701730 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en-US}}</ref>