The Jewish Advocate | ADL reports on skinhead increase in United States

Internet seen as a leading contributor to recent rise Widespread Internet access has caused a significant increase in racist skinhead activity across the United States, according to a new report released this week by the Anti-Defamation League. While the report found that racist skinhead activity has made a comeback all across the country, it identified several regions with particularly active groups, including New England. “We need to be vigilant and we need to be alert that these groups do exist and they exist in our area,” said Robert Trestan, civil rights director of the ADL New England region. siehe auch: ADL Reports Resurgence of Racist Skinheads in U.S. and Launches New Online Racist Skinhead Project