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{{Infobox political party|name=Anti-Defamation League|logo=ADL logo.svg|founded=September 1913|leader1_title=CEO|leader1_name=[[Jonathan Greenblatt]]|founder=[[Sigmund Livingston]]|political_orientation=[[Zionism]]}} | {{Infobox political party|name=Anti-Defamation League|logo=ADL logo.svg|founded=September 1913|leader1_title=CEO|leader1_name=[[Jonathan Greenblatt]]|founder=[[Sigmund Livingston]]|political_orientation=[[Anti-communism]]<br>[[Liberalism]]<br>[[Zionism]]}} | ||
The '''Anti-Defamation League''' ('''ADL'''), formerly the '''Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith''', is an international [[Zionism|Zionist]] [[Advocacy group|pressure group]] based primarily in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The organisation was initially founded in 1913 to combat [[racism]] and advocate for [[civil rights]] causes, but its primary purpose today is to promote the [[Settler colonialism|settler colonial]] "[[State of Israel]]" and de-legitimise pro-[[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] activism by falsely equating [[anti-Zionism]] with [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitism]].<ref name=":02">{{Web citation|author=Miko Peled|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=No Matter How You Frame It, the ADL is a Racist Organization|date=2023-06-20|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/no-matter-how-you-frame-it-the-adl-is-a-racist-organization/285078/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627035213/https://www.mintpressnews.com/no-matter-how-you-frame-it-the-adl-is-a-racist-organization/285078/|archive-date=2023-06-27}}</ref> | The '''Anti-Defamation League''' ('''ADL'''), formerly the '''Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith''', is an international [[Zionism|Zionist]] [[Advocacy group|pressure group]] based primarily in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The organisation was initially founded in 1913 to combat [[racism]] and advocate for [[civil rights]] causes, but its primary purpose today is to promote the [[Settler colonialism|settler colonial]] "[[State of Israel]]" and de-legitimise pro-[[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] activism by falsely equating [[anti-Zionism]] with [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitism]].<ref name=":02">{{Web citation|author=Miko Peled|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=No Matter How You Frame It, the ADL is a Racist Organization|date=2023-06-20|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/no-matter-how-you-frame-it-the-adl-is-a-racist-organization/285078/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627035213/https://www.mintpressnews.com/no-matter-how-you-frame-it-the-adl-is-a-racist-organization/285078/|archive-date=2023-06-27}}</ref> | ||
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Despite presenting itself as an independent, [[Partisan (politics)|non-partisan]], and [[non-governmental organisation]], the ADL has close ties to [[West|Western]] [[police]], governments, [[School|schools]], and [[news media]]. The organisation plays an active role in the training of Statesian<ref name=":12">{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn't Add Up|date=2023-11-10|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-data-rise-anti-semitism-doesnt-add-up/286268/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110220638/https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-data-rise-anti-semitism-doesnt-add-up/286268/|archive-date=2023-11-10}}</ref> and [[Republic of Austria|Austrian]]<ref>https://www.bmi.gv.at/104/Die_Sicherheitsakademie/</ref> law enforcement and even facilitates exchange programmes between Statesian and Israeli police. It has published guidelines for media to follow when discussing the [[Gazan genocide|Gaza genocide]] in order to subtly promote the Zionist narrative;<ref name=":12" /> and it proudly boasts of "having drafted [the United States]’s first model [[hate crime]] legislation", with 46 [[U.S. state|states]] having passed laws similar to or directly based on the ADL's model.<ref>https://www.adl.org/adl-and-law-enforcement</ref> | Despite presenting itself as an independent, [[Partisan (politics)|non-partisan]], and [[non-governmental organisation]], the ADL has close ties to [[West|Western]] [[police]], governments, [[School|schools]], and [[news media]]. The organisation plays an active role in the training of Statesian<ref name=":12">{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn't Add Up|date=2023-11-10|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-data-rise-anti-semitism-doesnt-add-up/286268/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110220638/https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-data-rise-anti-semitism-doesnt-add-up/286268/|archive-date=2023-11-10}}</ref> and [[Republic of Austria|Austrian]]<ref>https://www.bmi.gv.at/104/Die_Sicherheitsakademie/</ref> law enforcement and even facilitates exchange programmes between Statesian and Israeli police. It has published guidelines for media to follow when discussing the [[Gazan genocide|Gaza genocide]] in order to subtly promote the Zionist narrative;<ref name=":12" /> and it proudly boasts of "having drafted [the United States]’s first model [[hate crime]] legislation", with 46 [[U.S. state|states]] having passed laws similar to or directly based on the ADL's model.<ref>https://www.adl.org/adl-and-law-enforcement</ref> | ||
== Zionist | == Zionist Activities == | ||
The ADL spied on Civil Rights activists and making false accusations of antisemitism against the [[Black Panther Party|Black Panthers]] during the 1960s at the height of Civil Rights activism in the United States.{{ | The ADL spied on Civil Rights activists and making false accusations of antisemitism against the [[Black Panther Party|Black Panthers]] during the 1960s at the height of Civil Rights activism in the United States.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jeffrey Blankfort|newspaper=CounterPunch|title=ADL Spies|date=2012-06-12|url=https://www.counterpunch.org/2013/06/12/adl-spies/|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130613222220/http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/06/12/adl-spies/|archive-date=2012-06-13|retrieved=2025-10-28}}</ref> | ||
In the 1970s, the ADL condemned the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] and [[BDS|boycott of Israel]]. | In the 1970s, the ADL condemned the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] and [[BDS|boycott of Israel]]. | ||
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In 2023, the ADL described 153 pro-Palestinian rallies as "antisemitic" and said 85 of them "supported terror." It equates these protests with actual antisemitism such as a bomb threat against a synagogue in Albuquerque, [[State of New Mexico|New Mexico]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn't Add Up|date=2023-11-10|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-data-rise-anti-semitism-doesnt-add-up/286268/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110220638/https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-data-rise-anti-semitism-doesnt-add-up/286268/|archive-date=2023-11-10}}</ref> | In 2023, the ADL described 153 pro-Palestinian rallies as "antisemitic" and said 85 of them "supported terror." It equates these protests with actual antisemitism such as a bomb threat against a synagogue in Albuquerque, [[State of New Mexico|New Mexico]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn't Add Up|date=2023-11-10|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-data-rise-anti-semitism-doesnt-add-up/286268/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110220638/https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-data-rise-anti-semitism-doesnt-add-up/286268/|archive-date=2023-11-10}}</ref> | ||
=== Media | === Media Guidelines === | ||
Following the [[Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa|Al-Aqsa Flood]] in October 2023, the ADL printed a handbook of instructions for [[Bourgeois media|media]] to follow when reporting on the uprising. It told journalists to call [[Islamic Resistance Movement|Hamas]] "terrorists" instead of "militants" or "fighters" and described the [[Israel Defense Forces|Zionist]] invasion of [[Gaza]] as a "legitimate military action."<ref name=":1" /> | Following the [[Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa|Al-Aqsa Flood]] in October 2023, the ADL printed a handbook of instructions for [[Bourgeois media|media]] to follow when reporting on the uprising. It told journalists to call [[Islamic Resistance Movement|Hamas]] "terrorists" instead of "militants" or "fighters" and described the [[Israel Defense Forces|Zionist]] invasion of [[Gaza]] as a "legitimate military action."<ref name=":1" /> | ||
== Police | == Downplaying Anti-Semitism == | ||
Despite its foundational purpose, the ADL has actually downplayed Nazism and anti-Semitism on occasion. When [[Republic of South Africa|South African]] business magnate [[Elon Musk]] (whom the ADL has previously criticised) [[Elon Musk salute controversy|infamously performed a Nazi salute at a rally]] celebrating [[Second inauguration of Donald Trump|Donald Trump's presidential inauguration]] on 20 January 2025, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt brushed it off as “an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm”<ref name=":444">{{Web citation|author=[[Ali Harb]]|newspaper=[[Al Jazeera]]|title=ADL faces backlash for defending Elon Musk’s raised-arm gesture|date=2025-01-22|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/22/adl-faces-backlash-for-defending-elon-musks-raised-arm-gesture|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326001140/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/22/adl-faces-backlash-for-defending-elon-musks-raised-arm-gesture|archive-date=2025-03-26}}</ref>. | |||
== Police Training == | |||
The ADL is the largest non-governmental [[police]] trainer in the United States. Its Advanced Training School trains over 250 U.S. agencies, including [[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]. ADL training is mandatory for all new FBI special agents and intelligence analysts.<ref name=":1" /> | The ADL is the largest non-governmental [[police]] trainer in the United States. Its Advanced Training School trains over 250 U.S. agencies, including [[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]. ADL training is mandatory for all new FBI special agents and intelligence analysts.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:10, 28 October 2025
Anti-Defamation League | |
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| CEO | Jonathan Greenblatt |
| Founder | Sigmund Livingston |
| Founded | September 1913 |
| Political orientation | Anti-communism Liberalism Zionism |
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), formerly the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, is an international Zionist pressure group based primarily in the United States. The organisation was initially founded in 1913 to combat racism and advocate for civil rights causes, but its primary purpose today is to promote the settler colonial "State of Israel" and de-legitimise pro-Palestinian activism by falsely equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism.[1]
Despite presenting itself as an independent, non-partisan, and non-governmental organisation, the ADL has close ties to Western police, governments, schools, and news media. The organisation plays an active role in the training of Statesian[2] and Austrian[3] law enforcement and even facilitates exchange programmes between Statesian and Israeli police. It has published guidelines for media to follow when discussing the Gaza genocide in order to subtly promote the Zionist narrative;[2] and it proudly boasts of "having drafted [the United States]’s first model hate crime legislation", with 46 states having passed laws similar to or directly based on the ADL's model.[4]
Zionist Activities[edit | edit source]
The ADL spied on Civil Rights activists and making false accusations of antisemitism against the Black Panthers during the 1960s at the height of Civil Rights activism in the United States.[5]
In the 1970s, the ADL condemned the Palestine Liberation Organization and boycott of Israel.
It described the UN's World Conference against Racism in South Africa in 2001 as "antisemitic." It also accused Jimmy Carter of antisemitism because of his book Palestine: Peace not Apartheid.[6]
In 2023, the ADL described 153 pro-Palestinian rallies as "antisemitic" and said 85 of them "supported terror." It equates these protests with actual antisemitism such as a bomb threat against a synagogue in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[7]
Media Guidelines[edit | edit source]
Following the Al-Aqsa Flood in October 2023, the ADL printed a handbook of instructions for media to follow when reporting on the uprising. It told journalists to call Hamas "terrorists" instead of "militants" or "fighters" and described the Zionist invasion of Gaza as a "legitimate military action."[7]
Downplaying Anti-Semitism[edit | edit source]
Despite its foundational purpose, the ADL has actually downplayed Nazism and anti-Semitism on occasion. When South African business magnate Elon Musk (whom the ADL has previously criticised) infamously performed a Nazi salute at a rally celebrating Donald Trump's presidential inauguration on 20 January 2025, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt brushed it off as “an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm”[8].
Police Training[edit | edit source]
The ADL is the largest non-governmental police trainer in the United States. Its Advanced Training School trains over 250 U.S. agencies, including ICE and the FBI. ADL training is mandatory for all new FBI special agents and intelligence analysts.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Miko Peled (2023-06-20). "No Matter How You Frame It, the ADL is a Racist Organization" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-06-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alan MacLeod (2023-11-10). "ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn't Add Up" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-11-10.
- ↑ https://www.bmi.gv.at/104/Die_Sicherheitsakademie/
- ↑ https://www.adl.org/adl-and-law-enforcement
- ↑ Jeffrey Blankfort (2012-06-12). "ADL Spies" CounterPunch. Archived from the original on 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ Miko Peled (2023-06-20). "No Matter How You Frame It, the ADL is a Racist Organization" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-06-27.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Alan MacLeod (2023-11-10). "ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn't Add Up" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Ali Harb (2025-01-22). "ADL faces backlash for defending Elon Musk’s raised-arm gesture" Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2025-03-26.