New: I wrote about how the country's most prominent Jewish organization against antisemitism hasn't said a word about Trump alleging "Hitler did some good things," and the media failure to give this terrifying declaration the attention it deserves.
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Trump praises Hitler. ADL remains silent.
In a terrifying moment for American Jews, the org is nowhere to be found.
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Clearly they don't want to hurt 'their man' even when he says such things.
'Their man' is friendly with 'bibi' and that counts a lot more.
--Don't trust these cowards.
Yup. And why is Trump acting as a Foreign Agent, making deals with Netanyahu in direct violation of the Logan Act? Have we not learned anything? Charge and imprison.
The ADL which Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit and which considers social media posts as credible sources, no longer views as a credible organization to cite with regard to the Israel-Palestine Conflict? That ADL? I'm shocked, SHOCKED. Well not that shocked.
Growing up I heart conservatives say stuff like that in private. "Shame about the holocaust but hitler was a great leader." It's a terrifyingly common refrain, and trump is emboldening these sickos to say it in public.
The best part about that is that objectively, it is not true. Hitler was a disastrously bad leader in every dimension, so their argument doesn't hold water. Of course they don't care about facts and reason anyway, but it's worth pointing out for those of us who still do.
and even if he *were* an effective leader, that would make it even more important not to emulate him and to throw down anyone who does. because it is not good to lead a nation into committing genocide!
The “global jihad” is not evidenced by Hamas. The issue is the global jihad by people like the Pittsburgh synagogue murderer, Anders Breivik in Norway, and the Christchurch killer. But people don’t want to examine that cultural baggage
I would buy that if the axes lined up the way you'd expect. But they don't.
Israel's probably a heartbeat away from siding with Orban, Erdogan and...Putin. It's a ethnonationalism wielded by a grifter trying to wring the country dry while staying out of jail.
It sure hit the news in Canada, at least on our national broadcaster it did. It's super yiiiiiikes. That no one seems to think it's a big deal is even more so.
I learned some frankly astonishing things when I first read that site. But it all fits the picture I have from observing them, especially this past year and change.
I did contract work for a sub-team for a period of time and there are some extremely good people doing extremely important civil rights work there who deeply care about stopping intolerance and injustice and violence against the powerless.
Greenblatt is not one of them and his leadership shows it.
I hope those folks get great jobs at the UCLU or elsewhere because at ADL their good work is being used as propaganda for Islamophobia. It’s no different than the white nationalists showing up to help with disaster relief.
Add me as another instance of saying, "Conflating 'good for the Jews' with 'good for Likud's goal of dead Palestinians' is going to be a cause for regret someday, and that day will be soon".
I said 'Likud' instead of 'Israel' with a certain amount of forethought. I have a certain baseline suspicion of ethnostates, but I also hear it when Jews I respect talk about Israel as the idea of 'home' for a people that have been homeless and under constant threat for a very long time indeed.
The profoundly mixed emotions I see from those same self-described liberal Zionists, looking at what's happening in Israel and in the Occupied Territories right now, makes me want to express myself in circumscribed terms.
I'm not sure the metaphor is very apt, but I certainly agree that likely downstream effects of Israel's current policies in the Occupied Territories are not going to be what any sane person wants.
Fair point. I've also read stories that emphasize the 'protector' part instead of the 'rampage' part, so the whole of the larger meta-story has parallels that I'd rather not invoke unless I can go in-depth.
For this, I can only blame having misspent my undergrad years in crit theory seminars.
Not quite - ADL leadership believes they're obligated to placate the part of their donors who are hardcore Zionist/Likud supporters. Greenblatt structures his leadership and policies accordingly.
sorry not sorry, Marisa
I don't expect them to do ANYTHING of note, including making any reference to Drumpf or his proclivity toward Nazis;
ADL is no longer an org I would support in any way; once they did this (Kushner's "award") I was done
I’m reached the point with “tech entrepreneurs” as I have with cops. In theory I imagine there are good ones having a positive impact, but at this point until proven differently I have to assume they are evil people doing evil things and resist them accordingly.
A prsnl story I find darkly funny. My step-father is deep in the Fox cult & a few yrs ago he called the ADL fascist beause they were attacking Trump and standing for principle. My step father was right about a political issue once in 10 years. ADL is a fascist org. I wonder if my sf still knows it.
Agreeing & pointing out to trump supporting Jews that they are being hoodwinked by Bibi & Trump - who both pretend to care about Jews when all they really care about is keeping their butts out of jail and worse.. staying in power permanently!
I wasn’t aware of the ADL’s silence. I never think about them. Hm..maybe because they have been silent in general? Wtf is going on? Shit, I can’t even say I withdraw my support.
A friend of mine is in a group chat with Greenblatt as part of a fellowship thing (from long ago) and the dude is UNHINGED and incredibly racist towards the muslim members
I'm sure that they're torn between Trump's support for Netanyahu killing Palestinians and Trump's support for the madman who murdered their grandparents.
Israel has become the evil from which it was born.
One of the main recommendations on the antisemitism side was: Establish a University Committee on Antisemitism and Campus Climate to monitor key performance indicators.
(A thing that is worth mentioning. The UW has an excellent Jewish Studies program. And the person who chaired the antisemitism panel? Was... not from that program. I wonder why.)
Greenblatt found time in the past two days to tweet about his loathing for Jewish pro-Palestine student protesters, but didn’t have a moment to spare for the single-most terrifying thing an American Jew could read: that the potential next president thinks Adolf Hitler was good
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Both parties are pro Israel. No one believes that giving the palestinians a real estate package will cause them to show gratitude by no longer killing Israelis.
Since when does Netanyahu have a problem with killing Israelis? Hamas was sitting there for over a decade and it never occurred to him to defend the country
Little wonder that new Jewish orgs like Bend the Arc, Breaking the Silence, IfNotNow, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, @jvp.bsky.social et al are filling the void left by legacy orgs including the ADL & AIPAC.
I asked someone for a solution and they blocked me. Why does no one actually have an answer? I want to know good viable solutions to this but anytime I ask, no one ever responds.
Any journalist with integrity should contact ADL (the email for inquiry is [email protected]) for their comment about Trump's suggestion that "Hitler did some good things."
They realize that Trump is good for business.... they're betting that he'll talk this game but won't do it. And every time he does say these things I bet they get more donations....
I bet it's as base as that..
Any organization dedicated to combating anti semitism that doesn’t come out swinging when a major party presidential candidate says “ Hitler did some good things” should disband
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Hard lesson, that one.
In a terrifying moment for American Jews, the org is nowhere to be found.
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Clearly they don't want to hurt 'their man' even when he says such things.
'Their man' is friendly with 'bibi' and that counts a lot more.
--Don't trust these cowards.
He shot Hitler.
Is Greenblatt in the same mold as Stephen Miller?
http://wsautter.com/free-downloads-for-walts-books… #notraitorforprez“
https://jewishcurrents.org/adl-staffers-dissented-after-ceo-compared-palestinian-rights-groups-to-right-wing-extremists-leaked-audio-reveals
That's what these people are: it's not about being a Jew, or about Never Again. It's barely even about Zionism, though there's overlap for sure
It's about Israel Uber Alles. It's blood & soil.
Russia, China and global jihad are threats to us.
Only a strong response guarantees our security. We have to stand with Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel or the dominoes keep falling.
Israel's probably a heartbeat away from siding with Orban, Erdogan and...Putin. It's a ethnonationalism wielded by a grifter trying to wring the country dry while staying out of jail.
But that doesn't explain the ADL.
But it's aligned them with a lot of *awful* people.
the real enemies are the kids protesting in tents
https://droptheadl.org/the-adl-is-not-an-ally/
Greenblatt is not one of them and his leadership shows it.
Elon un-suspends & platforms anti-Semites, GOP keeps floating anti-semitic tropes, Trump dines w Nazis? Well they looove Israel, so it's all good.
And Bibi loves the Trump
Everything else is details. Anything else risks obscuring the core of it; fuck every cause etc.
It's still an evil, awful thing
Wistful romantic notions don't change that
For this, I can only blame having misspent my undergrad years in crit theory seminars.
in a bunker by himself that is :)
I don't expect them to do ANYTHING of note, including making any reference to Drumpf or his proclivity toward Nazis;
ADL is no longer an org I would support in any way; once they did this (Kushner's "award") I was done
https://theconnector.substack.com/p/a-dating-site-to-defeat-fascism
Everyone hedging their bets with the oligarchs right now.
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-759869
https://www.jta.org/2024/10/30/united-states/former-adl-chief-abe-foxman-slams-group-for-muted-response-to-trumps-msg-rally
With Bezos, Soon-Shiong and yes, even Greenblatt: it's not cowardice. IT. IS. AVARICE.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2015-10-21/ty-article/netanyahu-absolves-hitler-of-guilt/0000017f-dc2e-db22-a17f-fcbf7c1e0000
Israel has become the evil from which it was born.
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One of the main recommendations on the antisemitism side was: Establish a University Committee on Antisemitism and Campus Climate to monitor key performance indicators.
Some of my colleagues put together this response: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AnaGq7G4ET7NzvNHmSP1Y06iCe4YVWzOljhrrglrgyE/edit?tab=t.0 (and many of us signed it).
https://www.commondreams.org/news/historic-number-dems-vote-no-israel
I bet it's as base as that..