Tag Archives: Anti-Defamation League

What Park Slope BDS activists were up against: the full force of the Israel lobby

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Alex Kane

Deep-pocketed and influential organizations threw their weight against BDS efforts at the Park Slope Food Co-op. Advocates for BDS still managed to garner 40 percent of the vote.

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The Toulouse killings and the false specter of European anti-Semitism

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Alex Kane

Despite the Toulouse killings, many agree ‘European Jewry is experiencing a renaissance.’ Just this past Sunday thousands marched against anti-Semitism in Paris. Then why do you suppose Israeli officials are busy invoking the possibility of a return to anti-Jewish pogroms in Europe?

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The Jewish establishment goes to bat for Ray Kelly and the NYPD

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Alex Kane

The Jewish Community Relations Council has praised Ray Kelly as the best police chief ever. But critics say that Jewish institutional support for the NYPD will harm Jewish-Muslim relations.

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Jewish establishment gives White House cover to criticize Israel–just not on Palestine

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Alex Kane

The most salient lesson from the ruckus Jeffrey Goldberg and other Jewish groups created over the ridiculous ads about American Jewry and Israelis was voiced on Twitter by Max Blumenthal: American Jews are shocked by ads urging Israelis to return … Continue reading →

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Critics of Palestine solidarity within Occupy Wall Street rely on distortion

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Alex Kane

Criticisms of Palestine solidarity within Occupy Wall Street rest on a distortion of activists intentions and a misunderstanding of OWS politics.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | Tagged , , , , | 68 Comments

Michael Bloomberg and New York’s Muslims: a lesson in how Israel courses through Jewish-Muslim relations

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Alex Kane

Ever since Lawrence Swaim of the California-based Interfaith Freedom Foundation articulated his valuable insight to me that the question of Israel courses through Jewish-Muslim relations, I’ve been coming across stories that fit into that theme. In general, strong support for … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Defamation League should own up or pack up

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Mohammad Talat and Tom Pessah

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), founded in 1913, was long one of the nation’s foremost civil rights organizations. Primarily established to fight anti-Semitism, it became revered for combating hate and bigotry in many forms. In its later years, however, it got … Continue reading →

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The ADL’s ‘top ten’ list is consistent with its history of muzzling dissent on Israel at all costs

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Alaa Milbes

Recently, the Anti-Defamation League came out with a statement placing Students for Justice in Palestine on its top 10 anti-Israel organizations in the United States. As ADL has a history of spying and attempting to crush pro-Palestine, anti-apartheid activists working … Continue reading →

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ADL concession: JVP and ISM and SJP are affecting the ‘mainstream discussion’

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Philip Weiss

The crisis continues. Recognizing the significance of the movement questioning the policies of Israel inside American and Jewish life now , the Anti-Defamation League has compiled a list of the “top ten anti-Israel groups” in the U.S. It includes many … Continue reading →

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Anti-Defamation League condemns the very ‘anti-Muslim sentiment’ it contributes to

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Alex Kane

A month after the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the “nation’s premier civil rights” agency (in their words), came out against building an Islamic community center blocks away from Ground Zero because “building [it] in the shadow of the World Trade Center … Continue reading →

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