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Politicization of the ADL: How the antisemitism watchdog abdicated its responsibilities - opinion

Today’s ADL has abdicated this responsibility, and the Jewish community will suffer the consequences.

NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS headline Zohran Mamdani’s victory the morning after Election Day this month. Establishing a special project targeting a Muslim mayor echoes the Islamophobic attacks against him, the writer charges.
Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a mayoral debate, in New York, US, October 16, 2025.

Progressive Jewish groups say ADL’s ‘Mamdani Monitor’ is ‘Islamophobic and racist’

Rep. Elise Stefanik speaks at the ADL's Never Is Now summit at Javits Center on March 03, 2025 in New York City.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, self-styled protector of Jews right-wing, announces run for New York Governor

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference at the Unisphere in the Queens borough of New York City, US, November 5, 2025.

Mamdani must be a mayor who protects New York's Jews, unites minorities in city - editorial


ADL launches 'Mamdani Monitor' to track policies that may affect Jewish New Yorkers

The 'Mamdani Monitor' initiative was announced following the election of Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor, focusing on policies that may affect Jewish New Yorkers.

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks onstage at ADL's Never Is Now conference on March 3, 2025 in New York City.

ADL removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks

The Anti-Defamation League has removed a section called “Protect Civil Rights” from the “What We Do” page of its website after right-wing attacks, and Jewish leaders debate the strategy of response

The annual Martin Luther King Day March in Denver, January 2023.

ADL enlists major law firms to launch pro bono network for antisemitism cases

More than 40 law firms have joined the initiative, creating a pool of 39,000 lawyers to expand the ADL's Campus Antisemitism Legal Line.

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks onstage at ADL's Never Is Now conference on March 3, 2025 in New York City.

Ceasefire or not, hatred of Israel continues - opinion

The ceasefire proved what many suspected but few wanted to say aloud: For a significant and vocal portion of this movement, peace was never the goal.

DEMONSTRATORS MARCH with a banner reading, ‘Let’s bring down the State of Israel. Stop genocidal imperialism,’ during a general strike called by Spanish unions in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza in Barcelona last week after a Gaza ceasefire had been called.

FBI cuts ties with Jewish Anti-Defamation League, director Kash Patel announces

Patel's announcement followed criticism of the ADL by right-wing voices, including billionaire Elon Musk, over its inclusion of Kirk's Turning Point USA in a "Glossary of Extremism and Hate."

FBI Director Kash Patel attends the signing of an executive order by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 25, 2025.

Elon Musk calls ADL a ‘hate group’ that ‘hates Christians’

The South African-American multibillionaire has a history of lashing out against the Anti-Defamation League.

Elon Musk delivers a salute at a Trump immigration rally. Inset: Musk's Holocaust joke post.

US House panel holds hearings to 'unmask antisemitism' in unions and K-12

Kiley said that while the committee had investigated antisemitism at universities across the country, there was also a growing problem of antisemitism from Kindergarten to High School education.

Kevin Kiley, California state assemblyman, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, US, August 6, 2022

Antisemitic, anti-Israel conspiracy theories surge following Charlie Kirk's assassination

“Pretty obvious that Israel ordered the hit after Charlie started noticing,” claimed far-right conspiracy theorist Stew Peters on X.

FILE PHOTO: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, greets the crowd during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 19, 2024.

Jewish education: The first line of defense for Jews worldwide - opinion

'Education has to be the first line of defense because without it, most Jews will be unable to stand up and be proud.'

STAR OF DAVID necklace: Inside or outside your shirt?

ADL launches first Jewish Policy Index tracking state antisemitism measures

It was created in response to an increase in antisemitic incidents in recent years and after violent attacks on Jewish communities in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington, DC.

 A man looks on next to police officers working at the site where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, US May 21, 2025.

One in four Americans believe recent attacks on Jews were ‘understandable,’ ADL survey finds

Some 78% of those polled by the ADL said they believed that recent attacks on Jews were antisemitic.

 Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder.