The genocide in Gaza is happening every single day, with our active and deadly support.

Are coming to power again in the United States. And the genocide in Gaza by the government in Israel bears resemblance to dehumanization practiced by the Nazis. So continuing the education about, and awareness of the holocaust remains relevant. But there are other reputable organizations that can handle that role.

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And who are the other reputable organizations that can (or do) handle that role?

In other words, that is not what they are doing at all.

The Blues Brothers
The Vatican Library
and
The Toledo Mudhens

and other countries’ massacres and their following actions

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum is a much better source than the ADL.

How is such a move “pushing an anti-Semitic agenda”? Nobody is saying the horrors of the Holocaust will no longer be taught in schools.

How does cutting ties with the organization that keeps track of and documents instances of antisemitism not push antisemitic agenda?

How does rejecting ADL as a preeminent source for tracking antisemitism not push antisemitic agenda?

And then they doubled down excusibg him.

illegitimate and irrelevant.

What kind of a ridiculous excuse is it to deny ADL its relevance?

colleagues and push a radical, antisemitic agenda on students,” the ADL said in a statement.

“We will not be cowed for supporting Israel, and we will not be deterred from our work reaching millions of students with educational programs every year.”

State Rep. Paul Berch (D-Westmoreland), who is Jewish, told NHJournal he was “profoundly disappointed that the NEA has targeted the ADL.”

“Rather than attacking the messenger, the NEA should turn its attention to the rise of antisemitism in our elementary and secondary schools, as well as on our college campuses,” Berch said."

https://nhjournal.com/nhs-biggest-teachers-union-cuts-ties-with-anti-defamation-league/

Nothing in the NEA's decision supports this ADL statement.

an unbiased source of material. There are many other unbiased historical and academic resources on the origins of the Holocost and the history of anti-semitism.

FTR, criticism of the government of Israel doesn't make one anti-semitic anymore than criticism of Trump makes one anti-American. That criticism should not be confused with anti-semitism although, sadly, that seems to be the case.

This is not recognition that "ADL may not be unbiased". This is dismissal of ADL as an institution, and all the work it does to combat antisemitism.

It is a statement of wholesale rejection of the value of their work. Wh4ther or not the NEA was within their right has nothing to do with the statement they voted in favor of. Yeah, it is within their right to be racist and attack institutions that fight racism.

Just as it is within my right to call them out on their antisemitism.

This is picking and choosing which historical and academic resources antisemites wish to dismiss, and that is in itself a manifestation of bias.

And how does a vote to cancel an American non-governmental institution constitute criticism of Israel? FTR, expressing antisemitic sentiments in criticizing Israeli government (which is not what NEA did) is still antisemitic.

On edit: If not ADL, which "unbiased" institutions will conduct and publish research like this?
https://www.adl.org/resources/report/survey-jewish-americans-experiences-antisemitism

No wonder bigots want to shut ADL up.

ADL is not the only one.

I think that would be news to the ADL.
Their website is still up. https://www.adl.org/
The Org seems to still be there.
I dont see any firings going on.
Their comment on this on their home page is "ADL is committed to working with the NEA and all teachers’ unions to join the Jewish community in making clear these hateful campaigns harm students, educators and families" doesnt seem to square with an org that was canceled by their own words.
You should let them know they are cancelled so they can get it right.

What part of "They just voted to cancel ADL, for gawds sake!". Do you see the word "voted" between "They just" and "to cancel ADL"?

But in consideration of your penchant for gratuitous misinterpretations of what you are reading, let me rephrase:

Southern Poverty law Center is not the only org that tracks racism. What are your thoughts on a teachers' union voting to cancel SPLS?

Feel wonderfully free to explain how it is canceling them.

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I've just never heard any supporter of the Democratic party, liberal or progressive push the cancel culture thing. Its been a right wing talking point for a long time.

An act totally inconsistent with supporting the Democratic party, either liberal or progressive.

Can you be specific?

Good night.

"THEIR VOTE WAS RIGHT WING"
How so?
"GOOD NIGHT"
Right about what I expected.

Certainly not what I ever said.

But keep going. If you don't get to meet your expectations, who will?

I could take the quotations away if you like but I wont until you say why the vote was right wing with a even somewhat convincing argument that could in any way be correct. I don't foresee that happening but hey, Ive been surprised before.

Interesting huh?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220500665

Me- How so?
You- they voted.
Good stuff. Keep it coming.

I can't wait for your opinion about who the bad guy is here.

previous words. Since you declined to give a reason other than that is what you think I can only extrapolate your reasoning based on previous interactions.

Have you ever referred to a group severing ties with another group "cancelling them" other than this?
Inquiring minds want to know.

As it informs us,
Aunt Jemima pancake mix
Mrs. Butterworth syrup
Uncle Ben’s rice
Were "canceled" for their racist advertising.
Bill Cosby
J.K. Rowling
a public relations executive tweeted an offensive joke about AIDS before boarding a plane in London to travel to South Africa
Those were "canceled".
There seems to be a pattern here when people use the phrase "Cancel Culture".
I wonder what it is.

ADL has been the preeminent organization fighting antisemitism for over a century.

Imagine a teachers' union cutting ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center. That would have been universally condemned by everyone everywhere.

Yet, just read the responses in this thread. Shameful.

Or dismiss their decades old history of effective advocacy.

Not the case when antisemitism is the subject. Not presently.

Shameful.

The voice vote recommendation at the NEA Representative Assembly has been rejected by the NEA Executive Committee.

But it is the proliferation of bigoted airheads within the union who drive agendas contrary to the interests and principles of the union that worries me.

against the ADL so that it can be bookmarked to counter any bigoted airhead on twitter spreading the misinformation that "the nation's largest teacher's union rejects the ADL and it's materials on anti-Semitism".

That misinformation was promulgated all over social media with the help of outlets like Theocracy Now! and Common Dreams, so it has already gained a foothold with the bias confirmation cohort on twitter.

If they continue to spread misinformation, it needs to be called out. Links to actual facts and primary sources are an excellent way to counteract fake, agenda-driven storylines.

Giving them a pass or benefit of doubt only emboldens them.

I was going to write how Stupid the NEA is and Short sighted.

It's Not ADL's fault that Traitor & Netanyahu are in Charge. Traitor Blared what he was going to do to Gaza Before the Election.

And, who stayed home or voted for Traitor? It wasn't Patriots.

Link to tweet

I was about to say how stupid it is.. And that' it's Not ADL's Fault that Traitor & Netanyahu are in charge

Mahalo for Updating!

However, if the ADL focuses on the atrocities that killed so many Jews and ignores the tragedies that are killing Palestinians, it is good to make a statement this way.

It's not one against the other, as so many choose to depict it. They are both horrific.

was nothing but an in-kind contribution to the MAGAt Donnie Dipshit campaign. His relentless attacks on President Biden and incessant insistence to "both-sides" ACTUAL FUCKING NAZIS on the Reich, with a handful of stupid students (supposedly on the left), turned America into a fascist police state...complete with its own stasi secret police force.

Maybe ADL can partner with the Proud Boys to "combat and document antisemitism".

Their blind support for Netanyahu, brought REAL fascism and Naziism into control of all 3 branches of the United State Government.

Good job ADL.

Maybe Donnie Dipshit and the Proud Boys/Patriot Front won't come for the Jews once they're done with the Hispanics, Asians, Africans and Caribeans...BUT I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT.