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lostincalifornia

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Wed Jul 9, 2025, 11:21 AM Jul 9

"Teachers' union NEA members endorse cutting ties with ADL." [View all]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143493365

Here is a response to this "unfortunate" action by the NEA:

"It is profoundly disturbing that a group of NEA activists would brazenly attempt to further isolate their Jewish 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."

Here is the purpose of the ADL that some in the NEA seem to have no use for:

"The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was founded in 1913 with the mission to "stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all," according to the ADL. Its primary purpose is to combat antisemitism and all forms of bias and discrimination, working towards a world where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity"

https://www.adl.org/





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