The '''Anti-Defamation League''' ('''ADL'''), originally known as the '''Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith''' ("B'nai B'rith" meaning "Order of the Covenant" or "Order of the Cut", referring to circumcision) is a [[Jewish]] organization founded in 1913 that seeks to fight [[anti-Semitism]] and defend the state of [[Israel]]. Its stated mission is described as: {{cquote|The immediate object of the League is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Its ultimate purpose is to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizen.<ref>Anti-Defamation League. [http://www.adl.org/about.asp?s=topmenu ''About The Anti-Defamation League''] (2001)</ref>}} | The '''Anti-Defamation League''' ('''ADL'''), originally known as the '''Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith''' ("B'nai B'rith" meaning "Order of the Covenant" or "Order of the Cut", referring to circumcision) is a [[Jewish]] organization founded in 1913 that seeks to fight [[anti-Semitism]] and defend the state of [[Israel]]. Its stated mission is described as: {{cquote|The immediate object of the League is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Its ultimate purpose is to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizen.<ref>Anti-Defamation League. [http://www.adl.org/about.asp?s=topmenu ''About The Anti-Defamation League''] (2001)</ref>}} |