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In addition, it, or at least the former head Abraham Foxman, was also accused of being heavily biased regarding Judaism, especially when they failed to call out controversy for the anti-Catholic film ''40 Days and 40 Nights'', yet were willing to call out controversy regarding [[Mel Gibson]]'s ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' for alleged anti-Semitism.<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1083014/posts</ref> In spite of claiming it is against anti-Semitism, the ADL under Foxman allows Muslims to spread anti-Semitic rhetoric as well as allowing inter-faith audiences with Muslim groups (to the extent of demanding that "Sharia myth makers" be silenced), and not only covered up the [[Armenian Genocide]], but Foxman even fired Andrew Tarsy for breaking ranks on this issue, and has even condemned Pope Benedict XVI for siding with Israel against Radical Islam.<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2011/01/foxman_must_go.html</ref><ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/08/foxman_wrong_on_sharia_too.html</ref> In one case, he even awarded a known anti-Semite, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the "Courage to Care Award."<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/08/foxman_wrong_on_sharia_too.html</ref> In addition, the ADL under Foxman was responsible for getting [[Marc Rich]] pardoned by Bill Clinton in the latter's infamous last minute pardons due to being paid by Rich $250,000 beforehand.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/opinion/29SAFI.html</ref> The ADL under Foxman also promoted Obama's pro-Palestinian policies since 2011,<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/93836/abraham-foxman-jews-stay-reservation-robert-spencer</ref> even demanding that congressmen who were expressing concerns about Islamic lobbying stop engaging in "anti-Islamic conspiracy theories",<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/141311/how-leftist-jews-make-terror-kosher-michael-widlanski</ref> and even advocated for J Street to be included among major Jewish organizations despite their siding with John Kerry's reference to Israel as "[[Israel Apartheid  

In addition, it, or at least the former head Abraham Foxman, was also accused of being heavily biased regarding Judaism, especially when they failed to call out controversy for the anti-Catholic film ''40 Days and 40 Nights'', yet were willing to call out controversy regarding [[Mel Gibson]]'s ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' for alleged anti-Semitism.<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1083014/posts</ref> In spite of claiming it is against anti-Semitism, the ADL under Foxman allows Muslims to spread anti-Semitic rhetoric as well as allowing inter-faith audiences with Muslim groups (to the extent of demanding that "Sharia myth makers" be silenced), and not only covered up the [[Armenian Genocide]], but Foxman even fired Andrew Tarsy for breaking ranks on this issue, and has even condemned Pope Benedict XVI for siding with Israel against Radical Islam.<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2011/01/foxman_must_go.html</ref><ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/08/foxman_wrong_on_sharia_too.html</ref> In one case, he even awarded a known anti-Semite, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the "Courage to Care Award."<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/08/foxman_wrong_on_sharia_too.html</ref> In addition, the ADL under Foxman was responsible for getting [[Marc Rich]] pardoned by Bill Clinton in the latter's infamous last minute pardons due to being paid by Rich $250,000 beforehand.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/opinion/29SAFI.html</ref> The ADL under Foxman also promoted Obama's pro-Palestinian policies since 2011,<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/93836/abraham-foxman-jews-stay-reservation-robert-spencer</ref> even demanding that congressmen who were expressing concerns about Islamic lobbying stop engaging in "anti-Islamic conspiracy theories",<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/141311/how-leftist-jews-make-terror-kosher-michael-widlanski</ref> and even advocated for J Street to be included among major Jewish organizations despite their siding with John Kerry's reference to Israel as "[[Israel Apartheid  

slur| Apartheid]]".<ref> [https://zoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/J-Street-Full-Report-H.pdf J Street Sides With Israel’s Enemies & Works to Destroy Support for Israel] (Feb 2018).[http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/224542/adls-foxman-voted-j-street-daniel-greenfield]</ref>

slur|Apartheid]]".<ref> [https://zoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/J-Street-Full-Report-H.pdf J Street Sides With Israel’s Enemies & Works to Destroy Support for Israel] (Feb 2018).[http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/224542/adls-foxman-voted-j-street-daniel-greenfield]</ref>

The ADL used to be a noble force on fighting anti-Semitism, focused.

The ADL used to be a noble force on fighting anti-Semitism, focused.