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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) a [[Jewish]] organization founded in 1913 that seeks to fight [[anti-Semitism]]. 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) a [[Jewish]] organization founded in 1913 that seeks to fight [[anti-Semitism]]. 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>}}

It became in recent years a [[left-wing]] organization.

To dismay of conservatives, Jewish or not, It became in recent years pro [[left-wing]] tendencies with some issues.

 

For example, its general stance on prayer in secular schools is that it is "unconstitutional."<ref>Anti-Defamation League. [http://www.adl.org/religion_ps_2004/prayer.asp ''Religion in the Schools:Prayer in Public Schools''] (2011)</ref> The ADL also has a record of supporting gay rights, the [[separation of church and state]],<ref>West, J.G. & MacLean, I.W (eds). "Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith" in [https://books.google.com/books?id=dy1MNv8ou-0C&lpg=PA17&dq=Anti-Defamation%20League&pg=PA17#v=onepage&q=anti-defamation%20league%20%22championed%20the%20strict%20separation%20of%20church%20and%20state%22&f=false ''Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics''], Volume 2; Oryx Press, Arizona. Page 17, (1999)</ref> hate crimes legislation, [[abortion]] and [[partial-birth abortion]].<ref>Anti-Defamation League. [http://www.adl.org/presrele/supremecourt_33/3638_33.asp Press Release - ''ADL Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Against Nebraska Abortion Law''] (2000)</ref> There is also evidence to suggest that the founders may have been Fabian socialists.<ref>http://www.truthbasedlogic.com/lies.htm</ref>

It also claims to fight against many other forms of discrimination, while monitoring extremist groups and their rhetoric with regard to the immigration debate. In addition, it has been known to attack mainstream conservatives.

 

Its general stance on prayer in secular schools is that it is "unconstitutional."<ref>Anti-Defamation League. [http://www.adl.org/religion_ps_2004/prayer.asp ''Religion in the Schools:Prayer in Public Schools''] (2011)</ref> The ADL also has a record of supporting gay rights, the [[separation of church and state]],<ref>West, J.G. & MacLean, I.W (eds). "Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith" in [https://books.google.com/books?id=dy1MNv8ou-0C&lpg=PA17&dq=Anti-Defamation%20League&pg=PA17#v=onepage&q=anti-defamation%20league%20%22championed%20the%20strict%20separation%20of%20church%20and%20state%22&f=false ''Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics''], Volume 2; Oryx Press, Arizona. Page 17, (1999)</ref> hate crimes legislation, [[abortion]] and [[partial-birth abortion]].<ref>Anti-Defamation League. [http://www.adl.org/presrele/supremecourt_33/3638_33.asp Press Release - ''ADL Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Against Nebraska Abortion Law''] (2000)</ref> There is also evidence to suggest that the founders may have been Fabian socialists.<ref>http://www.truthbasedlogic.com/lies.htm</ref>

==Post 2016==

==Post 2016==

Journalist [[Glenn Greenwald]] noted:

[[Glenn Greenwald]] noted:

{{quotebox-float|"Like so many institutions of authority in the United States after 2016, which entailed the dual traumas of the [[Brexit|UK's departure from the EU]], and then the far more traumatic defeat of [[Hillary Clinton]] by [[Donald Trump]], the ADL has now radically transformed into something much, much different. Indeed, in many ways, it has become an utterly fraudulent organization. Its work now has very little to do with combating antisemitism. That's just the marketing costume or the pretext it uses to wield power. The real mission of the ADL could not be clearer. It's to advance the interests of the [[Democratic Party]] to ensure the empowerment of Democratic Party leaders and to protect and preserve the dominant ideology that the establishment wings of both political parties are devoted to – in particular, to protect the status quo ideology from meaningful dissent and populist anger."<ref>https://rumble.com/v3f3p53-how-the-adl-abandoned-its-stated-mission-in-order-to-weaponize-anti-semitis.html</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|"Like so many institutions of authority in the United States after 2016, which entailed the dual traumas of the [[Brexit|UK's departure from the EU]], and then the far more traumatic defeat of [[Hillary Clinton]] by [[Donald Trump]], the ADL has now radically transformed into something much, much different. Indeed, in many ways, it has become an utterly fraudulent organization. Its work now has very little to do with combating antisemitism. That's just the marketing costume or the pretext it uses to wield power. The real mission of the ADL could not be clearer. It's to advance the interests of the [[Democratic Party]] to ensure the empowerment of Democratic Party leaders and to protect and preserve the dominant ideology that the establishment wings of both political parties are devoted to – in particular, to protect the status quo ideology from meaningful dissent and populist anger."<ref>https://rumble.com/v3f3p53-how-the-adl-abandoned-its-stated-mission-in-order-to-weaponize-anti-semitis.html</ref>}}

The billionaire owner and CTO of X, formerly Twitter, responded the same evening: “You have said the actual truth.” In another reply, he wrote: “I am deeply offended by ADL’s messaging and any other groups who push de facto anti-white racism or anti-Asian racism or racism of any kind.” Musk has feuded with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) before, threatening to sue over its accounting of hate speech on his social media network."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-adl</ref>

The billionaire owner and CTO of X, formerly Twitter, responded the same evening: “You have said the actual truth.” In another reply, he wrote: “I am deeply offended by ADL’s messaging and any other groups who push de facto anti-white racism or anti-Asian racism or racism of any kind.” Musk has feuded with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) before, threatening to sue over its accounting of hate speech on his social media network."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-adl</ref>

 

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