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<small>([https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/knockoff-nakbas/ *][https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/05/the-other-nakba/257196/ *][https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4597344,00.html *][https://www.thetower.org/article/there-was-a-jewish-nakba-and-it-was-even-bigger-than-the-palestinian-one/ *][https://www.jpost.com/opinion/the-nakbas-553448 *][https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1bpi7cl5 *][https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/11/08/nakbas-history-ethnic-cleansing/ *][https://www.jns.org/palestinians-are-addicted-to-an-endless-cycle-of-nakbas/ *][https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2023/05/24/multiple-nakbas-imposed-upon-american-jews/ *])</small> [https://web.archive.org/web/20240719194957/https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2024/06/wikipedia-finds-adl-is-generally.html denial page creator], has been defending al Jazeera: On June 19, 2024 he argued: “On Nuseirat, why are we trusting the NYT over AJ?” [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=1229959496] <small>[[https://archive.ph/xvrKS]]</small> [https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2024/06/0626-links-pt2-squads-forever-war-child.html?m=1#comment-6489198948] <small>[[https://archive.ph/ZDxAv]]</small>
<small>([https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/knockoff-nakbas/ *][https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/05/the-other-nakba/257196/ *][https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4597344,00.html *][https://www.thetower.org/article/there-was-a-jewish-nakba-and-it-was-even-bigger-than-the-palestinian-one/ *][https://www.jpost.com/opinion/the-nakbas-553448 *][https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1bpi7cl5 *][https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/11/08/nakbas-history-ethnic-cleansing/ *][https://www.jns.org/palestinians-are-addicted-to-an-endless-cycle-of-nakbas/ *][https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2023/05/24/multiple-nakbas-imposed-upon-american-jews/ *])</small> [https://web.archive.org/web/20240719194957/https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2024/06/wikipedia-finds-adl-is-generally.html denial page creator], has been defending al Jazeera: On June 19, 2024 he argued: “On Nuseirat, why are we trusting the NYT over AJ?” [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=1229959496] <small>[[https://archive.ph/xvrKS]]</small> [https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2024/06/0626-links-pt2-squads-forever-war-child.html?m=1#comment-6489198948] <small>[[https://archive.ph/ZDxAv]]</small>
‘Concern, dismay’ by Wikipedia attack on ADL, 43 Jewish groups tell Wikimedia Foundation. “Fundamentally, Wikipedia is stripping the Jewish community of the right to defend itself from the hatred that targets our community,” the groups wrote. [https://www.jns.org/concern-dismay-by-wikipedia-attack-on-adl-43-jewish-groups-tell-wikimedia-foundation/ JNS] <small>[[https://archive.ph/5boF1]]</small></ref>
‘Concern, dismay’ by Wikipedia attack on ADL, 43 Jewish groups tell Wikimedia Foundation. “Fundamentally, Wikipedia is stripping the Jewish community of the right to defend itself from the hatred that targets our community,” the groups wrote. [https://www.jns.org/concern-dismay-by-wikipedia-attack-on-adl-43-jewish-groups-tell-wikimedia-foundation/ JNS] <small>[[https://archive.ph/5boF1]]</small></ref>
==October-2025 (Patel)==
In Sep. 2025, it has become the target of an escalating rightwing pressure campaign—one that intensified on Oct 1, when FBI Director [[Kash Patel]] publicly denounced the group and announced the agency would sever ties with the nonprofit.
Patel’s announcement followed several days of mounting attacks by rightwing influencers and [[Elon Musk]], who criticized the ADL over its online extremism database. The database included a page on the late far-right commentator [[Charlie Kirk]]’s organization, Turning Point USA (TPUSA), and detailed its links to extremist figures. On Tuesday, in response to the backlash, the ADL deleted its entire Glossary of Extremism—a flagship resource that contained over 1,000 entries on individuals, groups, and movements associated with hateful ideologies. The move failed to quell criticism.
This latest controversy has placed the 112-year-old organization in a precarious position. For years, the ADL has grappled with internal strife and accusations of compromising its core values in efforts to appease, in their words, Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Now, it found itself under fire from the very conservative forces it once sought to accommodate.
How did the ADL backlash begin?
Over the weekend in end of Sep/2025, several high-profile rightwing accounts began circulating screenshots of the ADL’s entry on TPUSA, attacking the organization for including Kirk’s group in its extremism glossary. One of the earliest posts—by a self-described “Twitter troll”—accused the ADL of having “blood on their hands.”
Importantly, the '''ADL did not label TPUSA as an extremist group'''. Rather, it documented incidents in which the organization’s leadership or affiliated activists had either aligned with known extremists or made “racist or bigoted comments.” Nevertheless, other rightwing influencers joined in, further amplifying the criticism. Some circulated a screenshot of the ADL’s page on the ''Christian Identity'' movement—a violent white supremacist ideology that advocates for a racial holy war against Jews and other minorities—misrepresenting it as evidence that the ADL was anti-Christian.
The campaign gained broader momentum on Sunday night when Elon Musk, who owns X (formerly Twitter) and has more than 220 million followers, began engaging with and echoing these attacks.
“The ADL hates[sic] Christians, therefore it is a hate group,” Musk wrote in response to an X account known for anti-immigrant rhetoric. In another post, he implied that the ADL’s activities had incited murder.
After several days of mounting pressure—including from Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who accused the ADL of “creating a targeted hate campaign against Christians”—the organization announced on Sep 30, that it had removed its ''Glossary of Extremism'' from its website. The ADL had previously promoted the glossary as “the most comprehensive and intuitive resource on extremist speech currently available to the public.” In a statement, the organization framed the decision as part of a broader strategy to “explore new strategies and creative approaches to deliver our data and present our research more effectively.”
A history of pressure—and a new escalation
While the ADL has weathered similar campaigns from rightwing activists in the past—including attacks from Chaya Raichik of the influential [[Libs of TikTok]] account in 2023—none previously resulted in such a drastic response, such as deleting an entire database.
Failure to stem the backlash
Despite what appeared to be a concession to Musk and his allies, the campaign against the ADL only escalated. Less than 24 hours after the glossary’s removal, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X that the Bureau would cut ties with the ADL. He accused the organization of spying on conservative groups and condemned former FBI Director [[James Comey]] for his prior praise of the group. The ADL had maintained a long-standing partnership with law enforcement agencies, offering training on antisemitism, Holocaust education, and intelligence on extremist groups.
“James Comey wrote ‘love letters’ to the ADL and embedded FBI agents with them – a group that ran disgraceful ops spying on Americans,” Patel posted. “That era is OVER. This FBI won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs.”
According to a press release issued by the ADL on Oct 2 the organization has not received any formal notice from the Trump administration regarding the termination of its FBI partnership and is currently seeking clarification.
“ADL has deep respect for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement officers at all levels across the country who work tirelessly every single day to protect all Americans regardless of their ancestry, religion, ethnicity, faith, political affiliation, or any other point of difference,” the statement read.
The campaign against the ADL is unfolding within a broader conservative effort to punish individuals and organizations that have criticized Charlie Kirk. Conservative activists claim to have targeted tens of thousands of people who either condemned Kirk or reacted positively to his death. One group declared: “We will reshape the rank-and-file of America’s institutions.”
Following the ADL’s deletion of its extremism glossary, Musk and other rightwing influencers turned their attention to the ''Southern Poverty Law Center'' ([[SPLC]]), another prominent civil rights and anti-extremism watchdog. The SPLC has also reported on TPUSA’s ties to far-right extremism. Musk labeled the SPLC an “evil organization” and asserted that it “needs to be shut down.”
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