norden.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Moin! Dies ist die Mastodon-Instanz für Nordlichter, Schnacker und alles dazwischen. Folge dem Leuchtturm.

Administered by:

Server stats:

3.5K
active users

#adl

2 posts2 participants0 posts today
Continued thread

Because a significant portion of the regime's fascist efforts to crush dissent revolves around their fact-free declaration that opposing a US-backed genocide in Gaza, being conducted by Israel, is actually antisemitism (and also a foreign policy matter that is beyond regulation due to presidential powers over foreign affairs), the ruling class establishment that supported that genocide even when it belonged to Biden, has a vested interest in presenting Jewish Americans as a unified bloc standing in opposition to anti-genocide protestors in support of Israel and the Zionist agenda. After all, the narrative that all of this monstrous bullshit is being done to protect Jewish people falls apart very quickly once you realize that vast numbers of American Jews are actively against all this fascist, genocidal bullshit; so that latter fact has to be kept from the American public, lest they become wise to the reality that this is all just a propaganda op to justify arms sales, genocide, and fascist repression of folks ideological opposed to the regime.

The reality however, is quite different from the picture you're allowed to see on television; Jewish Americans are actually massively overrepresented in the anti-genocide protest movement, and a vibrant, growing collage of Jewish left organizations are risking the personal safety of their members to vigorously oppose a fascist regime and say, quite directly, that not only are the regime's actions putting Jewish people in danger, they will not allow genocide, deportations, and fascist repression to be conducted "in their name."

For more about this hidden, but not secret story, let's turn to this deep dive by Shane Burley into the rise of Jewish left resistance in America to settler colonial occupation, genocide, and the fascist Trump regime's attempts to deport student protestors under the guise of combatting antisemitism:

truthout.org/articles/jewish-o

Jewish Organizations Are Fighting Back Against Khalil Deportation

“This year, all over the U.S., Jews are holding emergency Passover Seders calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil and an end to the criminalization of all those calling for an end to the Israeli government’s genocide of the Palestinian people,” JVP said as it announced the action. This seder is part of a long tradition of using Jewish rituals as a protest tactic, uniting the prophetic spiritual tradition of Judaism with the practical strategies of physical resistance and blockade. This action, offered with relatively short notice and promising to mobilize huge numbers of Jews and allies, is the result of the relationships that have been built across Jewish organizations as they try to confront the repression coming in Trump’s second term.

“We’re building a new coalition right now. Because not all of us have been in the same space together,” Lily Greenberg Call, a member of the New York City chapter of the Jewish anti-Occupation group IfNotNow, called into a megaphone on March 20. “But it is more important than ever now to reach for each other and unite for our communities and our neighbors who are under attack,” she told the thousand people who had flooded the streets of lower Manhattan, the historic home of the U.S. Jewish left. “People in this city have been abducted, separated from their families, thrown in detention camps, and threatened with deportation.”

Frankly, I don't really have a lot to add here because speaking for Jewish Americans who oppose fascism being conducted in their name really isn't my lane. Burley's extensive documentation of how Jewish resistance groups are banding together all across the country is however informative, and enlightening given a media environment where even critics of the Trump regime who still support genocidal Zionist objectives in Gaza are unprepared to report on that resistance. The obvious reality here is that no matter what the ADL says, a fascist regime stacked to the brim with antisemite nazis, doesn't give a flying fuck about combatting antisemitism, and fully intends to use the mere existence of Jewish people and antisemitism in our society, as the spear point for their transformation of America into an over fascist dictatorship - and that's a story, you just won't hear on the Six O'clock News.

The advocacy group IfNotNow, held a protest October 19, 2023, outside the Los Angeles Brentwood, California, home of then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
Truthout · Jewish Organizations Are Fighting Back Against Khalil DeportationAs the Trump administration weaponizes accusations of antisemitism to justify repression, the Jewish left is rising up.

"The head of the nation’s leading organization fighting #antisemitism questioned the #Trump administration’s aggressive effort to find and deport foreign students who have protested on behalf of #Palestinians, suggesting that the administration is betraying #American values, denying due process and punishing people for their views rather than their actions.

In pulling #student #visas and seeking to #deport #protesters who hold #greencards, the administration has failed to ensure due process that is central to America’s justice system, wrote Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive and national director of the #AntiDefamationLeague [#ADL]."

washingtonpost.com/education/2

The Washington Post · Leading Jewish group condemns deportations of pro-Palestinian protestersBy Laura Meckler

#ADL #AIPAC and the #Israellobby are SUPREME top dog you don't get to protest the rulers, after all plebeians. #GOP is pretending that they are not the other half of the Government ran censorship Us LOYAL WHITES for the #Jews and Minorities. old.bitchute.com/video/tG9TGFY

BitChuteBitChute is a peer-to-peer social video platform.BitChute puts creators first and provides them with a service that they can use to flourish and express their ideas freely.
Continued thread

[cont'd]

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Islamophobic hate group #ADL claiming to fight #antisemitism in the U.S. (but really working to justify Israel's genocide in #Gaza,) declined to participate in the conference in response to criticism from his predecessor in the role, Abraham Foxman, after initial intention to attend the event.

See 60+ Muslim, Arab & Allied Groups Condemn ADL for Anti-Palestinian Hate, Call for Firing of CEO Greenblatt cair.com/press_releases/60-mus

@israel
@palestine
#GazaGenocide

#US / University of Michigan President Santa Ono’s ties with hate group ADL and anti-Palestinian bias

Speaking at an #ADL conference in Manhattan University of Michigan President, Santa Ono, admitted to increasing university investments in Israel-connected institutions in response to divestment calls, while embracing conspiracy theories about outside influences organizing campus protests against the genocide in #Gaza.

Ono's willingness to align with this controversial organization while suppressing pro-Palestinian campus speech intensifies concerns about his impartiality in addressing the Israeli occupation of Palestine at the university.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Rep. Rashida Tlaib condemned the ADL as an "extremist group" with a "decades-long history of anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and anti-Black racism."

metrotimes.com/news/after-boyc

More on ADL’s history of racism and anti-Muslim bias, see droptheadl.org

@academicchatter
@palestine
@israel
#BDS #IsraelWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #UMich

Detroit Metro Times · After boycott calls, U-M president doubled down on Israeli investmentsBy Steve Neavling

#israel #BDS
#ADL
@palestine

ADL, Anti Defamation League (they should drop the Anti though)
"Early this year investment research firm Morningstar caved to a multi-year ADL pressure campaign and exempted Israel from its socially responsible investing ratings"
"...the ADL is aggregating stock ownership as just one part of a broad campaign to pressure companies to adopt pro-Israel policies, and remain quiet on Israeli state violence and human rights abuses"

mondoweiss.net/2025/03/the-adl

Mondoweiss · The ADL’s war on socially conscious investing is in service to Israel and the new oligarchyEarly this year investment research firm Morningstar caved to a multi-year ADL pressure campaign and exempted Israel from its socially responsible investing ratings. This success in exempting Israel from investor accountability is just the beginning.
Replied in thread

Daniel L. Davis is a retired United States Army officer. He was one of the earliest military officers to publicly criticize the War in Afghanistan.
Davis is a Senior Fellow at Defense Priorities, a Foundation of the Koch brothers.
Davis was selected by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard for appointment as deputy director. On Wednesday, the Jewish Insider magazine ran a story against Davis ; neoconservative radio jock Mark Levin helped spread the Jewish Insider story to his 4.9 million followers; within hours, Davis was informed there would be no job.

thecradle.co/articles/gabbard- 🧵

thecradle.coGabbard withdraws war critic from top intel job following 'smear campaign' by pro-Israel groupsThe intel chief's deputy choice was a retired officer who referred to US support for Israel in Gaza as a 'moral and strategic mistake' and described war threats against Iran as 'reckless'

Neo-McCarthyism transcends traditional political boundaries when Palestinians are involved. Anat Kam's take in #Haaretz on the Mahmoud Khalil case is shockingly more extreme than even CNN's coverage. While CNN examines the serious civil liberties concerns of a man with a pregnant wife being targeted for Palestinian advocacy, "liberal" Haaretz labels him a "Hamas supporter" based solely on tenuous claims about a #CUAD manifesto. Khalil appears to be another victim of weaponized #antisemitism accusations - a Trump administration tactic championed by the #ADL (enough to make it obvious that this is political persecution for criticism of #Israel, not for support of terrorism) that Kam conveniently ignores - designed specifically to silence Palestinian voices.

Hebrew haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-03 or archive.ph/7xh9A

edition.cnn.com/2025/03/10/us/

See also

[...] Columbia University, which recently published a new protocol on its plans to cooperate with ICE, has targeted Khalil for his Palestinian identity and outspoken activism on multiple occasions over the last 17 months. He served as a lead negotiator during the Gaza Solidarity Encampment last spring and has frequently appeared in media interviews and press conferences. Columbia’s continued acquiescence to federal agencies and outside partisan institutions has made this situation possible. Like many other Arab and Muslim students, Khalil has been the target of various zionist harassment campaigns, fueled by doxxing websites like Canary Mission. This racist targeting serves to instill fear in pro-Palestine activists as well as a warning to others.

Demand the Immediate Release of Palestinian Student Activist Mahmoud Khalil from DHS detention actionnetwork.org/letters/dema

@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide

MUST WATCH!

Well crafted and researched piece on the ADL.

"The Anti-Defamation League does not exist to protect Jewish people. And they don't actually care about 'combating antisemitism'.

They're an extension of Israeli intelligence operating in the United States to make sure we support Israel."

c: @5149jamesli on IG

A new opinion piece by a former ADL staffer who left last year after the group honored Jared Kushner:

===

I watched from the inside as the ADL erased racial justice from its civil rights priorities, caved to pressure from conservative media for being “too woke,” and quietly abandoned core education programs. The shift began with an internal pause on its use of the word “racism” while it sought a “new” definition (spoiler: they still don’t have one). Then, it removed “racial justice” from its portfolio altogether.

Rather than expand anti-bias education, it shut down a decades-old initiative that helped students challenge discrimination. Then, it removed more than 100 lesson plans that helped educators address bias against LGBTQ, Muslim, and immigrant students.

nydailynews.com/2025/03/04/the

Used to be that #Jews understood the deal: #equality and opportunity are the product of #liberal #democracy. We have thrived by committing ourselves to furthering that democracy, creating the Goldeneh Medinah—the Golden Nation—a place of safety and prosperity for Jews, and for everybody else.

Two articles recently have me wondering what has happened to our community. One piece described the reception for Elise Stefanik at the #ADL conference. A number of listeners walked out on her speech (good for them!), but others reacted positively to being splattered with the bullshit she was flinging. Jonathan Greenblatt called that sniveling toady "exactly what we need". Et tu, Jonathan?

The other piece is an op-ed by Shalom Hartman Institute president Yehuda Kurtzer. Kurtzer expresses dismay at the American Jewish community's casual disregard for the American values we've adopted for centuries. He says nothing new—it's the fact he has to say it at all that's distressing. 1/