[Peace] JFP alert: ADL: Disentangle from settlements advocacy to maintain credibility on anti-Semitism

[Robert Naiman]

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Date: Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 1:21 PM
Subject: ADL: Disentangle from settlements advocacy to maintain credibility
on anti-Semitism
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Dear Robert,

*Urge the Anti-Defamation League to disentangle from advocacy for
settlements to maintain the ADL's credibility on allegations of
anti-Semitism. *
Take Action
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With the rise and election of Trump, anti-Semitism is appearing in
mainstream U.S. discourse in an unprecedented way. At the same time, false
and grossly exaggerated accusations of anti-Semitism remain a potent
political weapon in U.S. politics. Now, more than ever, we need
organizations that can serve the public as principled, credible, unbiased
investigators and referees of allegations of anti-Semitism in the U.S.

The Anti-Defamation League would be ideally positioned to occupy this role,
but unfortunately it currently suffers from a perceived conflict of
interest. In addition to advocating against anti-Semitism, the ADL also
advocates for settlements in the West Bank. The ADL's entanglement in the
settlements issue diminishes the ADL's credibility on anti-Semitism in the
eyes of many Americans. *If the ADL accuses an American who opposes the
settlements of anti-Semitism, many Americans will wonder, rightly or
wrongly, if the ADL's advocacy for settlements is coloring the ADL's
judgment.* Thus, the ADL's settlements advocacy undermines its ability to
combat anti-Semitism.

*Urge the ADL to disentangle itself from advocacy for settlements to
maintain its credibility on allegations of anti-Semitism by signing our
petition at MoveOn
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8tZOuWbx63qg7Zrct6vYMBUHAkugaedc>.*

Thanks for all you do to help make U.S. foreign policy more just,

Robert Naiman, Avram Reisman, and Sarah Burns
Just Foreign Policy

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