'It's flat out wrong': ADL head slams Wikipedia for saying org is unreliable source

Wikipedia has declared that the Anti-Defamation League cannot be trusted to give reliable information on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the site has labeled the ADL is an unreliable source on antisemitism. Jonathan Greenblatt joins Morning Joe to discuss.



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[GrrThinkBYouSpeak]

They use a definition that equates criticism of Israel to antisemitism which is highly disputed.

[elizabethamoroso]

ADL has officially stated any US "Pro Palestine" demonstrations are antisemetic. What is antisemetic about not wanting to watch a genocide take place? Why is it so hard to separate those things?

[undertow]

I dunno “Jewish people can’t commit genocide” seems a little sus to me.

[littledorrit]

ADL has become a joke under Greenblatt. It's really sad.

[barl]

The ADL says people need to listen to Jews about what antisemitism is but they will call any Jewish person antisemitic for criticizing Israel.

[BeauEllingson]

Never Again means Never Again - genocide is wrong no matter who is committing it. I learned that from the ADL and other Jewish organizations and people.

[kevinjenner]

The ADL equating anti-Zionism and/or criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism.

[always-ask-why]

People are not anti-semitic or pro-hamas. They are anti-genocide.

[einherjar]

I reserve my right to criticize regardless of ADL and Congress trying to ban any criticism of Israel...

[davidrichardson]

How many PHD's don't matter if you're one sided in your beliefs.

[lindawadeok]

I agree with Wikipedia, in this country should take note because our Congress and government keeps cuddling up to these snakes

[shirleydavis]

Thank you Wikepedia, there is no more room for propaganda.

[matt-fitzpatrick]

0:34 Unacknowledged conflict. Hillel is independent of ADL, but uses ADL's definition of what an antisemitic incident is. And ADL very recently broadened its definition of antisemitism to include anti-Zionist chants and slogans. That 700% increase could very well be explained entirely by that change, coupled with pro-Palestinian protests on campus.

[marmac]

While i'm not prepared here, to dispute what Jonathan has to say; I came in here, because i have to tell Folks, i was literally chilled to the BONE, with the tone bebe used when he talked about needing our Weapons to deal with the Gaza conflict; it sounded like he planned to raze GAZA to the ground or something!

[Filmstudent]

But we shouldn’t listen to people when they say “Killing that many women and children really looks like genocidal practices, ” right?

Like there’s no excuse for antisemitism. So this isn’t about Jewish people. This about THE STATE of Israel committing genocidal acts.

Netanyahu has spent his entire time in office trying to wrap Israel in the Torah so any criticism of the state somehow means you’re criticizing the religion.

He’s been trying to do the same thing with the Torah and himself too.

[MrTagapinasako]

How much they got paid to advertise for ADL?

[dougclem]

Maybe the ADL could ask what Israel really wants. Where does Israel want her borders to be. Does she want peace with her neighbors or is she trying to take the whole region. The money spent, and lives lost is very expensive. That money could build a new canal from AQABA to the Mediterranean sea. From the river to the sea, two states, and very difficult to tunnel beneath a canal. But, are both sides tired of this constant killing?

[MR-zwet]

being Pro-Palestine, doesn't mean being anti-Semitic.

[eldenringer]

Why isnt wikipedia being asked to reply on air TOO???

[travcat]

Don't say anything bad about Israel. YouTube won't like it