How Far Have We Fallen if Left-Wing Groups Are Calling to Boycott the ADL?

Moment’s Anti-Semitism Monitor saw something new in August: over 100 left-wing groups in the U.S. made a disturbing call to boycott the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Like any NGO, the ADL has its critics, but until very recently, few would have disputed the organization’s commitment to fighting for civil rights and against all manifestations of bigotry. But in early August, a coalition of leftist NGOs, including the American Friends Service Committee, Democratic Socialists of America, Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Movement for Black Lives, instituted a campaign called “Drop the ADL” to boycott the Anti-Defamation League and its programs. The coalition issued a primer titled “The ADL is not an Ally” to justify the boycott. Unfortunately, it reads like the anti-Zionist agitprop the Soviet leadership...

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Anti-Semitic Graffiti Reported at DC Synagogue

Sixth & I, the historic Washington, DC synagogue and culture center, was vandalized on Friday less than two months after a similar incident at the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Sixth & I staff reported finding the word “JEW” etched into a wooden door and several swastikas drawn on a staircase, according to communications manager Michelle Eider. On Monday, DC police arrested 28-year-old Luis Montsinos and charged him with defacement and destruction of property and resisting arrest. According to the police report. Officers designated the vandalism as a potential anti-Jewish hate crime.“Nothing is more important than the security and safety of our community,” says Heather Moran, Sixth & I’s CEO and executive director, “and we are working closely with the Metropolitan Police Department and other local law enforcement.” Built in 1908, the Sixth & I synagogue hosts both religious...

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