ADL Supremacist by its own definition
December 13, 2:58 PM
LA Nonpartisan Examiner
Robert Stark
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There has been a lot of debate about whether criticism about Israel
and anti-Zionism crosses the line towards anti-semitism. The ADL,
which is known as the premier organization to combat anti-semitism
has declared that anti-Zionism is anti-semitism. They have set their
own guidlines to determine what level of criticism of Israel is
acceptable.
The ADL’s national director Abe Foxman stated, "first, let me say
anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. There should be no debate about that.
After all, what is anti-Zionism but the denial of Jewish nationalism?
Nothing made it clearer than when it came out in the UN’s "Zionism is
racism" resolution. It is pure, simple, unadulterated anti-Semitism.
What it says is what is okay, what is permissible, what is laudatory,
what is universally accepted for all peoples in the world –
self-expression, self-determination, independence, sovereignty – is
not permitted to Jews. That is what it says. It doesn’t say Irish
nationalism is racist or Congolese nationalism or French or
Palestinian nationalism. It says Jewish nationalism is racist. That is
pure and simple anti-Semitism."
While it is valid to say that those who deny Israel’s right to exist
are anti-semites, the ADL goes as far as to say those who deny its
Jewish identity or call out the situation in the West Bank as
Apartheid are anti-semitic. Foxman’s point is that opposing Jewish
nationalism is anti-Semitic because it denies the Jewish people the
right to self determination.
Foxman says that the UN’s declaration that Zionism is racism is
anti-Semitic, however the UN in general is opposed to national
sovereignty. Since the majority of the world has a negative view
towards Israel and the US, the UN will reflect it. I am no supporter
of the UN because I believe in national sovereignty and am opposed to
international bodies dictating the policies of nation states, however
the ADL is hypocritical about its stance since it opposes European
Nationalism, and strongly criticizes any US politician that takes a
strong stance on immigration, complains about demographic change, or
talks about America having a Christian heritage, despite the fact that
the ADL supports Israel’s Government declaring the Nation as a Jewish
State.
They have taken many other hypocritical positions. The best example is
on the issue of genocide. The ADL’s Abe Foxman said that "the
Holocaust is something different. It is a singular event. It is not
simply one example of genocide but a near successful attempt on the
life of God’s chosen children and thus, on God Himself. It is an event
that is the antithesis of Creation as recorded in the Bible; and like
it’s direct opposite, which is relived weekly with the Sabbath and
yearly with Torah, it must be remembered from generation to
generation"
He basically admits that he thinks one group of people’s lives have
more value and therefore was a greater tragedy than other genocides.
However the ADL was opposed to the US Congress’s amendment to
acknowledge the Armenian Genocide saying, "we continue to firmly
believe that a Congressional resolution on such matters is a
counterproductive diversion and will not foster reconciliation between
Turks and Armenians and may put at risk the Turkish Jewish community
and the important multilateral relationship between Turkey, Israel and
the United States."
The ADL is opposed to a one state solution in Israel for demographic
reasons yet they have also called Pat Buchanan a racist for his
concerns about demographic changes in Europe and America. While they
have aligned themselves with the Neoconservatives on the issue of
Israel they have also joined with leftist organizations such as the
Southern Poverty Center by smearing CNN’s Lou Dobbs as well as Pat
Buchanan for their views on immigration as racist, while ignoring the
fact that Israel’s immigration policy makes Dobb’s and Buchanan’s look
liberal in comparison.
The ADL has a differant vision for Israel than it hs for the rest of
the Western World. According to the ADL Israel must remain as an
ethno-state and take harsh unhumanitarian measures to defend it’s
national security, yet the ADL lobbies against Christman displays in
public, amnesty for illegal immigrants, and sponsors diversity
programs for schools, law enforcement, and corporations.
While the ADL may not be explicitly supremacist, they are by their own
definition because they deny self determination to others. Due to the
ADL and its counterpart’s great influence over policy in Government,
Media, and Education, they are able to influence the public discourse
in this nation and enfroce their hypocritical views. While they
present themselves as a civili rights organization they clearly do not
believe in equal rights for all people.