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Al-Marayati praised the ADL for its leadership on civil rights in the OpEd, including standing up against anti-Muslim policies of the Trump administration. But he also said the group has “weaponized antisemitism to marginalize those who criticize Israel” and threatened free speech by trying to criminalize support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.
He wrote that he had fended off pressure from leftist allies to join their #droptheADL campaign, and agreed to join the Tuesday panel alongside the ADL’s chief executive, Jonathan Greenblatt, because he believed “truth and reconciliation” would make us “better prepared to counter attacks on our communities.”
Editor’s note: Hours after this article was published, its author was disinvited from the panel discussion. The organizer and moderator of the event, David Lehrer, said this was because he was afraid the issues raised in the OpEd might distract from the conversation.
As president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, I am headlining a panel Tuesday afternoon alongside Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League. The event is titled “After four years of bigotry and hatred now what?” and the speakers also include the heads of the NAACP and the League of United Latin American Citizens.
I agreed to be on the panel, which was organized by Jews United for Democracy & Justice and Community Advocates Inc. (and is co-sponsored by The Forward), despite the fact that dozens of groups have, since the summer, been calling on progressives to #DropTheADL. In an open letter, the groups object to what they call the ADL’s “harmful practices,” including “a histo
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