In America the ADL lobbies against Christmas displays in public,amnesty for illegal immigrants, thought crime legislation, and sponsorsdiversity programs for schools, law enforcement, and corporations (But not for Israel — Ed).
by Robert Stark
There has been a lot of debate about whether criticism of Israel andanti-Zionism crosses the line towards anti-semitism. The ADL, which isknown as the premier organization to combat anti-semitism has declaredthat anti-Zionism is anti-semitism. They have set their own guidlinesto determine what level of criticism of Israel is acceptable.
The ADL’s national director Abe Foxman stated, “first, let me sayanti-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 isracism” 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 notpermitted to Jews.That is what it says. It doesn’t say Irish nationalism is racist orCongolese nationalism or French or Palestinian nationalism. It saysJewish nationalism is racist. That is pure and simple anti-Semitism.”
While it is valid to say that those who deny Israel’s right to existare anti-semites, the ADL goes as far as to say those who deny itsJewish identity or call out the situation in the West Bank as Apartheidare anti-semitic. Foxman’s point is that opposing Jewish nationalism isanti-Semitic because it denies the Jewish people the right to selfdetermination.