Wikipedia Labels ADL 'Generally Unreliable' on Israel-Palestine Conflict
Wikipedia Labels ADL 'Generally Unreliable' on Israel-Palestine Conflict
The Facts
Volunteer editors at the free information website Wikipedia voted last week to label the Jewish nonprofit Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as a "generally unreliable" source regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.
According to Jewish news website Israel Hayom, the new label means Wikipedia will no longer allow the ADL, excluding exceptional cases, to be referenced in its articles. It also said Wikipedia is considering a vote on whether to label it unreliable regarding antisemitism.
The Spin
The ADL, whose statistics not even the editors could show are inaccurate, relies on its credibility. This vote was taken due to a handful of statements made by ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and subjective arguments about how pro-Palestine protesters should be labeled. These topics can certainly be debated, but the longest-serving defender of Jewish rights should not be banned from Wikipedia over them.
The ADL has long been protected by the US government and corporate media, but since the Oct. 7 attack, it's finally been exposed for conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Even before Oct. 7, it was known to attack minority-focused groups in the name of fighting antisemitism. The ADL is a propaganda arm of Israel and should be labeled as such.
The ADL has bent over backwards for years to appease the left, and it's backfiring. Particularly since the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, the ADL changed its definition of racism to only include attacks on people of color, which left Jews out of the question. By choosing to be woke, the ADL has forced itself into an alliance with groups that don't actually like its core message.