Wikipedia Deems ADL Unreliable on Israel-Palestine Conflict
Wikipedia Deems ADL 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.
Wikipedia's volunteer editors have voted to label the Jewish non-profit Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as a "generally unreliable" source for the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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 Jonathan Greenblatt and subjective arguments about how pro-Palestine protesters should be labeled. While these topics can certainly be debated, the longest-serving defender of Jewish rights shouldn't be banned from Wikipedia over them.
The US government and corporate media have long protected the ADL, but since the Oct. 7 attack, ADL leadership has dangerously conflated criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Even before Oct. 7, it was known to attack Palestinian-focused groups. Given its recent bad-faith assertions targeting Palestinian groups, scholars, students, and anti-war Jewish groups, Wikipedia has made the correct choice.
