ADL Under Fire from the Boston Herald and the Jewish Community
The Boston Herald has now covered the ADL/Armenian situation in an article by Joe Fitzgerald that can be read HERE.
However, the national ADL shameless leadership of Abraham Foxman and Glen Lewy took out a full page ad in the Boston Globe today again justifying their position of Genocide denial. It is almost comical that they have dug in their heels, whereas the rest of the public who have chimed in regarding this subject are in universal condemnation of their stance.
What is clear are the following:
1. The Anti Defamation League (ADL) under the leadership of Abraham Fox/Glen Lewy are doing massive and potentially irreparable damage to their reputation as a so called "human rights" organization by selectively choosing what is deemed a genocide worth acknowledging. The further they use not-so-clever language to continue their campaign to serve Turkey's interest, they cannot be viewed as a legitimate organization interested in defending "hate" from all claimants. Instead, they reduce their scope as an organization only interested in lobbying for Turkey and Israel, and nothing more.
2. The No Place for Hate campaign will be under scrutiny in every city and town where there are Armenians in the United States. Given the precedent set in Watertown, and the negative reaction toward the national ADL policy of denying Genocide within the Jewish community, a good program will go to waste. Instead, towns and cities interested in an anti-bias program will create their own, free and independent of the ADL calling the shots.
3. The ADL/Armenian controversy over the No Place for Hate/Armenian Genocide issue has clearly upset the Jewish community and has created pressure internally to have Foxman and Lewy fired. From the media reports and comments on blogs and newspapers, it is clear that the Jewish community is clearly upset that the perception is that Foxman and the ADL represents them. When, in fact, it clearly is not the case.
To submit your complaints to the ADL directly, contact your local ADL chapter and let them know that their national leadership has to reverse course. Then, go to your town/city council and seek to have a hearing to have the No Place for Hate program removed from curriculum and encourage them to create their own independent program. Cite the hypocrisy and "conflict of interest" that the ADL creates and refer to the Boston Globe coverage.
However, the national ADL shameless leadership of Abraham Foxman and Glen Lewy took out a full page ad in the Boston Globe today again justifying their position of Genocide denial. It is almost comical that they have dug in their heels, whereas the rest of the public who have chimed in regarding this subject are in universal condemnation of their stance.
What is clear are the following:
1. The Anti Defamation League (ADL) under the leadership of Abraham Fox/Glen Lewy are doing massive and potentially irreparable damage to their reputation as a so called "human rights" organization by selectively choosing what is deemed a genocide worth acknowledging. The further they use not-so-clever language to continue their campaign to serve Turkey's interest, they cannot be viewed as a legitimate organization interested in defending "hate" from all claimants. Instead, they reduce their scope as an organization only interested in lobbying for Turkey and Israel, and nothing more.
2. The No Place for Hate campaign will be under scrutiny in every city and town where there are Armenians in the United States. Given the precedent set in Watertown, and the negative reaction toward the national ADL policy of denying Genocide within the Jewish community, a good program will go to waste. Instead, towns and cities interested in an anti-bias program will create their own, free and independent of the ADL calling the shots.
3. The ADL/Armenian controversy over the No Place for Hate/Armenian Genocide issue has clearly upset the Jewish community and has created pressure internally to have Foxman and Lewy fired. From the media reports and comments on blogs and newspapers, it is clear that the Jewish community is clearly upset that the perception is that Foxman and the ADL represents them. When, in fact, it clearly is not the case.
To submit your complaints to the ADL directly, contact your local ADL chapter and let them know that their national leadership has to reverse course. Then, go to your town/city council and seek to have a hearing to have the No Place for Hate program removed from curriculum and encourage them to create their own independent program. Cite the hypocrisy and "conflict of interest" that the ADL creates and refer to the Boston Globe coverage.
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