Canary Mission, an estimable group, is not the first supporter of Israel to be smeared by the Anti-Defamation League. The ADL has likewise defamed Pamela Geller and me for standing against jihad terror and Sharia oppression. The ADL has also libeled the preeminent lawyer and orthodox Jew David Yerushalmi as an “extremist,” an “anti-Muslim bigot” and a “white supremacist.” The ADL has even condemned Israel for fighting anti-Semitism. According to Charles Jacobs of Americans for Peace and Tolerance: “The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) – biggest Jewish ‘defense’ organization — admits in private that the biggest danger to Jews since WWII comes from Muslim Jew-hatred, but because it fears offending its liberal donors and being charged with ‘Islamophobia,’ the organization remains essentially silent on the issue. In a study of ADL press releases from 1995 to 2011– a good if not perfect indicator of ADL priorities – we found that only 3 percent of ADL’s press releases focus on Islamic extremism and Arab anti-Semitism.” (For the full study, see www.charlesjacobs.org.)
“ADL: Exposing Muslim Anti-Semitism is Islamophobic,” by Daniel Greenfield, FrontPage, April 26, 2018:
The ADL won’t fight campus anti-Semitism. And it won’t allow anyone else to fight it either.
Canary Mission stepped into that gap by assembling screenshots of social media anti-Semitism by SJP and MSA members. The ADL links to a JTA hosted editorial signed by a number of Hillels and campus pro-Israel groups. It appears to be authored by two University of Michigan students who, despite sneering at Canary Mission for being anonymous, added their email addresses instead of their names.
The letter accuses Canary Mission of promoting a negative image of Muslims by documenting Islamic anti-Semitism on campus.
Really.
Pointing out Muslim anti-Semitism is now… Islamophobic. (But then isn’t accusing a Jewish organization of Islamophobia, anti-Semitic? It’s funny how it only works one way. The way that benefits the left and hurts its victims.)
When Canary Mission spotlights non-Muslim anti-Semites, is that okay? Or is it some other kind of racism or bigotry?
“Canary Mission is an anonymous site that blacklists individuals and professors across the country for their support of the BDS movement, presumed anti-Semitic remarks and hateful rhetoric against Israel and the United States,” the letter claims.
Is praising Hitler and calling for another Holocaust really “presumed” anti-Semitism?
@SANDMAN_YMN: Hitler never killed 6million Jews for no reason uno.. He could see they’re a cancer to the world. don’t @ me.”
I think we can presume it is.
In addition, Canary Mission’s wide scope wrongfully equates supporting a BDS resolution with some of the most virulent expressions of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel rhetoric and activity.
BDS is based on denying equal national rights to Jews. Call it disparate impact. That’s enough to brand most things racist.
That said, we condemn all forms of hate in the strongest possible terms, which includes any and all anti-Semitic rhetoric used by some pro-Palestinian activists.
However, we believe that promoting a negative perception of Muslims, particularly Muslim students on our campuses, as Canary Mission does, is similarly hateful.
Exposing Muslim anti-Semitism is just as hateful… as the anti-Semitism.
We believe that Canary Mission is antithetical and destructive to our shared cause of supporting Israel and eliminating anti-Semitism on campus. Instead, we expect credible Jewish and pro-Israel communal organizations to help us combat anti-Semitism on college campuses, and around the world, in a diplomatic manner that seeks to protect our community rather than shaming the other side anonymously, as Canary Mission does.
I’m sure the MSA and SJP members tweeting their support for another Holocaust will be very impressed by the tremendously effective diplomacy that has worked wonders thus far.
It seems that somewhere along the way, a disconnect has formed between the goals of our Jewish peers and institutions (to combat anti-Semitism and create a positive campus climate) and the true impact of their efforts. Unfortunately, the disconnect has created a situation in which we feel the Jewish values we hold deep, such as “loving our neighbors as ourselves” and “all of Israel being responsible for one another,” are being misrepresented and perverted.
You can fight for Israel and against anti-Semitism. Or you can love everyone. But you can’t do both.
The letter was apparently authored by Joe Goldberg and Gabrielle Roth (I’m guessing because the JTA, while always dedicated to sliming Israel and Jews, is too incompetent and unprofessional to properly provide that basic information.)
Joe apparently has a “complicated” relationship with Israel.
LSA junior Joe Goldberg, a CSG representative, said he voted against the resolution because it challenges what he stands for as a member of the Jewish faith with a complicated relationship with Israel.
It’s usually the people with complicated relationships who are uncomfortable with Jews fighting back. Here’s more from his post on Facebook that was conveniently left out from the letter.
“I stand against any action that intimidates an individual because of their political views. While I do not support BDS, I have friends that do, and that’s ok. We learn and grow from sharing our perspectives with one another.”
That’s at the root of the problem. If you don’t really think BDS is wrong, you don’t really support Israel.
Krishna says
Hahaha canary mission took lot of afford to expose Muslim antisemitism mindset now finally they are labeled islamphboic by Jewish group
Jan Sobieski says
ADL is evil. They treat their saviors with disgust.
Jack Hokan says
Are you a College Student or Graduate? No one would know so by your English! If you haven’t been following events in the Jewish Community since around 2013 you wouldn’t know that the ADL experienced a Change in Leadership and Mission @JGreenBlatt now heads the ADL AND THE MISSION OF THE ADL IS MORE UNIVERSAL AND LESS JEWISH. Mr Greenblatt goes to an extreme to give the Muslim Community and Organizations the benefit of doubt while quick to blame fellow Jews and Jewish Organiatiobs @jgreenblatt
Ray Jarman says
+1 So very true.
Diane Harvey says
“Pointing out Muslim anti-Semitism is now… Islamophobic”
“Pointing out what Muslims read in their Qur’an is likewise said to be Islamophobic”
Truth. And Muslims and the left don’t want you to know it.
Buraq says
The pendulum is beginning to swing in the other direction now: Embassies moving to Jerusalem, Hamas reduced to attacking a barbed wire fence – a transformation from suicide bombers in Jerusalem and firing 1,000s of rockets at Israeli civilians – and now the German Bundestag has voted to recognize Israel as a Jewish State.
Islamic jihad and its protege, the fascist left, are staring defeat in the face.
DHazard says
As Christopher Hitchens once said; “look how far the termites have gone”.
Steve says
I guess there have always been, Kapos.
Ren says
It is OK to be islamophobic. It is not OK to be muslim.
Lydia Church says
Anytime the evil realities are exposed about the true nature of islam, they all start slinging around the “islamophobia” accusations to silence the critics.
J D S says
Lynda that’s called pushback. Anytime the pendulum swings against muslims they Doon start. “Pushback” all the Muslim organizations worldwide are in lockstep especially when it comes to the JEws…..Our FBI and all other investigative outlets need to be giving all these Muslim groups a closer scrutiny along with many other leftist liberal non Muslim groups…but of course FEAR has all these in a islamophobic death grip.
I’ve just lived too long and seen too much shameful and treacherous output that it just makes me sick to see our government and America is such disarray.
WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY FACE TO FACE…AND WE ARE IT!
Frank Anderson says
What was the Nazi reaction to anyone who criticized Hitler or any of his goals? Hitler took power in 1933, by my count 85 years ago. It looks like his followers are in power now in many governments and organizations. Hitler had both muslim and Jewish collaborators. He still has them now. Of course he had millions of Christian collaborators too. So where are the differences? At least one: We saw what happened last time and may have a chance to keep it from happening now. “Those who cannot remember the lessons of the past are condemned to repeat them.” Jorge Santayana, The Life of Reason (1905).
IQ al Rassooli says
It should be obvious reading this article that the ADL is actually supporting the very people and ideas who hate Jews instead of defending Jews.
It is also crystal clear that not a single one of their members has even bothered to read the first NINE chapters of Muhammad’s Quran hence these MORONS are accusing others who have studied the subjects of Islam as Islamophobes proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that its members do not understand the English language hence I need to enlighten them~
1, Google PHOBIA and find thousands of IRRATIONAL fears BUT fearing Islam and Muslims who want to either Subjugate ALL humanity to Sharia or Exterminate them is totally RATIONAL hence the term Islamophobia is an Oxymoron; a contradictions of terms
2. Islam and Muslims on the other hand are Homophobic; Jew Phobic; Christian Phobic; Buddhist Phobic; Hindu Phobic; none Muslims Phobic (that is Muslims have IRRATIONAL fears of 80% of humanity who are NOT Muslims)
3. In a nutshell a) No human being can be BOTH a Good Muslim and a Loyal citizen among non Muslims b) Every Sharia compliant Muslim is the Eternal and Mortal ENEMY of every non Muslim on the planet
4. $200,000 says no one can prove my statements wrong
5. The ADL should keep its mouth SHUT on subjects that are beyond their limited intellect
IQ al Rassooli
Kafir & Proud!
DJT says
Every word you wrote is true!
mortimer says
MESSAGE TO ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OFFICIALS : YOUR CHOICE … either be called ‘ISLAMOPHOBIC’ or be called a ‘DHIMMI’ (a non-Muslim compliant with Sharia law)
Dear Sir / Madam at ADL:
If you are completely spineless and do not resist or complain about ISLAMIC OPPRESSION or AGGRESSION, you will not be called ‘ISLAMOPHOBIC’ … you will be called a ‘DHIMMI’.
THE MEANING OF “ISLAMOPHOBIA” = any resistance to Islamic aggression or oppression
jewdog says
The ADL does a lot to protect Muslims, but I’m afraid it’s unrequited love. Personally, I’m not into loving my enemies.
Wyldeirishman says
I will continue to love my enemied, even going so far as to pray for my persecutors.
But I am not their doormat.
Wyldeirishman says
*enemies
gravenimage says
Hear, hear, jewdog!
gravenimage says
ADL smears Canary Mission as “Islamophobic” for exposing Islamic anti-Semitism
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Self-hating insanity from the ADL.
Kudos to Canary Mission, a group I was not aware of before.